3RD DIVISION NUCLEAR BIOLOGY CHEMICAL DEFENCE

DECONTAMINATION OPERATION

CBRN DECONTAMINATION OPERATION

DEFINITION
TO CLEAN BODY ,EQUIPMENT AND TERRAIN FROM CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATS BY UTILISING APPROPRIATE DECONTAMINATION METHOD IN ORDER TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF CONTAMINATS

OBJECTIVE
TO ALLOW PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT TO ENTER CLEAN AREA

FACTOR TO BE CONSIDER DURING PLANING OF DECONTAMINATION OPERATION

PREPAROTARY PHASE
SITE REQUIREMENTS TIME REQUIREMENTS MAN POWER REQUIREMENTS EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS WATER SOURCE

EXECUTION PHASE
PRE-DECONTAMINATION ACTION CONDUCT OF DECONTAMINATION AUTHORITY TO CLOSE DOWN DECONTAMINATION STATION MARKING AND REPORTING OF CONTAMINATED AREA

FACTOR TO BE CONSIDER DURING PLANING OF DECONTAMINATION OPERATION

RECONSTITUTION PHASE
RESUPPLY OF CLOTHE AND MEDICAL CHECK FOR PERSONNEL DISPOSAL OF CONTAMINATED WATER AND EQUIPMENT DECONTAMINATION VERSUS DISPOSAL PLAN

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION
SECURITY ON THE CLEAN AND DIRTY AREA MARSHALLING OF VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL ON CLEAN AND DIRTY AREA ALTERNATIVE SITE IN THE EVENT OF WIND CHANGE

PRINCIPLES OF DECONTAMINATION
DECONTAMINATE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DECONTAMINATE ONLY WHAT NECESSARY DECONTAMINATE AS FAR FORWARD AS POSSIBLE DECONTAMINATE BY PRIORITY

DECONTAMINATION METHOD
WEATHERING FLUSHING/REMOVAL BURNING COVERING NEUTRALISING

TYPE OF DECONTAMINATION OPERATION

PERSSONEL DECONTAMINATION CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION VEHICLE DECONTAMINATION AREA/TERRAIN DECONTAMINATION

DECONTAMINANTS AVAILABLE IN SERVICE

ABSOBENT (FUELER EARTH AND DECONTAMINATION POWDER) HTH (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE) ACETONE AND ETHER ETHYLENE GLYCOL (ANTI-FREEZE) SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (BLEACH) SODIUM CARBONATE (WASHING SODA, SODA ASH) RM 21 RM 35 RM 54 GD 5 GD 2000

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
USE:
L, V-AGENTS, G-AGENTS, BLISTER AGENTS ALL BIOLOGICAL AGENTS - 15 MIN CONTACT TIME

APPLICATION:
BIOLOGICAL
2% SOLUTION (EQUIPMENT) 0.5% SOLUTION (PERSONNEL) PASTE = 3 PARTS HTH TO 97 PARTS WATER

CHEMICAL

5% SOLUTION (EQUIPMENT) 0.5% SOLUTION (PERSONNEL)

CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE (HTH)

RISKS:
GIVES OFF TOXIC VAPORS ON CONTACT WITH G-AGENTS WILL BURN ON CONTACT WITH VX DESTROYS CLOTHING, BURNS SKIN (FLUSH WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER) EQUIPMENT REQUIRES COMPLETE RINSING, DRYING, LUBRICATION

ACETONE AND ETHER

USE
DISSOLVES AND FLUSHES G, V, AND BLISTER AGENTS

APPLICATION
AS AVAILABLE

RISKS
DOES NOT NEUTRALIZE. CONTAMINATED RUNOFF MUST BE CONTROLLED EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE

ETHYLENE GLYCOL
USE
DISSOLVES AND FLUSHES AGENTS

APPLICATION
NO PREPARATION REQUIRED

RISK
RUNOFF MUST BE CONTROLLED. DOES NOT NEUTRALIZE

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE (BLEACH) USE

G- AND V-AGENTS, BLISTER AGENTS BIOLOGICAL AGENTS (MINUS SPORES) - 15 MIN CONTACT TIME

APPLICATION

CWA - NO PREPARATION REQUIRED, APPLY UNDILUTED (EQUIPMENT CWA - DILUTE 10:1 (PEOPLE) BWA - 2 PARTS NAOCL (DRY) + 10 PARTS WATER (EQUIPMENT)

RISKS
REACTS RAPIDLY WITH V-AGENTS, BLISTER AGENTS SKIN AND CLOTHING HAZARD (FLUSH WITH WATER) CORROSIVE TO METALS (DRY AND LUBRICATE)

SODIUM CARBONATE (LAUNDRY SODA / SODA ASH)

USE
G-AGENTS (NORMALLY WITHIN 5 MINUTES)

APPLICATION
10% SOLUTION

RISK
TOXIC BY-PRODUCTS IF USED ON VX

SOAP & DETERGENTS

USE
CAN BE EFFECTIVE WHEN ACCOMPANIED BY LOTS OF SCRUBBING IN THE REMOVAL OF BOTH CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

APPLICATION
0.5 KG SOAP: 18 LITERS WATER

RISK
RUNOFF IS TOXIC; DOES NOT NEUTRALIZE
Soap & Detergents

SUPERTROPICAL BLEACH
USE:
LEWISITE V-AGENTS G-AGENTS

APPLICATION:
SLURRY PASTE
22 KG STB & 22 LITERS WATER 30 MIN CONTACT TIME

RISKS:
IGNITES SPONTANEOUSLY WITH DS-2 GIVES OFF TOXIC VAPORS UPON CONTACT WITH G-AGENTS

PERSONNEL DECONTAMINATION STATION

(FOR PROTECTED PERSONNEL)

LAYOUT OF PDS
WIND DIRECTION
HOT LINE
NBC OVERBOOT AND GLOVE REMOVAL

CONTAMINATION CONTROL LINE

PERSONAL CLOTHING REMOVAL

RESPIRATOR DECONTAMINATON

NBC TRAUSER REMOVAL

INITIAL MONITOR

FINAL MONITOR

GLOVE DECONTAMINATION

NBC JACKET REMOVAL

RESPIRATOR REMOVAL

PRE WET/DECONTAMINATION SHOWER

FINAL/RINSE SHOWER

COMMAND POST

REISSUE POINT

SHUFFLE PIT

MEDICAL POST

EQUIPMENT DROP

SAFETY LINE

STATION 1 PERSONAL EQUIPMENT DROP

STATION 2 SHUFFLE PIT/ OVERBOOT DECONTAMINATION

STATION 3 RESPIRATOR AND GLOVE DECONTAMINATION

STATION 4 PRE WET/DECONTAMINATION SHOWER

STATION 5 INITIAL MONITOR

STATION 6 NBC JACKET REMOVAL

STATION 7 NBC TROUSER REMOVAL

STATION 8 NBC OVERBOOT AND GLOVE REMOVAL

STATION 9 PERSONAL CLOTHING REMOVAL

STATION 10 RESPIRATOR REMOVAL

STATION 11 FINAL/RINSE SHOWER

STATION 12 FINAL MONITOR

CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION STATION

(FOR UNPROTECTED PERSSONEL)

LAYOUT OF CASUALTY DECONTAMINATION STATION

HOT LINE
STRIPPING AREA DECONTAMINATION SHOWER /WASH (OPTIONAL)

CONTAMINATION CONTROL LINE

FINAL SHOWER/RINSE
PATIENT TRANSPORT AREA

CONTAMINATED WASTE

RY AMBULONTA

MONITOR

IMMEDIATE TRIAGE AREA

NON AMB U

LONT A

RY

CLEAN TREATRMENT AREA

PERSONAL VALUEABLE DECONTAMINATION

WIND DIRECTION

VEHICLE DECONTAMINATION STATION

LAYOUT OF VEHICLE DECONTAMINATION STATION

WIND DIRECTION
ROUTE FOR PERSSONEL
PDS

COMMD POST

RV

PRIMARY WASH

INITIAL CHECK

STEAM/ DECON WASH

WAIT TIME

RINSE

INTERIOR DECON

CHECK

MED POST VEH REC

RETURN ROUTE IF VEHICLE STILL CONTAMINATED HOT LINE CONTAMINATION CONTROL LINE

RUNOFF SUMP

PAM 1450L/JAM DAN HEATER (MAKS 210 c)

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