Policy Text
11/20/25, 2:13 PM FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
DETERMINATION WILL BE BASED ON THE WORK DUTIES AND
PROCEDURES FOR MEMBERS IN EACH JOB CLASSIFICATION AND WORK
AREA.?
ANY DEPARTMENT MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO FIELD WORK ARE DEEMED
TO BE IN THE HIGH RISK CATEGORY.? THE OCCUPATIONAL ACTIONS THAT
CREATE THE EXPECTATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD
BORNE PATHOGENS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE
FOLLOWING:
??????????? PROVIDING FIRST AID
??????????? PROCESSING CRIME SCENES WHERE HUMAN BLOOD OR BODY
FLUIDS ARE PRESENT.
??????????? ENTERING AN AREA WHERE THE PRESENCE OF BODY FLUIDS
CAN BE EXPECTED.
??????????? GATHERING AND HANDLING EVIDENCE CONTAMINATED WITH
BODY FLUIDS.
??????????? ARREST SITUATIONS INVOLVING PHYSICAL CONFRONTATIONS
OR OTHER FORCE.
??????????? EXPOSURE TO SEWAGE OR WORKING WITH BATHROOM
PLUMBING.
[CFA 37.01M(B)]
EXPOSURE CONTROLS: EACH MEMBER FACING OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS WILL OBSERVE UNIVERSAL
PRECAUTIONS (AN APPROACH TO INFECTION CONTROL IN WHICH ALL
HUMAN BLOOD AND BODY FLUIDS ARE TREATED AS IF KNOWN TO BE
INFECTIOUS AND INCLUDES THE USE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT) TO
PREVENT CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS
MATERIALS.? ALL HUMAN BODY FLUIDS WILL BE CONSIDERED
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL. [CFA 37.01M(E)]
ENGINEERING AND WORK PRACTICE CONTROLS WILL BE USED TO LIMIT
A MEMBER?S EXPOSURE TO BLOOD, AND OTHER POTENTIALLY
INFECTIOUS MATERIAL.? THESE CONTROLS WILL BE EXAMINED ON AN
ONGOING BASIS AND MAINTAINED OR REPLACED AS NECESSARY.? IF
THE RISK OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE EXISTS AFTER ENGINEERING
AND WORK PRACTICE CONTROLS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED, PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED. [CFA 37.01M(E)]
THE FOLLOWING HYGIENE PROCEDURES WILL BE OBSERVED BY ANY
MEMBER WHO CONTACTS BLOOD OR OTHER BODY FLUIDS.
11/20/25, 2:13 PM FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
??????????? MEMBERS WILL USE SOAP AND WATER TO WASH THEIR
HANDS AND ANY OTHER EXPOSED SKIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER
CONTACT WITH BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL,
OR AFTER REMOVING GLOVES OR OTHER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT.
??????????? WHEN HAND WASHING FACILITIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE,
MEMBERS WILL USE THE SUPPLIED ANTISEPTIC HAND CLEANSER
IMMEDIATELY, AND WASH THEIR HANDS WITH SOAP AND RUNNING
WATER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
??????????? CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE SPLASHING,
SPRAYING, SPATTERING, OR GENERATING DROPLETS WHEN CLEANING
UP BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS MATERIAL.
[CFA 37.01M(D)]
INTERNAL ABSORPTION:? EATING, DRINKING, SMOKING, APPLYING
COSMETICS OR LIPSTICK, OR HANDLING CONTACT LENSES ARE
PROHIBITED IN WORK AREAS WHERE THERE IS OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE.? FOOD AND BEVERAGES WILL NOT BE KEPT IN
REFRIGERATORS, FREEZERS, CABINETS, OR ON SHELVES, COUNTER
TOPS, BENCH TOPS WHERE BLOOD OR OTHER POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS
MATERIALS ARE PRESENT. [CFA 37.01(E)]
HANDLING SHARPS:? MEMBERS WILL HANDLE SHARPS WITH EXTREME
CAUTION TO AVOID A SKIN PUNCTURE.? SHARP ITEMS WILL BE STORED
OR DISPOSED OF IN PROPERLY LABELED PUNCTURE RESISTANT
CONTAINERS.? SHARP OBJECTS THAT MAY BE CONTAMINATED WILL BE
PICKED UP BY MECHANICAL MEANS OR WITH APPROPRIATE HAND
PROTECTION. [CFA 37.01M(E)(F)]
HANDLING INFECTIOUS MATERIALS:?