PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-695
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 695
OCTOBER 2010
48
PS 695
OCT 10
49
PS 695
OCT 10
I
n PS 689 (Apr 10), we wrote that you could order a replacement universal second
skin (USS) for your M40/M42-series mask with either NSN 4240-01-413-1540 (small)
or NSN 4240-01-413-1543 (medium/large).
FORSCOM has pointed out that units may not need to pay for a new USS if they
are covered by the Individual Chemical Equipment Management Program (ICEMP).
ICEMP uses Training Resource Management dollars to purchase, store and issue
10 basic individual protective equipment items to Soldiers deploying for at least 12
months to Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait or other OCONUS locations. The USS is included
in ICEMP, so there is no need to buy a new one if you are covered by ICEMP. A new
USS will be furnished to you from garrison stocks.
Dear Editor,
The MLRS is a gigantic, heavy-duty system that requires careful
attention to safety while you’re working with it.
Here are a couple of suggestions to help keep you safe:
Easy does it
when lowering and
raising the cab.
When you’re cranking
the cab up or down,
stay as low and as far
under the vehicle as
possible. If your head
is poking out, the cab
can come crashing
down on it. That can
put a serious dent in
your future.
Crank slowly.
If you crank too fast, the cab will bounce and that
can break the lift mechanism. Any time you feel the cab start to bounce,
immediately stop cranking. The cab is most likely to bounce when its weight
shifts forward or backward, depending on which direction it’s going. So
that’s when it’s especially important to crank slowly.
Make sure no one else is around the front of the cab when you’re raising
or lowering it. You don’t want them conked by the cab either.
Use both jury struts when working under an elevated
launcher. But inspect them first.
Any time you’re working under
the launcher, it’s critical you first install both jury struts. If the elevation
actuators that hold up the launcher collapse without both struts in place,
the launcher will crush anyone underneath it. Remember both the
LDS (launcher drive system) and launcher engine have to be off
before you install the struts.
M295 decon kit
M256A1 detector kit
M9 detector paper
M8 detector paper
C2A1 filters
Chemical protection (CP) helmet covers
CP overshoes, gloves and hoods
CP overgarments (JSLIST coat and trousers)
The quick-doff hood will also be issued for the Type VII JSLIST, which does not
have a hood. And CP undergarments will be issued to aviators to be worn under the
fight suit.
If you have questions about ICEMP, please contact the ICEMP hotline at:
ICEMP.SUPPORT@us.army.mil
Also, see the ICEMP link at AEPS:
M40/M42-Series Masks…
Replacement Second Skin
May Be
FREE!
Be Safe with This Advice
the other
items covered
by Icemp
are…
looks like your
uss is
shot.
I
guess we’ll have
to buy a new one.
no, you’re
deploying.
that means you
can get a uss
for
free!
Get
as far
under
vehicle
as
possible
when
moving
cab
hey,
hold
it!
you’re not
getting
under my
launcher
until you
install
both jury
struts.
MLRS…
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