IICRC Trauma and Crime Scene Technician (TCST) Course / Mark Cornelius

In this Trauma and Crime Scene Technician TCST course, you will learn about Forensic Restoration, also known as Bio-Cleaning or Bio-Recovery. This course was developed by field experts with over many years of experience, to provide you with the safest, most efficient proven practice format known to the industry. Government standards and regulations will be discussed, and hands-on training will be done using real bovine blood and seine tissue. This allows you to gain as close to a real-world scenario as you can get before working on your first project.

Topics To Be Covered Include:

• Intro to Microbiology
• Intro to Disease and Defense
• Orientation to Bloodborne Pathogens
• Protecting Yourself on the Job
• Intro to HAZCOM & SDS
• Confined Space Operations
• Lockout – Tagout procedures
• Other regulated Hazards
• Bio Recovery Equipment and Supplies
• Specialty Equipment & its use
• Chemicals of Bio Recovery
• Containment of sharps and waste, medicine found on the worksite
• Bio Hazard Cleanup
• Decomposition and its odors
• Transport of waste
• Crime Scenes
• Dealing with Family & Survivors
• Dealing with psychological stressors
• Legal Issues & Documentation
• Photographing the Scene
• Tricks of the Trade