PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-649
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 649
DECEMBER 2006
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HICH WAY THE BUTTON POINTS IS IMPORTANT
ON YOUR *3,)34eS HOODSTRING COUPLING@
)F THE COUPLING BUTTON POINTS INJ YOUR MASK
COULD ACCIDENTALLY BUMP IT AND CAUSE THE
BUTTON TO RELEASE@ 4HEN YOUR HOOD WONeT BE
TIGHT AND CAN LET IN CHEMICAL AGENT@
3O POSITION THE COUPLING SO THAT ITS BUTTON
POINTS OUT@ !FTER YOU TIGHTEN THE HOODSTRING
AND LOCK THE COUPLINGJ ITeS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE
A BUDDY CHECK THAT THE HOOD {TS RIGHT ON THE
MASK@ 4HEN YOU CAN DO THE SAME FOR HIM@
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HE !RMY HAD TO REPORT LAST YEAR THE LOSS OF AN !#!$! -99 CHEMICAL DETECTOR THAT HAD
BEEN INSTALLED ON A 3TRYKER TO THE ]UCLEAR 5EGULATORY #OMMISSION f]5#g@
4HE RESULTING INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT MANY UNITS WERENeT TRACKING THEIR !#!$!S@
"ECAUSE THEY HAVE A RADIOACTIVE COMPONENTJ THIS IS A VIOLATION OF THE !RMYeS ]5# LICENSE@
"ECAUSE THE !RMY WANTS TO PREVENT ]5# TROUBLESJ IT HAS ESTABLISHED THESE RULES FOR UNITS
WITH !#!$!S?
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4HE 3TRYKER 0- WILL INITIALLY INPUT THE -99 DETECTOR INTO THE $EPARTMENT OF $EFENSE
5ADIATION 4ESTING AND 4RACKING 3YSTEM f$8$5!443g QNI^UE )TEM 4RACKING fQ)4g DATABASE
WHEN IT IS HANDED OFF TO UNITS@ $8$5!443 Q)4 IS ACCESSED THROUGH THE ,8'3! WEBSITE
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!FTER THE UNIT RECEIVES
THE DETECTORJ THE UNIT PROPERTY BOOK OF{CER OR SERIALIzATION OF{CER SHOULD DROP AN 5
TRANSACTION IN THE Q)4@ !CCOUNTABILITY CAN ALSO BE MAINTAINED THROUGH THE 0ROPERTY "OOK
QNIT 3UPPLY %^UIPMENT f0"Q3%g DATABASEJ ALTHOUGH THE PREFERRED METHOD IS THROUGH THE
Q)4 DATABASE SINCE IT TRACKS SERIAL NUMBERS BETTER@ 4HE UNIT RADIATION SAFETY OF{CER SHOULD
BE KEPT INFORMED OF THE -99 DETECTORS IN THE UNIT@
} QNITS SHIPPING 3TRYKERS MUST MAKE
SURE THEIR SHIPPING DOCUMENTS HAVE
LISTED THE ]3] AND THE SERIAL NUMBER
FOR EACH -99 INSTALLED IN A 3TRYKER@
4HE SERIAL NUMBERS WILL USUALLY HAVE
A PRE{X OF Z1:.$.XXXXX FOR THE -99
DETECTOR AND Z1:.-.XXXXX FOR THE
RADIOACTIVE DRIFT MODULE@ "UT SOME
-99S HAVE THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER
FOR BOTH THE DETECTOR AND THE DRIFT
MODULE@
} )F YOUR 3TRYKERSe -99S DONeT HAVE THEIR SERIAL NUMBERS SHOWING WHEN THEYeRE MOUNTEDJ
GET LABELS FROM THE 4!#8- 3AFETY OF{CE@ [RITE THE -99 SERIAL NUMBERS ON THE LABELS AND
STICK THE LABELS ON THE FRONT OF THE -99@
&OR LABELSJ CONTACT THE 3AFETY 8F{CEeS 4HOMAS 'IzICKI AT $3] =>7.2><;/f7\>g =92.
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THOMAS.GIZICKI
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(E WILL NEED YOUR MAILING ADDRESSJ 08#J AND
PHONE NUMBER@
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WILLIAM.MCKELVIE
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