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Show KiBtopU 16 Ajjatl jet fuel study prompts call for protective gear upgrade THANKS TO YOUR GREAT SUPPORT WE ARE MOVING TO A BIGGER BETTER BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. f , Jf w MAX k ( jL--f -- by Chief Master Sgt Gary Emery fiirt SAN ANTONIO Preliminary results of a health study of exposure to JP-- 8 jet fuel have led the Air Force Surgeon General to recom- fuel People were coming forward with health complaints after being exposed to JP-- so the Surgeon General started to investigate workers' concerns, said LL CoL (Dr.) Thomas Neal, chief consultant for occupational medicine at the Air Force Surgeon General's office. Reported symptoms included dizziness, lightheadedness, skin irritation and objectionable taste and odor, records show. The DoD completed a phased changeover from gasoline-based JP-- 4 to the safer and more versatile kerosene-base- d JP-in 1996. Information for the study, which compares health data from 169 fuel cell maintenance volunteers with 160 Air Force people who have no contact with JP-8- , was gathered over an 8, "WE DROP TILL YOU SHOP" SALE THIS IS LIKE NO OTHER SALE YOU HAVE SEEN. OUR ENTIRE INVENTORY IS ALL DISCOUNTED 30 OFF OUR ALREADY "DIRT CHEAP" TO 45 PRICES. 20-ye- . AND IT WON'T STOP THERE! . 8 FOR THE NEXT 5 WEEKS WE WILL DROP OUR PRICES AN ADDITIONAL 5 EVERY SUNDAY th UNTIL IT'S ALL GONE. period at six stateside bases, Neal said. Scientists and researchers from several major universities are participating in the $3.6 million study, which is being funded by the Air Force and other government agencies, he said. BUT DON'T HESITATE CUZ IT'S GOING FAST! OFF TO 45 30 OUR ENTIRE INVENTORY 26th & Wall Ave m narrowly defined group of workers cell maintainers. Nevertheless, because short-ter- 10-- 6 Sun., 12-- JP-- 8 expo- sure has unpleasant and uncomfortable side effects, the Air Force is ready to move ahead to the next step investigating more effective protective clothing and reviewing procedures to ensure maximum personal protection for fuels workers, Neal said. "For many years, people exposed to solvents such as painters working in enclosed places have experienced similar symptoms to those we're seeing in people who enter JP-- fuel tanks to perform maintenance," Neal said. "But that doesn't mean we're not concerned, we need to be proactive in protecting our people. "That's not to say we haven't done so already. We have protective equipment and technical orders in place, but we're taking the initiative to explore recent advances in equipment that may provide greater protection," he said. "Our interest is our people," Neal said. "We want to do everything possible to keep them healthy and safe." 8 SHAW AFB, S.C. (AFPN) The Air Force There are 1.4 million pages of technical is quietly revolutionizing its data to support the 6 fleet worldwide technical orders by Converting mil- about 14,000 pounds of paper. One of the lions of pages of text, illustrations and data being tested weighs about eight pounds tables into millions of electronic bytes. and can hold the entire 6 technical data To fulfill DoD directives, the Air Force is set. "We anticipate more than $200 million in testing methods of digitizing its traditional of in a technical format that orders library savings over the lifetime of the aircraft and can be accessed by a variety of electronic that's just for the said Al Simpson, tools. Each major command is testing dig ITOD field service evaluation manager. ital TOs at several bases with the goal of The Air Force is evaluating a variety of cuttinForce-wid- e Air an g-edge on loan from commercial implementing system by the end of 2004. Technical orders are the industry, as part of the testing program. The operating instructions for Air Force aircraft, Air Force will pick the best hardware and software right before the system enters the explaining how to maintain and fix them. The new digital TOs will have some major field to ensure it has the most advantages over their paper predecessors, technology. said Master Sgt. Darrell Williams, chief of "Not only are we testing the traditional lape technical data distribution for Air Combat tops and machines, Command. but also eyepieces Williams is part of that project the a team that is test equivalent of a 15- inch screen to the ing and evaluating aircraft-maintenan- Mon.-Sa- t, fuel Technical orders going digital Way Cool... Drt Cheap Study results so far indicate no long-terhealth hazards from JP-- exposure, Neal said. For instance, medical records show no significant difference in reported ailments between the fuels workers and the control group. 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The biggest ben- TOs will be Si 4V Orders 4W 4k user as well as other F-1- efit is the most accu- Si ,4 k Si 4k Si 4k the 6 Fighting Falcon's International Technical 4k Si 4k handheld-organizer-typ- rate and te dist- ributed to the users in the least amount of time," Williams said. The time involved in writing and editing the TOs and the cost of printing them should shrink as well. More time will be saved in posting changes and maintaining files. That is good news for 6 F-1- maintainers in the 20th Fighter wearable hardware," Williams The biggest benefit is the most TOs will be distributed to users in the up-to-da- te least amount of time. Some have nology." The Air Force is not taking a "one size air fits approach to selecting the right Williams said. Low-profi- le slate-typ- e devices may be right for flight-lin- e maintenance tech- nicians such as crew chiefs and weapons func- tional checks. Master Sgt. Darrell Williams Fighter fluid and more than a few hard knocks. In addition to being Squadron technical order distribution " assistant "Between me and my assistant, we spend at least 50 hours every week just maintaining them." Those hours are eliminated with the new electronic system. Using any of a variety of electronic readers, maintainers will be able to update their TO libraries by accessing a central repository and downloading the latest changes. The digital TOs should also significantly reduce the "mobility footprint" the size and weight of items that must accompany a unit when it deploys. The hardware needs to be able to stand up to grease, jet fuel, hydraulic water and heat resis- tant, the circuits in some of the models are even packed in a gel for shock absorption. "The computers are extremely durable," Williams said. Tests in the field confirmed this. "As part of durability testing we greased up the computers, dropped them off of tool boxes and they were still working," said Master Sgt. Kyle Blanchard, a expert with the 20th Component Repair Squadron here. jet-engi- r, 0. A t d and others make use of slate tech- (Classified ads are $1 per line, with a 20 discount for multiple runs. Place ads at the 322 So. Ward Ave., Ogden; the Lakeside Review, 2146 North jpandard-ExamineiWlain, Layton; through the mail at P.O. Box 12790, Ogden Utah 84412; or over the Deadline fphone with a credit card (a $3 service charge will be made) at 625-430'is 5 p.m. Tuesday, the week of publication. )R COPY voice-activate- interfaces performing "I have to deal with 79th fit around the waist. avionics technician may find a laptop or wearable device easier to use when sites for the digital TOs. TOs," said Senior Airman Dana Lee, prototypes attach to the wrist like a watch while others load crews. An Wing's engine shop here, one of the test more than 1,600 said. "Some of the JT |