TM 10-8415-208-122-17.OPERATIONINUNUSUALWEATHER. (CONT)c.If the user becomes a casualty of heat stress, they should be removed from the suit immediately If the casualtyis in a contaminated area, evacuate the casualty to an established hotline or an uncontaminated area upwind ofthe work site for decontamination and removal of the suit.2-18. EMERGENCYPROCEDURESCAUTIONEquipment damage. Disconnect the tether line assembly from the encapsulating protective suit beforeleaving the contaminated area. Failure to disconnect the tether line may cause damage to the tether line,connections and the suit pass through from excessive strain if it got caught on anything. Replacement ofdamaged components will be required.a.Should the remote air supply fail when using the tether line system, the EBA emergency air cylinder willautomatically provide the user with air. The warning light on the EBA face piece will e begin flashing to signalthe user to leave the contaminated area immediately. The user will have 6 to 8 minutes at 40 liters per minute todecontaminate and remove the encapsulating protective suitb.In the event the rebreather system is not supplying enough air, push the bypass valve button for about twoseconds. The bypass valve allows oxygen to flow past the demand/free flow valve and constant flow restrictordirectly into the breathing chamber. Repeat the use of the bypass valve button as required. If use becomesfrequent, leave the contaminated area immediatelyWARNINGLimited oxygen supply in the rebreather system. Leave the area immediately when the alarm whistlesounds. An audible alarm indicates the oxygen pressure has dropped to 25% or below and about 45minutes of oxygen is available. Failure to leave the area and decontaminate immediately could result inpersonnel death due to suffocationc.An alarm whistle will sound for approximately 20 to 45 seconds when the rebreather system oxygen supplyreaches about 25% of operating pressure. The alarm whistle is designed with a tone stem, located on the lowerright side of the rebreather system above the cylinder valve Covering the tone stem causes a distinct change inthe alarm whistle sound. This provides a method of identifying which rebreather system alarm whistle hassounded when several units are in use. The user of the unit which sounded the alarm whistle must leave thecontaminated area at the first sounding of the alarm whistle. It only sounds once.2-36
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