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GENERAL ORDER
403 EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN FOR BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
REVISION DATE: 01/15/2023
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/15/23
PREVIOUS REVISIONS:
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : 29.01M, 29.02M, 29.3M
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 1
B. SCOPE ............................................................................................................................... 2
C. POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 2
D. DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................................. 2
E. PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................. 4
F. EXPOSURE CONTROLS ............................................................................................... 5
G. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT HANDLING..................................................................... 8
H. NARCOTICS AND DANGEROUS DRUG EXPOSURES ........................................... 8
I. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .................................................................. 9
J. CONTAMINATED UNIFORMS/CLOTHING ........................................................... 10
K. DECONTAMINATION OF VEHICLES AND WORK ENVIRONMENT .............. 11
L. REGULATED WASTE .................................................................................................. 12
M. BIOHAZARD WARNINGS/LABELING .................................................................... 12
N. EXPOSURE INCIDENT EVALUATION PROCEDURES ....................................... 13
O. EXPOSURE CONTROL OFFICER (ECO) ................................................................ 14
P. ANNUAL REVIEW OF EXPOSURE CONTROL PLAN ......................................... 14
Q. POST EXPOSURE AND FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION OF MEMBERS .............. 14
R. INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRAINING .......................................................................... 15
S. MEDICAL AND TRAINING RECORDS .................................................................... 16
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this directive is to provide guidelines for Department members when they encounter situations
possibly involving infectious diseases and/or blood-borne pathogens in compliance with chapter 64E-16 of the
Florida Administrative Code and with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Title 29 of the
Code of Federal Regulations 1910.1030. It provides for training, exposure determination, vaccination program,
exposure treatment, universal precautions, waste management, and provisions for annual review. This directive also
serves as the Exposure Control Plan for the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department.
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B. SCOPE
This directive is applicable to all members of the Department who may reasonably expect to come in contact with
blood or other potentially infectious material while performing their duties.
C. POLICY
It shall be the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department to provide reasonable protection to all
members having occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials. This directive will be
reviewed annually by the Exposure Control Officer and updated by the Accreditation Manager whenever necessary
to reflect new or modified tasks and procedures that affect occupational exposure designed to eliminate or minimize
occupational exposure and to reflect new or revised members’ positions with occupational exposure.
D. DEFINITIONS
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS): A disease of the human immune system caused by the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). AIDS is the final stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune
system.
Bio-Medical Waste: Liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials; contaminated items that
would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items
that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials
during handling; contaminated sharps; and wastes containing blood or other potentially infectious materials.
Blood: Human blood, human blood components, and other products derived from human blood.
Blood borne Pathogens: Pathogenic micro-organisms which are present in the blood and blood products of humans
and other primates that can cause disease in humans. These pathogens include, but are not limited to, Hepatitis B
Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Contaminated: The presence or the reasonably anticipated presence of blood or other potentially infectious
material on an item or surface.
Contaminated Laundry: Laundry that has been soiled with blood or other potentially infectious material.
Contaminated Sharps: Any contaminated object that can penetrate the skin such as broken glass, edged weapons,
needles, etc.
Decontamination: The use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy blood borne pathogens
on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface
or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal.
Engineering Controls: Those controls that isolate or remove blood borne pathogen hazards from the workplace
(e.g., sharps disposal containers, self-sheathing needles, needleless systems).
Exposure Incident: A specific eye, mouth, mucous membrane, non-intact skin, or parenteral contact with blood or
other potentially infectious materials that results from the performance of a member’s duties.
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