Warrior Skills Level 1 - Leader Development for Army Professionals

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React to Chemical or Biological (CB) Hazard/Attack
Conditions: You are in a tactical environment where the threat of an
attack or exposure to chemical or biological agents (toxic industrial or
conventional warfare) is high. You are given mission-oriented protective
posture (MOPP) gear, individual decontamination kits, and M8 and M9
chemical agent detector paper. You may also be given eye protection, an
Army combat helmet (ACH), an improved outer tactical vest (IOTV), and
deltoid auxiliary protectors (DAPs). You are now in MOPP 0, and one of
the following automatic-masking situations occurs:
1. A chemical alarm sounds.
2. A positive reading is obtained on detector paper.
3. Individuals exhibit symptoms of CB agent poisoning, such as difficulty
breathing, coughing, wheezing, vomiting, or eye irritation.
4. You observe a spill or cloud of unknown material(s).
5. You react to an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion where you
suspect the release of a CB agent.
6. You observe a contamination marker.
7. Your supervisor orders you to mask.
8. You observe personnel wearing protective masks.
9. You observe other signs of a possible CB agent hazard/attack.
Standards: React to a CB agent hazard or attack without becoming a
casualty. Don your protective mask within 9 seconds. Notify your
supervisor of identified or possible contamination. Start the steps to
decontaminate yourself within 1 minute of finding contamination. After
decontaminating yourself all over, assume MOPP 4 unless directed to a
lower MOPP level. Decontaminate your individual equipment using the
decontaminating kit, as necessary, and continue the mission.
Performance Steps
1. Identify the CB hazard automatic-masking criteria.
a. Don your protective mask without thought when any of the following
situations occur:
(1) A chemical alarm sounds.
(2) A positive reading is obtained on detector paper.
(3) Individuals exhibit symptoms of CB agent poisoning, such as
difficulty breathing, coughing, wheezing, vomiting, or eye irritation.
(4) You observe a spill or cloud of unknown material(s).
(5) You react to an IED explosion where you suspect the release of a
CB agent.
(6) You observe a contamination marker.
(7) Your supervisor orders you to mask.
STP 21-1-SMCT 2 May 2011 3-119