Policy Text
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GENERAL ORDER
tJ•lltliQ TITLE ACCREDITATION
Infectious Disease Control None
F(i)i PRIOR REVISIONS:
10/21/03; 07/19/05; 07/05/08;
PROPONENT UNIT
10/13/08; 03/31/16, 02/25/20
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Personnel Services Division
ATTACHMENT:
-FSS 384.287
-Eighth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Administrative Order No. 5.11
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NUMBER I ISSUE DATE I REVISION DATE TOTAL PA S I
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40.13 07/01/1998 09/16/2024
I. PURPOSE: This Order establishes procedural guidelines for the protection of employees of
the Gainesville Police Department who are at risk of contamination by blood-borne or airborne
pathogens.
II. POLICY: The Department shall adopt a set of policies and practices, issue protective
equipment, and train members to protect themselves from, and to minimize their risk of
exposure to, infectious disease.
Ill. DEFINITIONS:
A. Airborne Pathogens: Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in and can cause
disease in humans.
1. Transmission: The virus may be transmitted through the breath or spittle (breathing,
coughing, spitting) of an infected person to another who is sharing an enclosed space
or is in close physical proximity to the infected person.
2. Examples: Include, but not limited to, tuberculosis, small pox.
B. Biohazardous Material: A substance (chemical, virus, bacteria, etc.) that is a threat to
life.
C. Blood borne Pathogens: Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood
and other potentially infectious materials, and can cause disease in humans.
1. Transmission: The virus is transmitted primarily through sexual contact or through
contact with blood, identified body fluids, and other potentially infectious materials.
2. Examples: Include (but are not limited to) Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C (HGV)
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(every three years) retraining. During the course of the training, there will be a question
and answer period to assure understanding of the presented material.
By Order of
Signed Original on File in the
Accreditation Unit
Nelson Moya
Chief of Police
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