PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-709
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 709
DECEMBER 2011
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An Ounce of Prevention
Before You Order
Army Combat Uniform…
Do your homework
before
you choose an absorbent.
Here are some questions
to consider…
Remember, once
the absorbent is
soaked with POL,
you must handle
it as
hazardous
waste.
Discuss some of
these matters—
especially
disposal
—with
your unit’s
HAZMAT officer or
NCO. Or talk with
the people at the
environmental
office supporting
your unit or
installation.
There’s
one
sure way
to
avoid cleaning
up vehicle
leaks…
Plastic drip pans can crack and leak.
But
rubber
pans won’t crack, and they’ll
snap back if they’re crushed. Get rubber
pans with these NSNs…
Catch leaking fluids
before
they get out of
control. Put some drip
pans under leaks until
you get them fixed.
The following
rubber pans
come with a 6-ft
chain and clip
for attaching
the pan to your
equipment…
• How effectively does it
absorb POL spills and leaks?
• What are its total costs,
including purchase, disposal,
and storage and handling?
• How will you dispose of it?
By burning? Putting it in a
landfill? Recycling? Treating
it biologically?
Size
NSN
4940-01-490-
2455
2463
2470
3 gal
6 1/2 gal
15 gal
Size
NSN 4940-01-
504-5270
504-5273
505-0680
3 gal
6 1/2 gal
15 gal
Rubber pans are more durable
Lone star tick
Deer tick
Deer fly
Horse fly
Sand fly
Ant
Mosquito
Chigger mite
Wearing your Flame-
Resistant Army Combat
Uniform-Permethrin
(FR ACU-P) provides
safe, effective,
permanent
protection
against
insect
bites
and
insect-
borne
diseases
for the
life of the uniform.
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