Recovery of sea-disposed chemical warfare material : learn what to do when you encounter chemical munitions on your vessel

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice.
• Description:
  You dredged up a munition along with your catch. These munitions often contain warfare chemicals, and they can be encountered anywhere at sea, not just charted hazardous areas. The U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety provides guidance on how to RECOGNIZE, RETREAT from, and REPORT munitions at sea in their Munitions At Sea pamphlet.
  
  Commercial fishing, clamming, and dredging operations should be prepared to respond when munitions are brought up from the ocean. Vessels should prepare a munitions response kit of necessary supplies in advance and provide crew with appropriate training on how to protect themselves. Crew who perform jobs where catch or other items are brought up from the ocean should be trained on how to recognize munitions, properly handle munition, safely put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE), decontaminate potentially contaminated surfaces, and recognize signs and symptoms of exposure.
  
  CS296210-A
  
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  recovery-of-sea-disposed-chem-warfare-material-H.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chemical Warfare Agents Environmental Exposure/adverse Effects Hazardous Substances/adverse Effects Ships
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  8 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3aa008fe9f2ff0589fdbd7023ce31787f74b0ed3075b7f18a067aee278630805
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/130737/cdc_130737_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.22 MB ]