Members of the FST are required to receive training in basic sanitation techniques, disease
control, and individual PMM. Training includes—
- Use of insect repellents, uniform impregnants, and protective clothing.
Use and repair of screening and bed nets.
Use of residual and space insecticide sprays.
Rodent control measures.
Food service sanitation.
Unit waste disposal procedures.
Water purification procedures, to include determination of chlorine residual.
Personal hygiene.
Heat/cold injury prevention, to include WBGT determination and use of the
windchill chart.
Other subjects as they relate to the medical threat in the unit’s AO, to include noise
hazards and hearing protection.
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