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Clandestine Laboratory Safety Certification
There are no scheduled classes available at this time.
MCTC provides on-site and mobile training of the highest quality at no cost to the student to all those involved in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
Registration
This course is restricted to US military law enforcement personnel along with other local, state, and federal civilian law enforcement employees to include criminal analysts, and corrections officers.
Tuition/Fees
There is no cost to attend this training.
Course Description
The production and trafficking of illicit narcotics within the US is one of the greatest domestic threats to National Security. Clandestine labs that are used to manufacture methamphetamine, cocaine, crack, and synthetic drugs often times contain precursor chemicals that have entered the country by narco-terrorism actors. Clandestine laboratories produce evidence for production and trafficking crimes, but they also pose a significant danger to the officers investigating them. This is a 40-hour course that meets OSHA requirements for certification of investigators to enter and dismantle clandestine laboratories. This course introduces students to the dangerous nuances of clandestine laboratories so that they can be investigated safely and thoroughly.
Topics Included
-Introduction to clandestine narcotics production labs
-Clan lab methods (meth, MDMA, GHB, cocaine conversions)
-Toxicology
-Chemical and physical hazards
-Container characterization (exercise)
-Air monitoring
-Combustible gas indicator (exercise)
-Color indicating tubes (exercise)
-Chemical protective clothing and respiratory protection
-SCBA donning (exercise)
-APR fit test (exercise)
-Site control/decontamination (exercise)
-Hazard assessment and investigative techniques
-Entry/assessment/processing/decon (exercise)
-Lab assessment
-Trends and ties to transnational criminal organizations
Course Length
Clandestine Laboratory Safety Certification is a 5 day (40 hour) course.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to take Clandestine Laboratory Safety Certification.
A medical form is required to be turned in before the class begins. You can download the form here.
There are no scheduled classes available at this time.
MCTC provides on-site and mobile training of the highest quality at no cost to the student to all those involved in the fight against drug trafficking and substance abuse.
If you would like to host this class click here.
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