PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-682
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 682
SEPTEMBER 2009
48
PS 682
49
PS 682
SEP 09
Sanitize masks on a regular basis–
monthly if you train with them much.
Sanitizing helps a mask smell better, plus it kills germs that can make
Soldiers sick. It also gets rid of dirt inside a mask that can hurt its seal.
It’s easy to do all the masks at once. Get three pails and fill one with
warm, soapy water, one with clear water, and one with water mixed with
calcium hypochlorite, NSN 6810-00-238-8115.
JSLIST
(joint service light-weight integrated suit technology) is getting new
gloves for protection against chemical and biological hazards.
The gloves, which are called JB2GU
(JSLIST block 2 glove upgrade non-
flame resistant), consist of an outer
glove made of articulated butyl rubber
and a liner of a polyester-rayon blend
that absorbs sweat. The gloves are
designed
to
provide
24
hours
of
protection from chemical and biological
agents in liquid, vapor or aerosol form
when worn with a chemical protective
suit and overboots. If not exposed
to agents, the gloves can be worn for
up to 30 days before they lose their
ability to protect.
If liners wear out or are lost, they
can be ordered separately.
The gloves come as a pair. JB2GU
new equipment training and general
info can be found at
NSN 8415-21-921-
JB2GU size
Small
Medium narrow
Medium
Large
X-large
2165
2166
2167
2170
2172
NSN 8415-21-921-
Liner size
Small
(for small JB2GU)
Medium
(for medium-narrow,
medium, and
large JB2GU)
Large
(for XL JB2GU)
2543
2544
2546
Here are the glove sizes and NSNs:
After each Soldier removes the filters, valves, deflectors and head
harness, have him agitate the mask first in the soapy water, then rinse it
in the clear water, and finally dunk it in the water with calcium hypochlorite
for five minutes to sanitize it. Rinse the mask again after sanitizing it.
The water in all three pails should be changed every 10 masks. Have them
completely dry the masks with cheesecloth, NSN 8305-00-222-2423.
Paper towels can shred and plug the valves or affect the seal. You should be
able to sanitize a whole platoon’s masks in an hour.
Make sure the masks are completely dry and totally reassembled before
storing them.
If the mask is to be assigned to a new Soldier, replace the outlet valve
disk, internal drink tube, and head harness with new ones.
Make sure they turn the carriers inside out and brush out all the dirt.
It won’t do much good to clean the masks and then put them back into
dirty carriers.
For more details, see Page 2-81 or 2-91 in TM 3-4240-346-20&P.
SGT Brian Ciavarella
51st Chemical Co
Ft Polk, LA
Editor’s note:
Excellent suggestions, Sergeant.
Thanks for letting us hear your voice of experience.
New Gloves for JSLIST
I’m ready for
my monthly
bath.
just make
sure the
water’s not
too hot!
these new jb2gu
gloves and liners
are
awesome!
what an
improvement!
682.48-49.indd
1-2
8/3/09
3:04:07 PM
SGT B.C.
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