Decontamination equipment

A thorough inspeetion of equipment, whieh may inelude frisking or a wipe test, helps determine the duration of and methodology seleeted for deeontamination. All equipment parts should be eonsidered highly eontaminated, removed, and replaeed before the equipment leaves the worksite. Porous items (i.e., wooden truek beds, eloth hoses, wooden handles) usually eannot be thoroughly eleaned and should be disearded (as hazardous waste if neeessary). 

The use of non-disposable sampling equipment creates a potential for crosscontamination between samples. To eliminate the risk of cross-contamination, we must always decontaminate non-disposable sampling equipment and collect and analyze equipment blank samples to document the effectiveness of decontamination. Sampling containers that are not precleaned by the manufacturer must be also decontaminated prior to sampling. 

Whenever we collect samples with reusable sampling equipment, we must decontaminate it between samples. The following types of sampling equipment require decontamination  

Decontamination procedure consists of washing the equipment with a detergent solution and rinsing it with tap water and with analyte-free water. The water from the final rinse is collected into sample containers and as the equipment blank is analyzed for the contaminants of concern. 

The water used for the final rinse should be free of contaminants of concern. 

Therefore, depending on the analyte nature, it may be distilled, deionized (USACE, 1994), or confirmed by chemical analysis as analyte-free. If possible, we should obtain analyte-free reagent water from the analytical laboratory that will be conducting 

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Dedication of equipment stipulations concerning the installation of special equipment, equipment decontamination and cross contamination... 

Effective worker and equipment decontamination programs are critical to expedite worker egress, minimize the generation of hazardous mate-... 

Although waste minimization is not specifically addressed in the HAZ-WOPER standard, it does represent a management practice that supports worker and equipment decontamination. Waste minimization practices help to protect the environment and decrease project costs... 

The contractor s SSAHP for Site C contained task- and operation-specific hazard analyses and safety and health procedures that covered general operations, but they were not specific enough for prescribing control methods and PPE for each job task. The plan identified some safety hazards for each operation but did not describe SOPs for protecting employees from these hazards. The SSAHP did, however, contain personnel and equipment decontamination procedures used at the site. 

At Site I, personnel and equipment decontamination procedures were not monitored for their effectiveness in accordance with HAZ-WOPER requirements. The Site I subcontractor did not have provisions for particulate sampling, evaluating exposure to pesticides and herbicides, or evaluating the effectiveness of site zone boundaries and personnel decontamination procedures. Additionally, monitoring had not been conducted to verify that decontamination was not necessary for employees who leave the exclusion zone and enter a clean zone without undergoing decontamination. 

STB, fire, or DS2. Decontaminate liquid agent on the skin with the M258A1, M258, or M291 skin decontaminating kit. Decontaminate individual equipment with the M280 individual equipment decontamination kit. 

Flush eyes with water immediately. Use, the M258A1, M258, or M291 skin decontamination kit for liquid agent on the skin. Decontaminate individual equipment with the M280 individual equipment decontamination kit. Calcium hypochlorite (HTH), supertropical bleach (STB), household bleach, caustic soda, dilute alkali solutions, or decontaminating solution number 2 (DS2) are effective on equipment. Use steam and ammonia or hot, soapy water in a confined area. 

Procuring equipment protective ensembles, air monitoring devices, sampling equipment, decontamination apparatus, and supplies (disposables, tape, notebook, and so on)... 

Keywords decontamination, individual protection equipment, decontaminants, antidotes, decontamination kits... 

After all casualties and Force personnel are decontaminated, the site will either be torn down or converted to an equipment decontamination site. All items that cannot be decontaminated will be bagged and placed aside for future disposal. Starting at the dirty end of the site, all items to be decontaminated will be sprayed down with 5 percent HTH decontamination solution. Working from the dirty end towards the clean end, items will be passed down the line to the contamination control line (CCL) and be rinsed with clean water. Then, the item will be checked with detection equipment for contamination. If the equipment is clean, it will be passed across the CCL. 

Temporary use of hotel rooms and drive-through facilities Procurement or confiscation of medicines and vaccines Seizure of cell phones and other walkie-talkie type equipment Decontamination of buildings Seizure and destruction of contaminated articles Management of Persons... 

Warm Zone The area where personnel and equipment decontamination takes place. 

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