Safety - Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives

A maintenance worker in a protective suit climbs the stairs in a simulated work environment during a training session. This Demilitarization Protective Ensemble has been specifically designed to protect workers entering contaminated areas of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant during operations.

Specialized Suits Protect Workers from Chemical Agent

Workers who will enter contaminated areas of the Blue Grass plant during operations are now training in suits designed specifically to protect them from exposure to chemical agent.

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As they train in Demilitarization Protective Ensembles, maintenance technicians practice moving with their air hoses during the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s first Toxic Area Training Nov. 27-30. The training allows employees to practice entries for maintenance and other essential activities into areas of the plant that will be contaminated during operations.

First Toxic Area Training at Blue Grass Plant

Blue Grass plant personnel participated in the first training class to prepare them to enter contaminated areas of the plant during operations.

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A Blue Grass Chemical Activity technician inspects projectiles stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot. To be able to work with the chemical materials, this worker was vetted through the U.S. Army’s Chemical Personnel Reliability Program.

U.S. Army Program Keeps Chemical Materials Safe

Workers who will have access to chemical agent and related materials at the Blue Grass plant are thoroughly checked out through a U.S. Army trustworthiness program.

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A Blue Grass Army Depot firefighter rappels down a wall inside the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant as part of a high-angle rescue training exercise. In the case of a rescue at altitude at the plant, the depot will handle rescue and extraction while plant medical staff will provide medical care.

Blue Grass Emergency Response Teams Train for High-Angle Rescues

Blue Grass plant medical staff collaborated with the Blue Grass Army Depot Fire Department in June for high-angle rescue training.

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An evaluator watches as Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant technicians clean up a simulated caustic leak during an April drill. (Editor’s Note: A portion of this image was masked in accordance with DOD policy.)

Blue Grass Conducts First Caustic Leak Drill

Workers suited up to perform the first drill involving simulated leaked caustic at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) in April.

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A Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant mechanical fire technician talks to Control Room personnel as he checks electronic signals between the plant and the Blue Grass Army Depot satellite fire station during fire-alarm testing in the Munitions Demilitarization Building west filter house Feb. 21.

Blue Grass Technicians Test Plant Fire-Alarm Systems

Technicians are testing the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s (BGCAPP) fire detection and prevention systems to prepare for plant operations.

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Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant paramedics practice patient evaluation in the site ambulance.

Blue Grass Medical Staff Goes to 24/7 Response

Paramedics now provide emergency response to employees on the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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A Blue Grass Army Depot firefighter rappels down the side of a Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant storage tank as part of a quarterly training activity.

Blue Grass Partners Perform High-Angle Rescue Training

Firefighters participated in high-angle rescue training by rappelling from the top of storage tanks at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in October.

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A Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant trainee attempts to put out a simulated fire with a laser-equipped extinguisher while a training specialist remotely controls the situation

Blue Grass Fire Training Goes High Tech

Technicians are practicing extinguishing fires using an electronic simulator, as part of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s (BGCAPP) ongoing commitment to safety.

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A Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant worker demonstrates proper use of a Horizontal Life Line as he pulls cable on a pipe rack during the plant’s construction phase. The HLLs are designed to prevent falls from heights.

Team Members Inspect Blue Grass Fall-Protection Equipment

Safety personnel are conducting inspections of a fall-protection system designed to keep workers safe at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP).

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