Brushes: Feather, Wool, Bristle, and Hair.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

Also, reeds have a tendency to mold or mildew when

should be established by the military service/agency

exposed to air. Gut should be stored in a refrigerated

concerned and should be predicated on local conditions.

unit with a quart of water containing 2 teaspoonfuls of

(5) Housekeeping. Good housekeeping is the

formaldehyde placed nearby.

best additional preventive measure to be taken against

infestation.

5-39. Brushes: Feather, Wool, Bristle, and Hair.

(6) Safety. Contact with insect repellent such

a. General. The two hazards encountered in the

as naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene can cause

storage of brushes manufactured from keratinous

skin irritations. The fumes in heavy concentrations are

materials such as feathers, wool, bristle, and hair, are

toxic. Personnel concerned will take the necessary

infestation of the brush by various beetles, mold, or

precautions such as the use of goggles, rubber gloves,

mildew and rot due to humid atmospheric conditions.

and half-mask respirators.

Conditions permitting,

(1) Beetle infestation. Four types of beetles

storage areas should be well-ventilated.

which cause damage to the keratinous part of the brush

(7) Damage stock. Material found to be

are commonly known as the black carpet beetle, the

damaged by infestation, mildew, mold, or rot should be

furniture beetle, the varied carpet beetle, and the buffalo

disposed of in accordance with procedures set forth by

or moth beetle (see figs 3-11 and 3-12). There is also

the service/agency concerned.

the lyctus powder post beetle which attacks all types of

hardwoods generally used for handles.

5-40. Clothing and textiles.

(2) Climatic hazards.

During long-term

a. General. The purpose of this paragraph is to

storage in humid climates, the keratinous part of the

provide general/minimum guidelines for the receipt

brush may develop mildew, mold, or rot.

inspection of direct vendor deliveries and wholesale

b. Precautions prior to storage. Usually, Federal

procurement receipts of clothing and textile products.

specifications require manufacturers to enclose insect

These paragraphs also provide general/minimum

repellent with brushes. Receipts that have not been

guidelines for storage surveillance inspections of

afforded the necessary protection will be inspected for

clothing and textile products.

These inspection

infestation and, subsequently, properly packaged for

requirements are intended to provide an indication of

storage. Particular attention should be given to roll

the items' condition and are not intended to be (or to

back, salvage, or surplus stock.

replace) technical inspections.

Those DOD

c. Precautions in storage.

Brushes made of

Components having established COSIS programs that

keratinous materials will always be protected from

provide

alternate/equivalent

methods/criteria

for

infestation by including naphthalene flake or balls or

determining clothing and textile product condition are

paradichlorobenzene flake or powder in each pack.

exempt from the storage surveillance inspection

Since these repellents tend to evaporate, care should be

requirements established in this paragraph.

taken to replenish, as required.

(1) Bulk lot storage. Bulk lots will be stored in

Specific guidelines for standard clothing and textile

original containers; if material is repackaged locally, a

products are contained in appendix T, DLAM 4155.5/TB

small amount of repellent should be added to each

740-10, Quality Control Depot Serviceability Standards,

container which should be kept sealed.

Clothing and Textiles. Guidelines for special purpose

clothing and textile products requiring special care,

(2) Bin storage. Brushes stored in bin boxes

handling, and storage are published in the specific

or openings should be kept in the unit pack. When the

items' technical and/ or supply publications. All types of

size of the smallest unit pack precludes shelf or bin

clothing, textiles, and related materials are subject to

storage, bin stocks may be placed in a protective wrap

deterioration. The occurrence of deterioration in storage

with a small amount of repellent.

depends principally upon storage conditions, the nature

(3) CH or temperature. To prevent mildew,

of the materials, and the types of preservation and

mold, or rot, especially in high humidity areas, material

packaging. As a minimum, clothing and textile storage

should be stored in CH or temperature storehouses.

requirements should not be downgraded below the

(4) Inspection of material in storage. Sample

general purpose unheated warehouse level. For most

quantities of stock should be regularly inspected for

clothing, textiles, and related materials, good storage

signs of insect infestation, mildew, mold, and rot. The

conditions will either prevent deterioration entirely or

frequency and scope of these inspections

make it very unlikely. However, periodic inspections are

required

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