Workers at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) are preparing for agent operations by participating in training for toxic area entries during operations. Once chemical agent destruction efforts commence, workers must wear protective equipment to enter some areas of the plant. The training staff is using simulations to familiarize staff with the gear necessary to complete toxic area entries.
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Plant and Blue Grass Army Depot participants responded to a mock hydrolysate spill in the Blue Grass Laboratory to practice hazardous-materials clean-up skills Jan. 31.
Technicians are testing pre-filter banks at the Blue Grass plant to ensure proper filtration and air flow.
A toxic entry supervisor with 25 years of experience assisted with training and procedures that led to the Blue Grass plant’s first Toxic Area Training in November.
Machines used to seal chemical demilitarization workers into their protective suits were tested and turned over to operations this month.
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.
Blue Grass plant medical staff collaborated with the Blue Grass Army Depot Fire Department in June for high-angle rescue training.
Workers suited up to perform the first drill involving simulated leaked caustic at the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in April.
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.
Technicians are practicing extinguishing fires using an electronic simulator, as part of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant’s ongoing commitment to safety.