Directorate of Public Works
FORT HOOD, TX
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PaintingPaint BoothsBecause Fort Hood has such a large amount of equipment that needs to be painted, there are 15 active paint booths to accommodate this need. 11 paint booths are covered under Fort Hood's Permit #24538 and the other 4 are covered under a Permit by Rule (PBR) PBR 106.433. These paint booths must meet requirements for recordkeeping, material usage restrictions, operational and emission limitations, and more. Spray painting of Chemical Agent Resistant Coating (CARC) can only take place in an authorized paint booth. If you are in a motorpool that does not have a paint booth, your unit is only allowed to store up to 1 qt. of CARC paint for touch up applications. If you are going to handle CARC paint, make sure you are using the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).Aerosol Spray Painting and Bumper Number PaintingIf you are going to use aerosol spray paints, make sure that you meet these requirements:
Painting Parking SpacesWhen a new activity moves into a new Motorpool, they want to paint the asphalt, curbs, and other things to identify themselves. While it is understood that this is a form of Esprit De Corps, it is prohibited by Fort Hood and Army Regulations and others such as OSHA. Read more about this below:
Requesting more CARC paint than you are authorized forIf you work in a motorpool that doesn’t have a permitted paint booth, you are only authorized to have 1 qt. of CARC paint at any time in accordance with FH 200-1. On the rare occasion that you should need more than this amount, you can request through DPW Environmental to purchase more than 1 qt. To do this you must fill out this (right click the link and select "Save Target As..") Blank CARC Exception Request form and turn it into the DPW Environmental Hazardous Material Manager, phone number 287-9718, for approval. An evaluation will be conducted and after signatures from the Hazardous Material Manager and the Air Program Manager, the form will be returned to you authorizing you to make the purchase. |
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