Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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This skill video demonstrates how to perform operations at an illicit laboratory hazardous materials incident.
WARNING: If this skill involves the use of actual hazardous material samples, hazardous materials can cause serious injury or fatality. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn and safety precautions must be followed. The following skill sheet demonstrates general steps; specific hazmat incidents may differ in procedure. Always follow AHJ’s procedures for specific incidents.
1. Work under guidance of hazmat technician, Allied Professional, including law enforcement personnel or others with similar authority, an emergency response plan, or SOPs.
2. Secure the scene.
3. Identify type of laboratory.
4. Identify potential hazards.
5. Select and use appropriate PPE.
6. Protect exposures and personnel.
7. Follow safety procedures.
8. Minimize/avoid hazards.
9. Use appropriate control procedures.
10. Identify and preserve evidence.
11. Decontaminate personnel, victims, tools, and equipment.
12. Document and report evidence and operations.
Purchase all 40 videos in the Hazardous Materials for First Responders, 5th Edition Skills Video Series:
ifsta.org/shop/hazardous-materials-first-responders-5th-edition-skills-video-series/36338?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hazmat-first-responders-5th-skills-video-dvd-series
This skill video demonstrates how to perform operations at an illicit laboratory hazardous materials incident.
WARNING: If this skill involves the use of actual hazardous material samples, hazardous materials can cause serious injury or fatality. Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) must be worn and safety precautions must be followed. The following skill sheet demonstrates general steps; specific hazmat incidents may differ in procedure. Always follow AHJ’s procedures for specific incidents.
1. Work under guidance of hazmat technician, Allied Professional, including law enforcement personnel or others with similar authority, an emergency response plan, or SOPs.
2. Secure the scene.
3. Identify type of laboratory.
4. Identify potential hazards.
5. Select and use appropriate PPE.
6. Protect exposures and personnel.
7. Follow safety procedures.
8. Minimize/avoid hazards.
9. Use appropriate control procedures.
10. Identify and preserve evidence.
11. Decontaminate personnel, victims, tools, and equipment.
12. Document and report evidence and operations.
