UTAH DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND REMEDIATION Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act, Decontamination Specialist Certification Program Decontamination Specialist Training Manual October 2005 Updated September 2018 Photo courtesy of Salt Lake City Police Department Meth Initiative Decontamination Specialist Training Manual October 2005 – updated September 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECONTAMINATION SPECIALIST TRAINING MANUAL CHAPTER 1 – Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 Limitations ...................................................................................................................... 2 CHAPTER 2 – Clandestine Drug Labs .......................................................................... 3 What is Methamphetamine? ........................................................................................... 3 What is a Clandestine Drug Laboratory? ........................................................................ 3 Methods of Methamphetamine Production ..................................................................... 5 Selected Chemicals Associated with Methamphetamine Production ............................. 6 Areas of Contamination ................................................................................................ 10 CHAPTER 3 – Legislation and Rules ........................................................................... 11 Title 19 Chapter 6 Part 9 Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act ................................................................................................................................. 11 R392-600, Illegal Drug Operations Decontamination Standards ................................. 11 R311-500, Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act, Decontamination Specialist Certification Program ...................................................... 11 Important Elements of the Certification Program ......................................................... 12 CHAPTER 4 – Site Safety .............................................................................................. 15 General Site Health and Safety ..................................................................................... 15 Health and Safety Regulations ...................................................................................... 15 Specific Health and Safety Requirements ..................................................................... 16 Training ......................................................................................................................... 16 Medical Surveillance .................................................................................................... 17 Health and Safety Plan .................................................................................................. 17 Safety Meetings ............................................................................................................ 19 Incident Investigation.................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER 5 – Preliminary Assessment ....................................................................... 20 Information Gathering .................................................................................................. 20 Visual Inspection .......................................................................................................... 21 CHAPTER 6 – Workplan .............................................................................................. 25 CHAPTER 7 – Decontamination ................................................................................... 28 General Decontamination Overview ............................................................................. 28 Decontamination Preparation........................................................................................ 29 Decontamination Specialist Training Manual October 2005 – updated September 2018 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECONTAMINATION SPECIALIST TRAINING MANUAL CHAPTER 7 – Decontamination (continued) Decontamination procedures ........................................................................................ 30 Mercury ..................................................................................................................... 30 Gross Cleanup ........................................................................................................... 30 Ventilation................................................................................................................. 30 Removal .................................................................................................................... 31 On-Site Cleaning ....................................................................................................... 31 Ventilation System Cleaning .................................................................................... 32 Areas of Contamination ............................................................................................ 33 Plumbing and Septic System .................................................................................... 34 Septic Tank Sampling and Testing Procedures ........................................................ 35 Burn Areas and Trash Piles....................................................................................... 37 Areas Not Contaminated ........................................................................................... 38 Motor Vehicles.......................................................................................................... 39 Final Assessment ......................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER 8 – Waste Characterization and Disposal ................................................ 40 Solid Waste ................................................................................................................... 41 Hazardous Waste .......................................................................................................... 41 Disposal of Wash Water ............................................................................................... 42 CHAPTER 9 – Confirmation Sampling ....................................................................... 43 Sample Preparation ....................................................................................................... 43 Confirmation Sampling Procedures .............................................................................. 43 Methamphetamine, Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine and Ecstasy ................................. 43 Areas of Contamination ............................................................................................ 48 Areas Not Contaminated ........................................................................................... 49 Volatile Organics ...................................................................................................... 50 Corrosives ................................................................................................................. 51 Lead........................................................................................................................... 53 Mercury ..................................................................................................................... 55 Septic Tank ............................................................................................................... 56 Quality Assurance/Quality Control............................................................................... 56 CHAPTER 10 – Decontamination Standards .............................................................. 58 CHAPTER 11 – Final Report ........................................................................................ 59 CHAPTER 12 – References ........................................................................................... 61 Decontamination Specialist Training Manual October 2005 – updated September 2018 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECONTAMINATION SPECIALIST TRAINING MANUAL TABLES CHAPTER 7 Table 1 – Septic Tank Characterization Requirements .................................................. 36 Table 2 – Burn Area and Trash Pile Characterization Requirements ............................ 37 CHAPTER 10 Table 3 – Clandestine Drug Laboratory Decontamination Standards ........................... 58 APPENDICES Appendix A – Selected Chemicals Associated with Methamphetamine Production Appendix B – Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 9 - Illegal Drug Operations Site Reporting and Decontamination Act; Title 26, Chapter 51 – Methamphetamine Decontamination Act Appendix C – R392-600 - Illegal Drug Operations Decontamination Standards Appendix D – R311-500 - Decontamination Specialist Certification Program Rules Appendix E – 29 CFR 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Appendix F – Workplan and Report Template Appendix G – Sample Test Questions Decontamination Specialist Training Manual October 2005 – updated September 2018 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This training manual contains information from other states that have been impacted by clandestine drug labs. 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