ARMY REGULATION 11-34 (RESPIRATORY PROTECTION PROGRAM

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TG No. 144 August 1987

CHAPTER 3
NONSPECIFIC HAZARDS AND CONTROL METHODS

3-1. CONFINED SPACES.

a. A confined space occurs when airflow is restricted Inside a spray
booth or outside of a building, e.g. painting the inside of a vehicle. See
Appendix F for specific guidelines.

b. Spray painting In confined spaces typically results in excessive
atmospheric concentrations of HDI, metals, chromates and solvents depending on
the materials' composition. Therefore an airline respirator Is required.

3-2. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

a. Respiratory protection. Documentation is needed when respiratory
protection other than an approved airline respirator is used. When
respiratory protection is required. only approved or accepted respirators will
be used. The respirator furnished will provide adequate respiratory
protection against the particular hazard for which It is designed (see TS MED
502). Appendix G discusses the respiratory protection requirements in all
painting operations and the need to document exposure when respiratory
protection other than an approved airline respirator is used. Documenta-
tion should be developed using a sampling strategy that accounts for all
possible spray painting activities within the booths (see chapter 6)

b. PPE (other than respiratory protective equipment).

(1) The PPE used In conjunction with the respiratory protection
equipment Includes cloth coveralls, eye protection, gloves, and head
coverings. Gloves must be chosen for the paint solvents used.

(2) Spot painters applying paint by brush or roller must wear
clothing and gloves affording full skin coverage.

(3) Persons who clean mixing and painting accessories should wear eye
protection and chemical resistant gloves to protect the eyes from splash and
preclude solvent absorption and defatting of the skin on the hands caused by'
the thinner.

(4) Wearing contact lenses during painting operations is prohibited.

c. Barrier creams. Barrier creams may be used; however, the usefulness
in preventing the absorption of solvent through the skin is not documented.
If a solvent with a skin notation in the exposure standard is being used, then
impervious gloves must be used. If a barrier cream is used, it must also be
applied to clean skin at the start of the work shift, removed at break and
lunch, and reapplied before returning to work. Remove the barrier cream at
the end of the shift. Barrier creams are useful in preventing paint from
adhering to the skin and in combating the "dryness" associated with the
defatting action of most solvents. Paint solvents should never be used to
remove paint/coating from the skin.

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