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SECOND YEAR APPLICATION FOR GRANT CLANDESTINE DRUG LAl3 RESPONSE PROGRAM PAGE 3 2. In doing so, ensure the safest possible environment by avoiding or reducing chemical exposure to members of law enforcement and the public. Objectives In order to attain these goals, it is imperative that the Hawaii County Police Department meet the following objectives: 1. To train and certify officers assigned to the Clandestine Lab Response program to properly investigate drug lab investigations; 2. Acquire the necessary equipment and supplies to detect, investigate, and dismantle clandestine drug laboratories; 3. Educate all members of Hawaii County law enforcement and members of the community to recognize the signs of a possible clandestine laboratory and take the necessary steps in reporting a possible laboratory. 4. Develop protocols with those agencies responding to clandestine laboratories. C. PROJECT ACTIVITIES: To obtain these objectives, the following activities will be undertaken: 1. Clandestine Laboratory Investigator Certificarion The Hawaii County Police Department currently has 12 officers who have received the ~0-hour basic Clandestine Laboratory Safety training. To comply with OSHA requirements, several officers will have to receive the 24-hour on-the job wining with another agency to be certified in entering and investigating clandestine labs and these officers will conduct training with our other officers to fulfill this requirement. Due to the frequency of clandestine laboratory cases in the State of Hawaii, this training will have to be conducted out of state. In addition to this certification training, we are also scheduling several officers to attend Site Safety Officer training. These officers will be responsible for all safety and hazard issues while investigating clandestine laboratory sites.