031-503-1023 (SL2) - Protect Yourself from Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Injury/Contamination When Changing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture Gear
Standards: Decontaminated individual gear and equipment without spreading contamination onto skin or undergarments. Set uncontaminated gear aside on an uncontaminated surface. Changed overgarments, overboots, and gloves without spreading contamination to the uncontaminated set of MOPP gear. Changed MOPP gear without yourself or your buddy becoming a casualty.

Note. Both soldiers perform steps 1 and 2 at the same time.

Note. If the environment is only CB contaminated, omit steps 2 and 4. If the environment is only radiologically contaminated, omit steps 1 and 3. If the environment is radiologically and CB contaminated, perform all steps.

1.   Decontaminate your individual gear for CB contamination without assistance.

Note.  If at any time during the technique you suspect you have spread contamination onto your skin or undergarments, decontaminate immediately with the personal decontaminating kit available; then proceed with the MOPP gear exchange.

a. Remove your chemical protective helmet cover, and discard it.

b. Cover your gear with STB dry mix.

c. Brush or rub STB dry mix into the material, and shake off any excess STB.

d. Set your gear aside on an uncontaminated surface (plastic, poncho, or similar material).

2.   Decontaminate your individual gear for radiological contamination, without assistance.

a. Brush, wipe, or shake off dust or radiological contamination from your individual gear.

b. Wash the equipment with warm, soapy water if available.

c. Set the equipment aside to dry on an uncontaminated surface (plastic, poncho, or similar material).

Note. Do not reverse roles until steps 3 through 8 are completed.

3.   Decontaminate your hood and mask for CB contamination.

a. Buddy # 1—

(1)  Loosens Buddy # 2's drawcord.

(2)  Removes Buddy # 2's under-arm straps from under his arms.

(3)  Moves Buddy # 2's straps over his shoulders.

(4)  Reattaches Buddy # 2's straps to the Velcro^R and hook-and-pile patches on the bottom of his hood.

b. Buddy # 1 decontaminates Buddy # 2's hood and exposed parts of his mask using the M291 decontamination kit.

(1)  Buddy # 1 wipes Buddy # 2's mask eye lens outserts first.

(2)  Buddy # 1 wipes Buddy # 2's entire mask from the top of the hood down.

c. Buddy # 1 repeats steps 3b(1) and (2) on his own hood and mask using the M291 decontamination kit.

d. Buddy # 1 decontaminates his own gloves with the personal decontaminating kit after Buddy # 2's mask is decontaminated.

4.   Decontaminate your hood and mask for radiological contamination.

a. Buddy # 1 dips a sponge in hot, soapy water and wipes Buddy # 2's mask and hood (and the canister and hose of the M42-, M43-, or M40-series protective masks).

b. Buddy # 1 rinses Buddy # 2's hood and mask with a sponge dipped in clean water.

c. Buddy # 1 dries Buddy # 2's hood and mask with paper towels or a rag.

d. Buddy # 1 wipes down his gloves.

Note. Cool, soapy water is not as effective for removing contamination, but it can be used if you scrub longer. If no water is available, the personal decontaminating kit may be used for CB decontamination.

5.   Roll your hood.

Note.  Leave the zipper closed.

a. Buddy # 1 lifts Buddy # 2's hood straight up off his shoulders by grasping the straps.

b. Buddy # 1 pulls Buddy # 2's hood over his head until most of the back of his head is exposed (the hood should not be completely over Buddy # 2's face).

c. Buddy # 2 places his hand over the voice transmitter, if necessary, to prevent the mask seal from being broken.

d. Buddy # 1 rolls Buddy # 2's hood tightly, starting at the chin and working around the mask without pulling it completely off the back of his head.

Note.  Do not reverse roles. Go to the next step. Only Buddy # 2 will have his hood decontaminated and rolled at this time.

6.   Remove your jacket.

a. Buddy # 1—

(1)  Unties Buddy # 2's cord.

(2)  Unfastens Buddy # 2's snaps on the front of his jacket.

(3)  Unzips Buddy # 2's jacket.

(4)  Unsnaps Buddy # 2's snaps in the back of his jacket from his overgarment trousers.

b. Buddy # 2 makes a fist as each sleeve is pulled off to prevent his gloves from coming off.

c. Buddy # 1 pulls Buddy # 2's jacket off, one arm at a time, turning the jacket inside out.

d. Buddy # 1 places Buddy # 2's jacket on the ground nearby with the black side up.

Note. Buddy # 2 will use the jacket later as an uncontaminated surface to stand on while redressing.

7.   Remove your trousers.

a. Buddy # 1 opens Buddy # 2's trouser cuffs, waist snap, zipper and, if necessary, waist tabs.

b. Buddy # 1 grasps Buddy # 2's trouser leg by the cuff.

c. Buddy # 2 pulls his legs from the trousers, one leg at a time.

8.   Remove your overboots.

a. Buddy # 2 stands next to his jacket.

b. Buddy # 1 unties or cuts Buddy # 2's overboot strings.

c. Buddy # 1 pulls Buddy # 2's overboots off, one at a time.

d. Buddy # 2 steps onto his jacket as his overboots are removed.

9.   Remove your rubber gloves.  Buddy # 1 helps Buddy # 2 remove his rubber gloves so he does not touch the outside of the rubber gloves with his bare hands.

10. Put on an uncontaminated overgarment.

a. Buddy # 1 opens the package containing a new overgarment, without touching it.

b. Buddy # 2 removes the overgarment, one piece at a time, without touching the outside of the package.

(1)  Buddy # 2 puts on the new trousers, leaving the cuffs open.

(2)  Buddy # 2 puts on the jacket.

11. Put on the overboots.

a. Buddy # 1 opens the package containing the new overboots without touching them.

b. Buddy # 2 removes the overboots without touching the outside of the package.

c. Buddy # 2 puts the overboots on.

12. Put on the gloves.

a. Buddy # 1 opens the package containing the new chemical protective gloves without touching them.

b. Buddy # 2 removes the chemical protective gloves without touching the outside of the package.

c. Buddy # 2 puts the gloves on.

13. Secure the hood.

a. Buddy # 1 decontaminates his chemical protective gloves with the personal decontaminating kit.

b. Buddy # 1 repositions Buddy # 2's hood as follows:

Note. Buddy # 1's gloves must be decontaminated before proceeding with this step.

(1)  Buddy # 1 unrolls Buddy # 2's hood.

(2)  Buddy # 1 reattaches Buddy # 2's straps.

c. Buddy # 2 checks all the zippers and ties on his hood and overgarment to ensure they are closed.

14. Repeat steps 3 through 13.  Buddy # 1 and Buddy # 2 reverse the roles.

15. Secure the gear.

a. Buddy # 1 and Buddy # 2 place the new chemical protective cover on their helmet.

b. Buddy # 1 and Buddy # 2 put their individual gear back on.

c. Buddy # 1 checks the fit of Buddy # 2's gear.

d. Buddy # 2 checks the fit of Buddy # 1's gear.

16. Move to the assembly area.

1.   Decontaminated individual gear for CB contamination, without assistance.

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2.   Decontaminated individual gear for radiological contamination, without assistance.

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3.   Decontaminated hood and mask for CB contamination.

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4.   Decontaminated hood and mask for radiological contamination.

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5.   Rolled hood.

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6.   Removed jacket.

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7.   Removed trousers.