PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-710

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 710

JANUARY 2012
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-710 - Page 25 of 33
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PS 710
JAN 12
WPM Site Program
To make sure WPM is free
of worms, units must set up
a WPM site program at their
facility. For guidance, read
DoD 4140.65-M,
Compliance
for Defense Packaging:
Phytosanitary Guidelines for
Wood Packaging Material
.
This manual includes recent
changes in international
WPM regulations. Its purpose
is to make sure everyone
follows international
agreements on shipping pest-
free WPM across borders.
You can get the manual online from the DoD Issuances website:
From the home page, expand DoD ISSUANCES. Then click on Publications. The
next screen is a table of DoD publications. Scroll down to DoD 4140.65-M and open
the manual.
Definition
Phytosanitary
adj.
Of or relating to the health of plants,
especially the freedom from pests requiring quarantine.
A Continuing Threat
Pinewood nematodes
continue to threaten forests
worldwide. Shipping of WPM
may be the main cause behind
the spread of these pests.
Packaging and Shipping…
in
ps
645 (aug 06), we ran an
article on
wood packaging materials
(WPM)
called “as the worm turns.”
dod 4140.65-m
is
the
guideline
for our wpm
site program.
we
introduced
you to a
microscopic
roundworm
called the
pinewood
nematode.
this little
bugger—
along with
legions
of his
roundworm
buddies—
gets into
pine trees.
left unchecked,
he and his pals
can
infest
and
kill
whole pine
forests.
that means they
could end up in
the lumber you
use for wpm.
if you ship infested
packaging, you’re helping
to
spread
the roundworms.
here’s
the
latest
update
on that
2006
article…
oH, boy!
I’m goin’
on a
trip!
that’s me!
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