Webinar: Fentanyl Safety, Investigations and Decontamination by Graves and Associates

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About this Training

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic drug that is like morphine, but is 50 times more potent. Fentanyl and its analogs, such as carfentanil, can pose a potential hazard to law enforcement, emergency medical personnel, firefighters, security and drug testing professionals who could encounter these drugs through the course of their workday.

While there are important questions about the risks of different exposures (and resultant health effects) that might occur during law enforcement and emergency response activities, workers involved in these types of activities leading to potential exposures should take prudent precautions.

We will teach you how to safely handle fentanyl, investigate fentanyl cases, and decontaminate from fentanyl exposure.

Agenda

Learn the history of Fentanyl
Understand how people become exposed to fentanyl
Understand the difference between street fentanyl & pharmaceutical fentanyl
Know what PPE is needed for possession cases, street sales and bulk quantity/lab cases
Learn how to decontaminate yourself if you are exposed to fentanyl
Know the signs of overdose
Learn how to investigate these cases safely

Presenter

Keith Graves

Keith is a retired Police Sergeant and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area for 29 years. Keith was named as California’s Narcotics Officer of the Year and is a prior winner of MADD’s California Hero Award. He has years of experience as a Narcotics Detective and a Narcotics Unit Supervisor and is a Drug Recognition Expert Instructor (IACP #3292). Keith teaches both the DRE course and the Drug Abuse Recognition Course and has taught at the Police Academy. He has developed several drug courses for the California Narcotics Officers Association, California POST and California Colleges and currently consults POST on drug investigation procedures.

Keith has held other assignments besides narcotics including Training Sergeant, Patrol Sergeant, COPPS Officer, Traffic Officer, and 20 years as a SWAT Team member and Sniper Team Leader. Keith has taught thousands of officers and businesses around the world about drug use, drug trends, compliance training and drug investigations. He is recognized as an international drug expert and has testified as an expert in court proceedings on drug cases, homicide cases and rape prosecutions. Keith earned a BA in Business Management from Saint Mary’s College of California and a MA in Criminal Justice. Keith is the Founder and President of Graves & Associates, a company dedicated to providing drug training to law enforcement and private industry.