Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [‎321r] (658/774)

a ry, 1918.
Annexure to General Routine Order No^ 142 dated 6th Eebrt
Instructions with reference to the a — —
Respirators, disposal of condemned pud care of Small Box
1—Seale of issue. -PHIratOrs, etc.
One per man for all ranks (including followers) plus a reserve of , .
Personal fitting of Respirators. ' per cent in Unit char
As it is necessary that each man should have a Small — .
properly, the face-pieces are made in five sizes which will be AE aspirator, with a mask whic
given, in the following proportion :— - e issued to Units, unless other i
No. 1 Extra Small —only issued on special indent
No. 3 Medium—80 per cent.
No. 2 Small—10 per cent.
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that every man is correctly fitted. F • of Officers who will take particular care -
Attention is to be given to the following points
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3-Marking of Respirators. P good condition when it is allotted.
(a) After each man has been fitted correctly and passed bv his c . , ,
regimental number and Unit will be written with indelible pencil on the ompany Officer, the owner’s name,
side with the buttons) on the lower left hand corner. I e eendi on the outside of the satchel (not on the
(b) The date of issue will at the same time be entered on the historv card r . — —.
the whipcord and tied to the rubber tube at the neck of the tin canister so that it hangs down alongside mevenfzem
4— Care of Respirators.
Officers and men are warned that only a limited number of Respirators are available and that every
care must be taken to protect them from damage. y
5 - Record of hours Respirators have been breathed through.
This is important, and before Respirators are returned by Units, this record must be entered on the
history card up-to-date. With this object. Units will keep a record by Companies, Batteries, or equivalent
formations, of all dm is carried out with small box respirators, stating approximately the period the mouthpiece
was in the mouth at each drill. This record will be produced for signature by the Divisional Gas Officer at
his periodical inspections. I he history cards will be entered up from this record on the last day of every
month while the unit is in camp. Care must be taken that all cards are entered up before a unit marches out
of a camp.
Example :—The Respirator has been breathed through for 23 hours while the unit was in camp during
the month of January. The history card should read thus 22 hrs. 31/1. In the field the history card
will be entered up on every occasion the mask is put on.
In making these entries, due regard must be paid to the small amount of space provided on the card
and as little of it used as possible in making each entry.
6 -Storage of Respirators whilst in Camp.
After every drill, respirators will be collected and packed in wooden boxes ; they should be stored
under shelters independently by Companies, Batteries or equivalent formations.
In the field each man is responsible for his own respirator.
7—Disposal of condemned Respirators.
(a) An inspection of respirators will be held fortnightly.
{b} Any defective respirator will be condemned and replaced by another of similar size from the
5 per cent reserve.
(c) Condemned respirators must be returned to Ordnance. To the rubber tube connecting the face-piece
to the canister, a label will be attached, by means of the whipcord, stating that the respirator has been
condemned, the nature of the defect and certifying that the breathing record has been entered up-to-date on
the history card, and the mouthpiece disinfected ; the label will be signed by the Officer who condemns the
respirator. To avoid being torn off, the label will not hang outside the respirator satchel.
For all condemned respirators returned to Ordnance, new ones will be indented for, to keep up the
5 per cent reserve.
8— Disposal of Respirators belonging to men who become casualties from wounds or sickness.
(a) All respirators belonging to men who are evacuated as casualties will be returned by Units to
Ordnance after one week. 1 - will be
Each respirator will be labelled " Casualties " by the Unit concerned, and on thelabel which .W| tore
attached as directed in para. 7 p. it will be certified that the breathing record has been entered on the history
card up-to-date and the mouthpiece disinfected. . . are evacuated
(W Respirators taken by medical units from sick and wounded men o toiler units w2. ageeyssanied
Will each be labelled "Casualties,” and be returned by the medical nnit.toOronapes aaccxetnenea,
by a statement of the number returned. The mouthpiece to be disinfected before respirators
and an entry to be made on the label to that effect.
9—Disposal of Respirators belonging to men who are tiansfer/edto L. L
(a) Units will return to Ordnance all respirators of men transferred. A concerned, and on the label
(6) Each respirator will be labelled Transferred to L. o . y y record has been entered
which will be attached as directed in para 7 (c), it will be certified that the breathing
on the history card up-to-date and the mouthpiece disinfecte • . misfits.
^—Disposal of Respirators which are to be returned for exchange^Ordnance for exchange on account of
Respirators which have been in use and are to be re label, which will be attached as
being misfits will be labelled “ Exchange” by the unit concerned, , I n encerea up-to-date on the history
directed in para. 7 (c), it will be certified that the breathing record has been enter "
card and the mouthpiece disinfected. , ,, use
11—Disposal of Respirators which have been returned, to Ordnancokan. are not to be forwarded to the
Respirators, which have been in use and returned by upits.on"asomcer.
C.0.0. Advanced Base until they have been inspected 5
The D.G.O. at his inspection will seefor return.
(a) That a label is attached to each respirator stating the. asPoEante on the history card.
(b) That the breathing record of each respirator isinfected , - . to
(c) That it is certified that the mouthpiece has been dis nke certified by the Divisional Gas Officer,.
Returned respirators, which have been in use and which az provided that identification mark
be still serviceable, may be re-issued by the D.A D 0 S, concerned’ Pr°
previous owner are removed or painted out with khaki P * • not retained for re-issue (as al . ’
Condemned respirators, and other returned respirators Wovancea Base in cases labelled BOX
be forwarded by the D.A.D.O.S. concerned to the•
RESPIRATORS FOR WORKSHOP.”