Field Sanitation - ATP 4-25.12 - Chapter 5

Question 1

What is the role of the UFST when it comes to waste management?

Answer 1

 Awareness training on the dangers associated with the handling of hazardous waste materials.
 Monitoring of company- or unit-level waste management programs and facilities.
 Training Soldiers on the appropriate use of personal protective equipment that must be used
during waste management operations.

Question 2

Why are waste materials classified?

Answer 2

o To determine methods of disposal
o To prevent harm to people and the environment
o Identify items or component parts that are reusable

Question 3

Where should waste collection points be located?

Answer 3

300 feet downslope and downwind from troop billeting and at least 100 feet from dining facilities, wells, surface water, and base
camp boundaries

Question 4

Guidelines from what TM are followed when cleaning Receptacles, dumpsters, and compactors used by dining establishments?

Answer 4

Technical Bulletin Medical 530

Question 5

How often should waste be removed from collection points?

Answer 5

At least twice per week

Question 6

How often should waste be removed from food service facilities?

Answer 6

Daily

Question 7

What are the primary means of disposal for nonhazardous solid waste in the field?

Answer 7

Burning, burial, or backhauling

Question 8

In the absence of host-nation support, the preferred method of solid
waste disposal in the field is what?

Answer 8

Incineration (unless smoke and flames would compromise the tactical situation)

Question 9

What is an open-air burn pit?

Answer 9

An area not containing a commercially manufactured incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and manufactured for burning of solid waste, must have more than 100 attached
or assigned personnel and be in place longer than 90 days.

Question 10

How far should open-air pits be located from troop locations and living areas?

Answer 10

At least 450 feet

Question 11

If burning or contract removal is not an option, what must be done with solid waste?

Answer 11

It must be buried

Question 12

How far must burial sites be located from any natural water source used for cooking or drinking? and how far from kitchens (food consumption sites)

Answer 12

300 feet

100 feet

Question 13

A pit that is 4 feet square and 4 feet deep is suitable for how many days?

Answer 13

One day for units of 100 Soldiers

Question 14

What are the measurements of the trench when it is first dug out?

Answer 14

2 feet wide and 3-4 feet deep. The trench is extended as required.

Question 15

What two categories is waste water organized as?

Answer 15

Gray water and black water

Question 16

What is black water?

Answer 16

latrine wastewater containing human waste

Question 17

What is gray water?

Answer 17

Wastewater from nonlatrine sources such as showers, laundry, kitchen operations, vehicle wash racks, and hand wash stations.

Question 18

What are traditional expedient methods for disposal of gray water?

Answer 18

Soakage trenches, soakage pits, and evaporation beds

Question 19

How is a standard soakage pit constructed?

Answer 19

Dig a pit that is 4 feet square and 4 feet deep

Question 20

What special item must be used when a soakage pit is used for kitchens?

Answer 20

The soakage pit must contain a grease trap

Question 21

OSHA states that shoring is required for pits deeper than?

Answer 21

Six feet

Question 22

Where should soakage pits be located?

Answer 22

100 meters (feet???) down gradient from any water source

Question 23

What is a grease trap?

Answer 23

A grease trap is trap constructed for the use of removing contaminants from gray water

Question 24

What are the two types of grease traps?

Answer 24

The filter and the baffle.

Question 25

What is the easiest method of gray water disposal?

Answer 25

An evaporation field

Question 26

What should be included with every device used for washing or drinking?

Answer 26

A soakage pit

Question 27

Where should latrines be located?

Answer 27

At least 300 feet downwind/downhill from food service facilities and at least
100 feet from any ground water source

Question 28

Latrines should be ____ of burn pits and landfills.

Answer 28

Upwind

Question 29

What is the ratio of latrines to Soldiers?

Answer 29

1 toilet and urinal for 25 male Soldiers and 1 toilet for every 17 female Soldiers

Question 30

What should be installed outside of ea latrine enclosure?

Answer 30

A simple hand washing station.

Question 31

What are the 4 types of latrine systems?

Answer 31

o Portable/disposable
o Chemical
o Containerized
o Improvised

Question 32

What are Portable latrines?

Answer 32

A rapidly accessible, clean, and private environment for both men and women

Question 33

What are Chemical latrines?

Answer 33

The preferred means for disposal of human waste during field training exercises. (porta potty)

Question 34

What are containerized latrines?

Answer 34

Consists of six
privacy stalls with low-water flush toilets, a trough urinal, two waste collection tanks two sinks with running hot and cold water, a six-gallon water heater,
mirrors, and dispensers for toilet paper, paper towels and soap

Question 35

What are improvised latrines?

Answer 35

o Cat-hole latrine
o Straddle trench latrine
o Mound latrine
o Deep Pit Latrines 
o Bored-Hole Latrine

Question 36

What is the proper method for igniting fuel in a burn-out latrine?

Answer 36

o Wear PPE
o Use a stand off to light the fuel
o Stand upwind to avoid smoke inhalation
o Have fire suppression toook

Question 37

How should a urine soakdage pit be created?

Answer 37

4 feet square and 4 feet deep, and filled with an aggregate.

Question 38

What are the considerations when creating pipe urinals?

Answer 38

They should be at least 1 inch in diameter, approximately 36 inches long and place at each corner of the soakage pit

Question 39

What is a urinoil?

Answer 39

It’s a 55-gallon drum containing oil that is placed over a recessed pit. It can be used in areas where ground water is more than 3 ft below the surface.