Common Hazardous Items

TB 43-0244

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USAMC

Catalog Data Activity

ATTN: AMXCA-DL

New Cumberland, PA 17070-5010

Or calling:

DSN 977-6741/6608

Commercial (717)770-6741/6608

2-2. Common Hazardous Items. Here are some of the common hazardous materials used at unit level:

Operation or Process

Hazardous Material

Painting

Thinners; heavy metals; polyuretanes; waste epoxy;

paint strippers; paints

Supplies for vehicle maintenance

Used oil; lubricants; coolants; petroleum; alcohols;

solvents; asbestos (brake linings)

Cleaning, degreasing

Solvents; detergents; ketones;

freon

Electrical/electronic maintenance

Heavy metals; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Battery shop operations

Acids; bases; cyanides; heavy metals

Industrial waste treatment

Sludges; spent carbon ion exchangers; filters

Washracks and motor pools

Used oil; solvents; heavy metal; contaminated sludges

Disaster/NBC preparedness

Bleach (STB); decontaminating gases (ethylene oxide)

and liquids (DS-2, DANC)