PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-622
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 622
SEPTEMBER 2004
Dear MSG Half-Mast,
We used to leave all refueling vehicles and fuel tankers steering wheels
unsecured for safety. In case of fire, we could quickly move the vehicles out
of danger without the delay of getting a key. Recently we were told to
secure all fuel tankers in the motor pool because there wasn’t a regulation
or policy that exempted them from security requirements. I need to know if
there is a regulation or policy that can provide the proper guidance.
SSG A.W.
Dear Sergeant A.W.:
The answer isn’t easy to find. It’s not in safety, securi-
ty, maintenance, or hazardous waste/environmental publi-
cations. It turns out to be a military police regulation. AR
190-51,
Military Police, Security of Unclassified Army
Property (Sensitive and Nonsensitive),
requires vehicles
to be secured with a locking mechanism. However, Para
3-5e. (2)(g) also provides an exception for fuel tanker
vehicles at the discretion of the installation commander.
The regulation is available online at the Army
Publishing Directorate’s website:
190_Series_Collection_1.html
PS 622
SEP 04
57
Nominations
for the
Army Award
for
Maintenance Excellence
N
ominations for the FY 2004 Chief of Staff Army Award
for Maintenance Excellence (AAME) are due Dec. 15.
The AAME program recognizes units for improving and
sustaining readiness. If you believe your unit should be
recognized, go to Chap 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1,
Army Materiel Maintenance Policy
, and review the
requirements. Then contact your MACOM.
Units will report on mission accomplishments, the
effective use of maintenance resources, innovative man-
agement actions, and quality of life programs.
The top AAME winners are also nominated for the
Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards program.
hey
sarge…?
yeah,
jones.
what’s
up?
you’re always
telling us we’ve
got the
best
maintenance outfit
in the army, right?
you
betcha!
nobody’s
better!
so why don’t
we
compete
for the maintenance
excellence award?
…but I have this
letter that says the
fuel trucks have to
be secured.
that
is the
question!
the key to the
competing safety
and security
concerns is a
risk
assessment.
To Secure or Not?
sir, locking
these rigs up
sure creates
a huge safety
risk!
the installation
commander must
weigh the risks
and decide in
favor of what
seems to be the
most likely risk.
I know,
motor
sergeant.
it makes no
sense,…
for many years fuel
trucks have been left
unlocked so they could
be moved
quickly
in
case of fire.
the increase in physical security
concerns since 9/11 has some
people trying to find a regulation
that supports leaving fuel tankers
unlocked. here’s the answer…
that’s an
excellent
question.
here’s how!
622.56-57(C)
7/30/04
4:36 PM
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