Policy Text
Policy Delano Police Department
1008 Delano PD Policy Manual
Communicable Diseases
1008.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides general guidelines to assist in minimizing the risk of department members
contracting and/or spreading communicable diseases.
1008.1.1 DEFINITIONS
Definitions related to this policy include:
Communicable disease - A human disease caused by microorganisms that are present in
and transmissible through human blood, bodily fluid, tissue, or by breathing or coughing. These
diseases commonly include, but are not limited to, hepatitis B virus (HBV), HIV and tuberculosis.
Exposure - When an eye, mouth, mucous membrane or non-intact skin comes into contact with
blood or other potentially infectious materials, or when these substances are injected or infused
under the skin; when an individual is exposed to a person who has a disease that can be passed
through the air by talking, sneezing or coughing (e.g., tuberculosis), or the individual is in an area
that was occupied by such a person. Exposure only includes those instances that occur due to
a member’s position at the Delano Police Department. (See the exposure control plan for further
details to assist in identifying whether an exposure has occurred.)
1008.2 POLICY
The Delano Police Department is committed to providing a safe work environment for its members.
Members should be aware that they are ultimately responsible for their own health and safety.
1008.3 EXPOSURE CONTROL OFFICER
The Chief of Police will assign a person as the Exposure Control Officer (ECO). The ECO shall
develop an exposure control plan that includes:
(a) Exposure-prevention and decontamination procedures.
(b) Procedures for when and how to obtain medical attention in the event of an exposure
or suspected exposure.
(c) The provision that department members will have no-cost access to the appropriate
personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., gloves, face masks, eye protection, pocket
masks) for each member’s position and risk of exposure.
(d) Evaluation of persons in custody for any exposure risk and measures to separate them
(15 CCR 1051; 15 CCR 1207).
(e) Compliance with all relevant laws or regulations related to communicable diseases,
including:
1. Responding to requests and notifications regarding exposures covered under
the Ryan White law (42 USC § 300ff-133; 42 USC § 300ff-136).
2. Bloodborne pathogen mandates including (8 CCR 5193):
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