PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-618
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 618
MAY 2004
Common types of hearing protection include earplugs and noise muffs.
The Army is now discouraging the use of ear canal caps to protect your hearing.
They’re not as effective in cutting out noise as earplugs or noise muffs.
Foam earplugs are disposable and do not require fitting by medically trained per-
sonnel. NSN 6515-00-137-6345 brings 200 individually wrapped pairs. They come
in a dispenser box with an adhesive back that makes it easy to stick the box to a wall
or door in your work area.
Your medical people must fit you with
triple flange or quad flange earplugs.
They are issued with a carrying case that
can also be used with foam plugs. Get
extra cases with NSN 6515-01-100-1674.
Noise muffs, NSN 4240-00-022-2946,
are considered safety items. You can buy
them through regular supply channels or
from commercial sources.
To learn more about hearing protectors,
see Chapter 6 of DA Pam 40-501,
Hearing Conservation Program.
There
you’ll find information on protector use
and requirements, NSNs, ordering prod-
ucts, noise exposure limits and more.
Another good source of information is
the hearing conservation program on the
US Army Center for Health Promotion
and Preventive Medicine web site at:
http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/
hcp/devices.aspx
5-KW Generator APU Oil Filter
Use NSN 2940-12-342-1512 to get a new oil filter for the
MEP-952B 5-KW diesel generator used on your M577- and
M1068-series command post carriers. Just remove the
E
from the end of the part number (Item 15 in Fig G-19 in TM
9-6115-664-13&P) and it will cross on FED LOG.
Tire/Wheel Assemblies in SWA
Tank-automotive and Armaments Command has expanded
stockage of mounted tire and wheel assemblies, assigning
39 NSNs for those assemblies used on light, medium and
heavy tactical vehicles. Additionally, TACOM has shipped
more than 5,000 assemblies to SWA for HMMWVs, HEMTTs,
FMTVs, PLS/HETs, M915 line haul tractors and M939-series 5-
ton fleets. A complete listing of NSNs, item managers and
prices are located at TACOM’s AEPS website:
The SMR code for the assemblies is PCOHH. The stacked
items can be installed, replaced or used by org/unit level,
but GS is the lowest level that can do complete repair and
determine disposition action on an unserviceable item. As
supplies increase, units within SWA will be able to update
their SARSS boxes to forward unserviceable assemblies for
repair to the AMC Forward Repair Activity in Balad, Iraq.
Address questions to Marleen Fiantaco, DSN 786-7551, com-
mercial (586) 574-7551, email
fiantacom@tacom.army.mil
PS 618
MAY 04
60
Types of Hearing Protection
Foam earplugs
are disposable
Medical people fit triple flange…
…and
quadruple
flange
plugs
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M992A2 Conveyor Removal
That old and often broken-down conveyor system on your
M992A2 ammo carrier is no longer required. In fact, you
can get rid of it. Instructions for removing the conveyor are
found in TB 43-0001-62-03-2 (Jun 03). See your TACOM LAR
or write to Half-Mast for a copy.
M1A1 Infrared Viewer
Page B-3 in TM 9-2350-264-10-2 (Mar 03) lists the AN/VAS-
5A infrared viewer, NSN 5855-01-475-9446, as a Component
of End Item for the M1A1 tank. This item is for Marine
Corps use only and is not authorized for Army tanks. Any
Army requisitions for this item will be rejected.
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3/29/04
2:50 PM
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