Chapter 1. GENERAL

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL

1-1. Purpose and Applicability.

b. Storage and materials handling policies,

procedures, and methods at DOD Component supply

installations/activities will be uniform to the maximum

a. This manual establishes uniform storage and

practicable extent. Policies, procedures, and methods

materials

handling

policies,

procedures,

and

indicated herein by directive words such as "will,"

responsibilities for use by the Department of Defense

"shall," or "must," are mandatory. The use of such

(DOD) supply installations involved in the receipt,

words as "may" or "should" indicates that the procedures

storage, issue and care of military supplies and

and methods described are recommended, but not

equipment, except for preservation/packing and defense

mandatory.

reutilization and marketing facilities, maintenance of

c. DOD 4145.19-R, Storage and Warehousing

bulk petroleum fuel handling facilities, and hazardous

Facilities and Services, will be used in conjunction with

materials storage. It is based on an installation which

this manual.

has a wide product mix and stores heavy tonnage items

such as subsistence, clothing/textiles, packaged

d. When necessary, DOD Components may

petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL), as well as small

authorize temporary deviations when compliance with

items such as electronics and repair parts. Regardless

mandatory provisions is temporarily impracticable or the

of what is stored, the basic storage principles apply.

deviation is required as an exigency measure.

Temporary deviations, including any extensions thereto,

will not exceed 90 days. DOD Components may

(1) Preservation/packing of military supplies

authorize interim deviations from the mandatory

and equipment is contained in joint services publications

provisions of the manual. Advice of any authorized

DLAM 4145.2/TM 38-230-2/NAVSUP PUB 502/AFP 71-

deviation which may extend beyond 90 days will be

15/MCO P4030.31C (vol I), and DLAM 4145.2 (vol.

forwarded to the Department of Army, ATTN: DALO-

II)/TM 38-230-2/NAVSUP PUB 503 (vol II)/AFP 71-

SMP, Washington, DC 20310, within 15 days of the date

16/MCO P4030.21C.

Guidance applicable to bulk

of authorization, for a coordinated determination as to

petroleum fuel handling facilities is set forth in MIL-

whether it should be (a) incorporated into the regulation,

HDBK-201, Petroleum Operations. Hazardous materials

(b) continued as an authorized deviation, (c) withdrawn,

storage

provided

38-410/DLAM

or (d) referred to the Assistant Secretary of Defense

4145.11/NAVSUP PUB 573/AFR 69-XX/MCO 4450.XX,

(Production and Logistics) (ASD (P&L)) for approval.

Storage and Handling of Hazardous Materials.

1-3. Organization and Use.

(2) Defense Reutilization and Marketing

Services

manual

4160.5,

Storage

Operations

a. Organization. This manual is organized by

(Warehousing), at the Defense Reutilization and

major subjects (sections) and functions (parts). A table

Marketing Offices provides guidance on storage of

of contents reflects the scope of subjects included. The

excess and surplus materials.

loose-leaf format of the manual facilitates changes and

additions to the text.

b. The provisions of this manual apply to the

Department of the Army (DA), the Department of the

b. Table of contents and index. The organization

Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Marine

of this publication makes it possible to locate desired

Corps (MC), and the Defense Logistics Agency (referred

information easily by referring to the table of contents in

to collectively as "DOD Components").

the front of the manual to determine general locations.

Information that is too detailed for identification by this

1-2. Policy.

method may be located by reference to the topical

index.

a. Implementation of this manual also requires

compliance with DOD directives 4165.60, Solid Waste

c. Illustrations. The purpose of the illustrations is

Management-Collection, Disposal, Resource Recovery,

to show by means of photographs, charts, or completed

and Recycling Program, and 6050.1, Environmental

sample forms, the principles and procedures explained

Effects in the United States of DOD Actions.

in the text. The illustrations do not necessarily show

Additionally, implementation outside the United States

current names, dates, and

requires consideration of host nation environmental

quality laws and regulations.

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