Forensic Investigator's Safety Handbook

Investigators who evaluate incidents at sites where Hazardous Materials are present face unique hazards. Whether the investigation is for arson, for insurance purposes after an incident, for litigation or to identify the Root Causes of the incident as part of Process Safety Management, the presence of Hazardous Materials adds an additional dimension to the investigation; How does one respond safely to gather the information needed and at the same time meet all of the legal and regulatory requirements for working in a hazardous environment? The Forensic Investigator’s Safety Handbook provides the information needed to operate in a contaminated environment ranging from the types of Personal Protective Equipment required for the specific hazards present to the forms required to document that the appropriate Federal and State-regulations have been complied with correctly. This book is basically in two parts-a text section explaining how to work safely in a contaminated environment and a series of appendices containing examples of the forms required to document that the work met all federal and state safety requirements. The forms provided have been used in over 1000 incidents.

The authors between them have over 100 years of experience as Hazardous Materials Emergency Responders. The Emergency Response Team they led has responded to over 1000 serious HAZMAT incidents including fires and explosions in chemical plants and refineries, truck accidents and train derailments involving hazardous materials and fires and explosions in chemical or agricultural chemical warehouses and storage facilities. The training programs that they developed and teach include both hazardous materials training for Emergency Responders and chemical industry workers, Incident Command training, clandestine laboratory response and WMD classes for both civilian and military responders. As of January 2016 their courses have trained over 140,000 responders worldwide