PART 2.

SUSTAINMENT
After initial deployment, you should plan to maintain a NO-CONTAMINATION BASE CAMP. You can do this by applying two basic concepts MONITORING & HOUSEKEEPING. This section provides you with checklists to cover the basics of monitoring and housekeeping. But first a brief discussion about what these two concepts mean: 

1. MONITORING

Perform regular inspections of the common HM/HW areas to ensure that environmental protection measures are properly applied. 

2. HOUSEKEEPING

As you perform your inspections, be sure that the environmental protection measures in place are kept clean and orderly. Proper housekeeping is key to maintaining a no-contamination Base Camp! 

An easy way to remember the what to check while monitoring and housekeeping is to
remember your CHECKlist: 

Containment: Is secondary containment used and in good condition?

HM/HW locations: Have the locations for your HM/HW areas been well chosen
and have warning signs been put up? Are they clean and orderly? 

Environmental Documentation: Are MSDSs, Unit SOPs and Spill Response Plans
maintained? 

Containers: Are your containers in good condition and are the lids kept closed when
not in use? 

Kits: Did you place spill kits, first aid kits and emergency response kits in and around
the HM/HW areas? 

The CHECK lists on the following pages provide detailed reminders of what to keep
tabs on in specific HM/HW areas: Vehicle Fueling & Maintenance Areas; HW
Collection Points; and HM Supply & Storage Areas. 

Vehicle Fueling Points & Maintenance Areas

Containment: 

___Place drip pans or absorbent pads under vehicles and place refueling nozzle in a drip pan. 

___Ensure that POL storage and waste areas have secondary containment and that they are in good condition. 

___Empty water within the secondary containment and dispose of it as HW -- at the HW collection point. 

HM/HW locations: 

___Make sure POL and Fuel storage areas are located away from living areas, bunkers, ammunition storage and dining areas and kept clean and orderly. 

____The first thing you should see when you approach HM/HW areas are warning signs. You must be able to read these signs from 50 feet away. 

Environmental Documentation: 

___Maintain MSDSs for each HM and keep Spill Response Plans and Unit SOPs handy.

___Label and date waste accumulation containers. 

Containers 

___Keep lids on containers when not in use and make sure that containers do not leak. 

___Empty containers in the vehicle maintenance HW collection points when or before
they are full. 

___Keep containers of incompatible materials separate and orderly. 

Kits: 

___Order new PPE, dry sweep, prevention tools and spill kits, if needed. 

___Use gloves and goggles during fueling operations.