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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

I. Purpose

To establish guidelines for the issue, storage, and use of Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE) Careful consideration has been given to the selection of respiratory

protection for individuals who will be responding to a potential WMD event.

Respiratory hazards could be encountered that would be unknown. To aid in the

selection of respiratory protection for Deputies potentially involved in a WMD

response a Respirator Profile for Domestic Preparedness was formatted. This profile

was used to select respiratory and protective gear required to respond to a WMD

event. Based on this profile the 3M FR-M40 Mask with the FR-M64 Cartridge was

selected as well as other additional items of protective clothing.

II. Policy

It shall be the policy of the agency that every sworn officer will be prepared to respond to a WMD incident at all times. Issued Personal Protective Equipment Kits will remain with the deputy at all times while on duty.

USE RESTRICTIONS: The FR-M40 Mask with FR-M64 Cartridge and protective

clothing will only be donned for WMD response at the direction of Sheriff’s

Command Staff personnel.

III. Definitions

1. PPE: Personal Protective Equipment.

2. CBRN Warfare Agents:

Chemical agents can be solids, liquids, gases, or vapors. These can also be

hazardous through skin exposure. Industrial chemicals may also be used

as a weapon. Biological agents are particles, no known exposure limits,

and you may not know you have been exposed until after the fact.

Radiological agents are radioactive particles, they may be dispersed through

a "dirty bomb". Respirators won't protect you from a nuclear blast, but they

may help filter dust in the aftermath.

3. Reduce Exposure by Restricting Access:

One of the most common ways to reduce exposure is to restrict access to the

incident site. The hot zone or exclusion area is immediately around the incident

and has the highest potential for exposure. The warm zone is where

decontamination occurs. The cold zone is used for support. Crowd control is

usually maintained outside of the cold zone. Staging should be done up-wind of

the site.

4. OSHA Standard for Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response (HAZWOPER):

The OSHA standard for hazardous waste operations and emergency response

(HAZWOPER) lists different levels of personal protective equipment based

upon the level of skin and respiratory protection needed. Level C PPE

(including air purifying respirators) may only be used if all of the following are

met: Oxygen concentration is at least 19.5% The contaminant is identified and

concentrations are not immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH)

Contaminant concentrations are within the maximum use concentration for the

respirator. Potential skin exposure does not require a totally encapsulating

chemical protective suit . There is an appropriate cartridge or filter available for

the contaminants if the contaminant is a gas or vapor, a cartridge or canister

change schedule has been developed

Warnings:

a.  Read the respirator User Instructions including all warnings, that if

not followed, could result in serious injury, sickness or death.

b.  Respirators help reduce, but do not eliminate exposure to certain

airborne contaminants.

c.  If your workplace is covered under OSHA, you must have a written

respirator program in place in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.134.

d.  Do not connect or use the drinking tube in contaminated

atmospheres.

e. 3M™ Head Harness FR-M40-101 contains natural rubber latex.

IV. Procedures

A. Description of PPE

Each deputy will be issued a black bag with a PPE kit, and a training kit

consisting of the following items:

1. Personal Protection Kit

a. 3M FR-M40 Full Face Mask;

b. 3M FR-64 Canister;

c. 3M Butyl Second Skin;

d. Gas Mask Carrier;

e. 3M Eyepiece Outsert;

f. Nitrile 8MIL Gloves;

g. Nitrile over gloves;

h. Boot Superfit Chemical;

i. Bunnysuit Tyvek F;

j. Personal Hygiene Kit;

k. Canteen;

l. Chemtape, Yellow

m. Instruction Sheet

2. Training Kit

a. Zip Lock Bag

b. Tri-Tuff COV, Hood, Boot

c. Bootie, 8MIL PVC, 16” Elastic

d. Duct tape

e. P3 Training Cartridge

f. Nitrile 8MIL Gloves

g. Nitrile 8MIL Over Gloves

h. Personal Hygiene Kit

B. 3M FR-M40 Full Face Mask

General Description;

1.  Face piece attaches to the head by a series of six straps that are pulled tight to seal the face piece around the face and help minimize air leakage

2.  During inhalation, air is drawn in through the canister

3.  During exhalation, the exhalation valve opens to let air out of the face piece

4.  Second skin and eyepiece outserts help resist chemical warfare agent permeation through the face piece

5.  Respirators help reduce, but do not eliminate exposure to certain airborne contaminants

Full Face piece Assembly FR-M40B-10, 20, 30

Note: All of the following components plus the Canister FR-65-CBRN must be in place to have a NIOSH CBRN approved system.

o  Face piece FR-M40-10, 20, 30 (S, M, L)

o  Second Skin, Small FR-M40-5

o  Second Skin, Medium/Large FR-M40-6

o  Outserts, Clear FR-M40-1

C. Assembly

1. Second skin

a. Remove canister and exhalation valve cover

b. Feed external drinking tube through bottom hole of second skin

c. Carefully stretch second skin over face piece

2. Eyepiece outserts

a.  Roll up rubber ring around edge of outsert

b.  Place outsert over lens

c.  Unroll rubber ring around sides of lens

D. Time Use Limitations

1.  Warfare Agents – replace entire respirator within 8 hours, or within 2 hours of exposure to liquid agents based on NIOSH testing with sarin (GB) and distilled mustard (HD);

2.  Particles – replace canister if increased breathing resistance detected. If exposed to oily aerosols, change within 40 hours of use or 30 days, whichever comes first;

3.  Chemicals – develop canister change schedule based on contaminant and concentration levels.

a. Maximum use concentration (MUC) is 50 x exposure limit*, or

levels that are immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH),

whichever is lower

b. Service life at MUC for warfare agents ≈ 30 to >100 hours

c. Service life at MUC for industrial agents ≈ 1 to >50 hours

* Assumes wearer has been quantitatively fit tested

E. Inspection

OSHA requires monthly, pre and post use

1. Eyepiece outserts and 2nd skin attached

2. Canister unopened and not expired

3. Replace damaged parts or respirator

a. Lenses;

b. Exhalation valve;

c. Inhalation valve/gasket;

d. Head straps;

e. Voicemitters/gasket;

f. Drinking tube;

g. Face seal;

h. Nose cup/valves;

i. Plastic and metal parts.

F. Canister Assembly

Canister may be mounted on either left or right side

Use FR-M40-108 D-Ring to switch side voicemitter, side voicemitter gasket and

inhalation valve kit

1. Remove canister cap and plug

2. Screw canister into side port

3. Tighten 1/4 turn past first contact with inhalation valve kit

G. Donning

1. Choose appropriate size face piece;

2. No hair between face and sealing surface;

3. Loosen straps and invert over front of face piece;

4. Place face piece against chin first, and then rest of face;

5. Pull head harness over head;

6. Tighten bottom straps equally, then temple and head straps;

7. Ensure pad is centered on back of head and straps lay flat against head;

8. Recheck all straps to ensure they are tight and evenly tensioned on both

sides.

H. User Seal Check

1. Negative Pressure (Recommended)

a. Cover canister inlet port

b. Inhale gently

c. Face piece should collapse

2. Positive Pressure

a. Push on exhalation valve cover with heel of hand

b. Exhale gently

c. Face piece should bulge

3. If face seal leaks are detected, readjust face piece and/or strap tension

4. Do not enter contaminated area unless user seal check has been passed.

I. Fit Testing

1. OSHA requires annually

2. Pass user seal check

3. Qualitative fit testing

a. Saccharin, Bitrex™, irritant smoke, banana oil

b. Allows respirator to be used up to 10 x exposure limit

4. Quantitative fit testing

a. Portacount®, controlled negative pressure

b. Allows respirator to be used up to 50 x exposure limit

J. Doffing

1. Decontaminate according to contaminant prior to removal

a. Loosen bottom straps;

b. If used by more than one person, also loosen temple and top

straps;

c. Pull straps over head;

d. Dispose of used canister (and face piece if necessary) in

accordance with all applicable waste regulations.

K. Cleaning

1. Remove canister, eyepiece outserts and second skin;

2. Wash with mild soapy water and rinse thoroughly;

a. Cleaning with solvents may damage face piece;

b. If decontaminating solution DS2 is used, rinse voicemitters

thoroughly;

3. If face piece is used by more than one person, disinfect using dilute

bleach solution (1 oz per 2 gallons water) and rinse thoroughly;

4. Air dry.

L. Storage

1. Store in plastic bag included with face piece or equivalent;

2. Canister unopened in original foil pouch;

3. Cool clean environment where it will not be physically damaged (i.e. 0

to 120F (-18 to 49C);

a. NIOSH conditions samples for 3 weeks at 95 to 160F (35 to

71C) and for 3 days at -95F (-32C) before performance testing,

but this is not recommended for routine storage.

M. Protective Clothing

1. Open the kit and assemble respirator system;

2 If possible use a chair to sit down while putting the protective clothing

and over boots on. When ever possible use the Buddy System to help

you dress and tape up booties and gloves;

3. Open Tyvek and put legs in over your shoes. Pull legs tightly and put

on over boots. Continue pulling the pant legs tight and tape boots at the

seem;

NOTE: Fold tape over prior to sealing will make it easier to remove.

4. In a standing position, finish putting on suit. When putting on the inner

and outer gloves use the Buddy System to finish sealing with tape;

5. Put on the respirator. Secure coverall zipper by peeling tape strip and

sealing suit shut;

6. Using the Buddy System make one final check on total ensemble prior

to entering any potential hazardous environment.

N. Disposal

In the event of a WMD incident, all personnel will be decontaminated

and all equipment will be disposed of according to procedure.

O. Kit Storage

Do not open any of the actual suit components until needed. Keep

respirator cartridge in its seal package.

P. Training

All ECSO personnel will receive annual training on the use of their Personal

Protective Equipment and will be respirator fit tested annually

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Adell Dobey, Sheriff

IV. Documentation