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Newport News Police Department - Administrative Manual
ADM-323 - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE/DRUG
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Amends/Supersedes: ADM-323 (11/21/2016) Date of Issue: 01/09/2019
I. DEFINITIONS
A. Communicable Disease - An infectious disease capable of being passed to another by contact
with an infected person or their body fluids.
B. Exposure Control Policy - A written procedural plan which details steps taken to eliminate or
minimize exposure incidents, outlines post-exposure follow-up, and identifies at-risk tasks and
assignments.
C. Designated Officer - Officer in charge of overseeing exposure control incidents, contact person
on all exposure cases, and the Department’s liaison during OSHA inspections. The officer
handling the Department's Worker's Compensation cases is the designated officer.
D. Blood Borne Pathogen Kit - Protective items or cleaning equipment used by employees for
protection against infection.
E. Occupational Exposure - A reasonably anticipated skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral
contact with blood, hazardous drugs, or other potentially infectious materials that may result
from the performance of an employee’s duties.
F. Exposure Incident (Communicable Disease) - An event where an employee has had direct or
indirect contact with blood or body fluids of another person. This can include exposure to
airborne pathogens if an employee breathes in droplets that become airborne when an infected
person coughs or sneezes (see Section III. B. 3. b. 1 and 2).
G. Exposure Incident (Hazardous Drugs) – An event where an employee has had direct contact with
fentanyl (or some other hazardous synthetic or natural drug) and the employee experiences
effects from the substance requiring emergency medical assistance.
H. Hazardous Drugs – As used in this policy, refers to natural or synthetic opioids, fentanyl,
fentanyl analogues, and similar substances.
I. Source - The person whose body fluids come in contact with an employee.
J. Infectious Disease Exposure Consultant - Person designated by the City to assess communicable
disease exposures, coordinate source testing, and provide counseling and/or initial treatment.
K. Alcohol Sting Test - Subjecting infected area to rubbing alcohol in an attempt to identify small
open wounds.
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