Official guide to day-to-day hygiene in training and in the field.

2002 Printing. The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrine and training procedures for unit field sanitation teams (FST). In addition, a training program in the application of personal protective measures (PPM) is included for personnel appointed as members of the FST for each company, troop, or battery. This publication contains a proposed 20-hour master training schedule which may be adjusted as necessary; a text that may serve as reference material for the FST instructor; and supporting illustrations for the instructors assigned the training task. This publication provides guidance to the commanders, unit leaders, and soldiers for implementing unit field sanitation and preventive medicine (PVNTMED) measures in the field. This publication is written to further aid the commander and his unit leaders in the continuing effort of reducing the disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI) rates during deployments.

Army Techniques Publication ATP 4-25.12 Unit Field Sanitation Teams April 2014 provides guidance for establishing, training, and employing unit field sanitation teams. Implementation of the techniques presented in this publication will enable commanders to maintain a fit and healthy force capable of accomplishing the mission in any environment. The principal audience for ATP 4-25.12 is all commanders, leaders, unit field sanitation teams, individual Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, and military contractors. Army Techniques Publication 4-25.12 consists of ten chapters- - Chapter 1 includes a brief history of the unit field sanitation team, highlights its success, contributions, and importance as a force health protection asset. - Chapter 2 identifies health threats to Soldiers while in the field or deployed and articulates individual and leader responsibilities for implementation and enforcement of preventive medicine measures. - Chapter 3 identifies the critical importance of potable water to Soldiers, identifies sources of water in the field, and outlines methods to disinfect water for safe consumption. - Chapter 4 discusses the techniques and procedures for properly preparing, safely transporting, and serving meals in the field. - Chapter 5 addresses the importance of properly disposing of human waste and wastewater generated by shower and food preparation facilities. - Chapter 6 identifies pests commonly encountered by Soldiers in the field and then identifies techniques and procedures for pest avoidance and management. - Chapter 7 identifies types of heat injury, their causes, and prevention techniques to protect Soldiers in the field. - Chapter 8 identifies types of cold injury, their causes, and prevention techniques to protect Soldiers in the field. - Chapter 9 identifies toxic industrial material hazards commonly associated with military operations. - Chapter 10 identifies noise hazards associated with military operations and provides proven protection measures to protect Soldiers' hearing.

The purpose of this field manual (FM) is to provide doctrine and training procedures for unit field sanitation teams (FST). In addition, a training program in the application of personal protective measures (PPM) is included for personnel appointed as members of the FST for each company, troop, or battery. This publication contains a proposed 20-hour master training schedule which may be adjusted as necessary; a text that may serve as reference material for the FST instructor; and supporting illustrations for the instructors assigned the training task. This publication provides guidance to the commanders, unit leaders, and soldiers for implementing unit field sanitation and preventive medicine (PVNTMED) measures in the field. This publication is written to further aid the commander and his unit leaders in the continuing effort of reducing the disease and nonbattle injury (DNBI) rates during deployments. This publication provides information on PPM for the unit FST on applying unit-level PPM. Chapter 1 UNIT FIELD SANITATION TEAM DEVELOPMENT Chapter 2 INSTRUCTOR'S REFERENCE MATERIAL o Section I. Introduction: Relationship Between the Incidence of Disease and the Environment o Section II. Water Supply o Section III. Food Service Sanitation o Section IV. Waste Disposal o Section V. Arthropods and Diseases o Section VI. Arthropod Control o Section VII. The Biology and Control of Rodents o Section VIII. Heat Injuries o Section IX. Cold Injuries o Section X. Toxic Industrial Chemical Hazards o Section XI. Noise Hazards Appendix A FIELD SANITATION TEAM TRAINING COURSE Appendix B CHECKLIST OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR FIELD SANITATION TEAM TRAINING Appendix C FIELD SANITATION TEAM MATERIALS Appendix D SAMPLE UNIT STANDING OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR FIELD SANITATION