Instruction Manual CBRN Protective One Piece Undergarment, Issue 2015
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GmbH 2015
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6.1 WEAR USAGE LIMITATIONS
• The accumulated wear time in a non-contaminated environment is
30 calendar days.
• The lifetime of the suit after opening the original bag is
100 calendar days.
• The storage in the unopened and undamaged original package will
be guaranteed for 10 years (according to section 8.).
• The suit is washable for 10 times (according to section 7.1).
6.2 PUTTING ON THE CBRN PROTECTIVE ONE PIECE UNDERGARMENT
(DONNING)
ATTENTION
The assistance of a second person is necessary
when putting on (donning) the CBRN protective one
piece undergarment.
Do not exceed the washing and wear time limits.
Note the
• date on which the CBRN protective one piece under-
garment was removed from the factory sealed bag.
• days the CBRN protective one piece undergarment
has been worn.
• number of washing and drying cycles the CBRN
protective one piece undergarment has gone through.
Once
contaminated
, the CBRN protective one piece
undergarment
must be replaced within 12 hours
.
A re-use of a contaminated CBRN protective one
piece undergarment is strictly forbidden.
CAUTION
6.2.1 Adjusting the protective one piece undergarment
1. In case a cooling device is part of the equipment,
put on your cooling device.
2. Put on the protective one piece undergarment.
3. Put the loop under your foot shown in figure 1.
4. Put the thumb through the thumb loop as shown in figure 2 and 3.
5. Feed the cable of the cooling device through the cable gate of the one
piece undergarment as shown in figure 4 and 5.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 4
Figure 3
Figure 5
6. Mask / Balaclava
Depending on the design of the mask body and the resulting integration
with the balaclava, two donning options are defined:
In case of masks without any obstacles along the outer circumference
of the mask body, such as the SCOTT FRR/GSR, the balaclava is worn on
top of the mask (option a.)
In case of the presence of any obstacle like harness buckles on the outer
circumference of the mask body, as it is the case for the AVON Viking
respirator, the mask is worn on top of the hood (option b.)