5.8 Nuclear/Biologist/Chemical Personal Protection Technologist

The required services may include, but are not limited to the following:

• preparing new clothing technical specifications, manufacturing data, purchase descriptions, production drawings, sealed samples and revising existing specifications, drawings, and evaluation of existing sealed samples
• supporting the design and development of NBC personal protection equipment
• reviewing and analysing vendors and manufacturers NBC samples and testing results for compliance to given specifications and testing standards
• establishing NBC personal equipment technical databases for materiel and information management
• preparing Statements of Work for the design and purchase of prototypes and (or) samples
• investigating Unsatisfactory Condition Reports, Material Authorization Change Requests, Design Change/Deviation Requests, Requests for Waiver, Technical Failure Reports, etc. to determine legitimacy and make recommendations for reply
• converting existing engineering drawings to new drawings utilizing commercial software applications for incorporation into specifications
• supporting NBC personal protection equipment reviews and recommending disposal or reassignment
• preparing NBC personal protection equipment displays to meet requirements for conferences, exhibitions, briefings and meetings
• recommending of NBC personal protection equipment revision of scales of measurement in both Imperial and Metric measurements for inclusion in specifications, manufacturing data or purchase descriptions
• supporting preparation or revision of NBC personal protection equipment information manuals and instructor manuals
• investigating designs, materials and processes and recommending solutions to identified technical problems through literature searches and in consultation with industry and technical experts
• evaluating prototypes and commercial products to determine suitability
• supporting preparing of plans for development and (or) assessment of new requirements or items including laboratory, engineering, and field trial protocols
• evaluating NBC personal protection equipment against technical specifications
• supporting compliance of environmental regulations regarding use and disposal of NBC personal protective equipment
• reviewing and analysing results of periodic testing of gas masks and canisters
• monitoring gas masks repair operations to identify tooling/facility shortfalls and investigate and recommending solutions
• supporting preparing of maintenance/supply/repair and overhaul procedures and updating notifications
• researching and monitoring emerging technologies and (or) products and (or) industrial capabilities for NBC personal protection equipment