FM 3-21: Chemical Accident Contamination Control

FM 3-21 Chemical Accident Contamination Control

FM 3-21

Chemical Accident Contamination Control

Army · FM · Feb 1978 · 42 pages

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E eEeEeEeQEE @ PURPOSE This manual provides guidance for training, equipping, and utilizing teams for contamination control during accidentsfincidents involving chemical surety material. Specific guidance is provided for nuclear, biological, chemical (NBC) teams and decontamination teams, but the general principles presented apply to all special teams and personnel concerned with chemical accident/incident control (CAIC). Explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit operations for CAIC are specified in FM 9-15. SCOPE This manual covers procedures and techniques for reducing chemical hazards from accidents and incidents. It describes procedures for detecting, identifying, controlling, and decontaminating chemical contamination. This manual is designed primarily for peacetime operations but is applicable in wartime operations. RESPONSIBILITIES nea AVAatt at AA LI . involving the material.

DesignationFM 3-21

EditionFeb 1978

StatusSuperseded

Pages42

FunctionCBRN

CollectionHistoric

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 2

References 22

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