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0. WHOLE-BODY G~M~ IRR~DI~TION H~Z~RD TO ~N INDIVIDU~L F~R
~UTWEIGHS ~NY POTENTI~L H~Z~RD FROM FOOD CONT~MIN~TED FROM ~LPH~
`DR BET~ P~RTICLES.
A. RECL~M~TION- OF CONT~MIN~TED FOOD- -SUPPLIES SHOULD ONLY BE
~~NDLED BY PERSONS TR~INED IN DECONT~MIN~TION METHODS ~ND
EQUIPPED WITH' PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ~ND M~SKS. BEFORE ~NY
CONT~MIN~TION IS PERFORMED, ~ C~REFULL SURVEY SHOULD BE M~DE TO
DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE CONT~MIN~TION. FROM-THE INFORN~TION
F.~GE O6 RUDCH4'~.2O4 U N C L ~ S S S I F I E D
G~INED, THE EXPOSED ITEMS SHOULD BE DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS FCi~
SEP~R~TE TRE~TMENT ~S DISCRIBED BELOW:
~. GROUP I WILL CONSIST OF C~NNED ~ND UNOPENED Pri"CF:~GED
ITEMS WHICH H~VE. BEEN EXPOSED ONLY TO THE V~PORS OF CHEMIC~L
-~NTS. GENER~LLY, THESE ITEMS WILL BE S(i'FE TO ISSUE TO
.~ ~SONNEL ~FTER ~ BRIEF PERIOD OF OUTDOOR ~IRING TO REMOVE
INGING VflPORS. -
"w- B. GROUP II WILL CONSIST OF C~NNED ~ND UNOPENED P~C~~GED
*EMS~ THE OUTSIDES OF WHICH H~~E BEEN CONT~MIN~TED WITH ~ LIQUiD
HEM I C~L ~GENT. ~TTEMPTS TO DECONT~M I N~TE POROUS P~C~.~G I NG
MHTERI~LS (SUCH ~S C~RDBO~RD OR WOOD) ~RE LIrELY TO BE
UNSUCCESSFUL ~ND M~Y RESULT IN SPRE~DING THE CONT~MIN4'TION. THtr
BEST PROCEDURE IS TO ~LLOW SELF-DECONT~MIN~TION OF THE P~Ck~GIN~1
M~TERI~L BY ~GING ~~ ~IRING. IF THE ~MOUNT OF CONT~MIN~TION Is
SIGNIFIC~NT, THE ITEMS M~Y NEED TO BE MOVED TO ~ WELL~VENTILHTEIjl
H'REH OR FORCED ~IR MOVEMENT M~Y BE REQUIRED. IF ~ SHORT~GE OF
FOOD DOES-NOT PERMIT THE NECESS~RY TIME FOR SELF-DECONT~MIN~TIr~i4,
THEN ~ DECONT~MIN~TION PROCEDURE IS TO STRIP OFF OUTEr
CONT~MIN~TED L~YERS OF P~Cif.H~'GING UNTIL ~N UNCONT~MIN~TED L~YER ~~
RE~CHED.
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