Group:

Environmental and Hygiene Professionals

Title:

Illicit Drugs and Drug Contamination - Awareness, Identification and Safety

Audience:

Environmental and hygiene professionals including environmental consultants, forensic testing providers, crime-scene and clandestine drug laboratory remediation contractors.

Duration:

1 Day

Course Description:

This is a condensed intensive one-day training course which will provide participants with a foundational understanding and awareness of illicit drugs, the clandestine manufacture of illicit drugs, the chemicals and equipment involved and the associated physical and chemical hazards. This course will also focus on basic visual identification of chemicals and equipment associated with illicit drug manufacture and develop participants knowledge of basic safety measures required to maintain a safe working environment when encountering or directly working in an illicit drug related or contaminated post crime-scene environment or clandestine drug laboratory.

Learning Outcomes:

Increased awareness of illicit drug related chemicals and equipment and the ability to identify and manage potentially hazardous drug related chemicals and equipment. Participants will also develop their knowledge of basic safe working practices to minimise physical and exposure risk when working in illicit drug contaminated environments.