bo 3500.1n - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

BO 3500.1N
25 Mar 08
2. Facility and Materials. The chamber or tent should be reasonably
airtight and provide an enclosed space of sufficient size with a separate
entrance and exit. Tents used as IPECE training facilities should be used
exclusively for this purpose.
3. Open Area and Terrain. If the IPECE is to be conducted in an open area,
the exercise area selected should be relatively flat, free from ditches,
holes, and other possible individual safety hazards. CS or tearing agent
grenades may be used. Wind conditions must be considered, and continuously
monitored to ensure that downwind drift of CS or tearing agents will not
expose non-participating personnel.
4. Safety Standards. The following safety standards must be practiced and
enforced to ensure training effectiveness and to prevent unnecessary
injuries.
a. Training shall occur at least 100 meters from any other activity, and
1,000 meters from the I-5 Freeway and/or Base boundaries and/or 500 meters
from uncontrolled civilian access roads and cantonment areas. Units should
provide appropriate government transportation to and from an IPECE.
Participating personnel should not be permitted to drive personal vehicles to
or from an IPECE.
b. Commanders will approve use of CS or tearing agents during training
based on advice from NBC personnel (MOS 5702/5711).
c. CS or tearing agent grenades shall not be used in confined spaces
(e.g., chambers, tents, and buildings).
5. Ventilation. At the conclusion of an IPECE, the chamber shall be aired
out for a minimum of thirty (30) minutes (doors, windows, flaps open).
G. IPECE Conducted in CS Chambers or Tents
1. Allowable Agents. Only M7 series CS or appropriate tearing agent
capsules (DODIC K765) shall be used for the conduct of IPECEs.
2. Chamber Clean-Up. Chambers shall be swept and ventilated on a regular
basis to prevent crystallized agent build-up and possible over-concentration
of CS or tearing agents during IPECEs. Personnel cleaning the chamber or
tent shall be in IPE, and practice caution at all times. Non-participating
personnel should not be permitted in the immediate area during cleaning.
H. IPECE Conducted in an Open Area
1. Safety Briefs. Safety briefings and appropriate exercise orientation
briefings remain the same.
2. Weather Conditions. FDR permitting, a smoke grenade can be used to check
wind direction and agent cloud formation to assist in positioning troops.
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