TM 3-4240-313-10 OPERATOR'S MANUAL SIMPLIFIED ...

TM 3-4240-313-10
2-9. OPERATING PROCEDURES.
a. General.
(1) Personnel entering SCPE shall follow entry procedures in FM 3-4 and unit SOP when chemical or
biological contamination of protective clothing or personal equipment is known or suspected.
(2) When SCPE is deployed in a toxic environment, it may take up to 1-1/2 hours to purge liner of toxic vapors
from time motor blower is turned on.
(3) Make sure motor blower and recirculation filter are on and operating.
b. PE Entry Procedure.
WARNING
Personnel who enter SCPE must wear clean, uncontaminated protective mask and clothing.
Failure to wear uncontaminated protective mask and clothing can result in further contamination
of personnel. Contact with biological or chemical agents can result in serious illness, injury, or
death.
WARNING
Do not take equipment into interior of SCPE unless you are certain that it has never become
contaminated or that it has been thoroughly decontaminated. This includes your weapon.
NOTE
Only one person may enter PE at a time.
(1) Before entering PE, look through PE window to ensure PE is unoccupied.
(2) Enter PE and ensure door is closed and hook-and-pile fasteners are sealed. Set interval timer, mounted
on PE inside wall, by turning knob fully clockwise to 5 minutes.
(3) If interval timer does not sound or knob does not return to zero, reset timer to five minutes (use a watch or
count aloud if necessary).
(4) After interval timer bell sounds, enter liner in accordance with procedures outlined in FM 34.
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