MIL-HDBK-1027/1B
2.7.4.3
Storage Locker. Store gas masks, tear gas powder or
capsules, and collateral equipment in the storage locker
separated from the gas chamber. Provide built-in wall storage
consisting of pigeon-hole type compartments in the storage
locker for storing 200 gas masks with haversacks. See Appendix
H, Figure H-2, for detail information pertaining to wall
storage.
2.7.4.4
Collateral Equipment.
Collateral equipment to be
furnished by the station are:
a)
Washdown hose and storage rack
b)
Hot plates
c)
Hot plate counters
d)
Gas masks
2.7.5
Plumbing. Provide hot and cold water to the sinks in
the decontamination station. Provide floor drains in the gas
chamber room and decontamination room. Provide a 20 mm hose bib
in the gas chamber room for hose washdown of floors, walls, and
ceiling. Drains should connect into piping leading to
equalization basin.
2.7.6
Mechanical. Provide a mechanical exhaust and winter
heating system for the building (heat the building to 10 degrees
C inside. Do not provide air conditioning. The mechanical
exhaust system should be separate from the heating system and
should be provided for the gas chamber room. The exhaust system
should be sized for 60 air changes per hour. A sign should be
placed on the gas chamber room wall, near the exhaust system
controls, stating, "IMPORTANT - WHEN OPERATING EXHAUST SYSTEM,
should have a non-overloading wheel. The exhaust system should
contain a discharge stack to disperse the tear gas high enough
into the air above the building to prevent recirculation back
into the gas chamber and migration to other areas and buildings.
The exhaust system should contain a motorized damper which will
be closed during gas training to prevent the loss of tear gas.
Do not use an air heating system for heating the building. The
heating system should consist of unit heaters or fin tube
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