Tactical Entry to Drug Labs

Course Description:

OSHA has training and personal protective equipment requirements for officers when they are dismantling a drug lab. The personal protective equipment requirements provide officers great protection from the chemical hazards but reduces their ability to be tactically sound to defend against the physical threat from the suspects. These OSHA requirements are not required until the suspect has been removed from the scene. The entry team will make the scene safe from suspects so the clan lab team can process the scene with the OSHA required personal protective equipment. Classroom lecture and practical training is used for this course. Students will use safety equipment (Gas Mask and Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus) with simunition guns to clear the mock labs of suspects.

This course meets the National Tactical Officers Association chemical training for Tier one tactical teams.

Topics Covered:

Officer injuries/illnesses from chemical exposures

Drug Labs:

Methamphetamine

Red Phosphorus method

Ammonia Method

One Pot Method

Conversion labs

THC Extractions

Fentanyl milling operations

Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)