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f. Confidentiality
Confidentiality of test results is required by law. The Designated Officer will retain a
confidential file on each exposure incident. Contents will not be disclosed or
reported to any person without the employee’s written permission, except as required
by law/regulation. In accordance with OSHA standards and federal law, the medical
records shall be provided to the employee or the Commissioner of the Virginia
Department of Labor and Industry for examination and copying.
C. Clean Up and De-Contamination of an Exposure
1. Soiled Clothing and Gear (Biohazards)
a. Equipment such as leather gear, ASPs, handcuffs, and shoes exposed to biohazards
can be cleaned with hand sanitzer at the closest police facility. Contaminated
clothing and equipment may not be worn or taken home to clean; this is a violation
of federal law.
b. The clothing of any personnel who get blood or related by-products on their clothing
while on-duty, including plainclothes contaminations, will be packaged as set out,
and sent to a Department-contracted professional cleaning service. A list of these
cleaning services is established by the Logistics Support Section, and will be kept at
each precinct.
NOTE: Clothing and other items being submitted for cleaning will be flushed with water
prior to being bagged for cleaning.
c. The following procedure will be followed when personnel become contaminated:
1) As soon as practical after being contaminated personnel will report to their duty
station with a spare change of clothing.
2) Soiled articles of clothing will be placed in the plastic bags marked
“biohazard”, secured and tied closed with an identification tag.
a) Bags and tags will be kept at the biohazard container in the temporary
evidence areas located at South, North or Central Precincts, or at
Headquarters.
b) Personal Protective Equipment shall be used when handling soiled items.
c) The bagged clothing will be placed in the biohazard container for
collection.
3) Personnel will thoroughly clean the areas of their person that came into contact
with the blood or by-product. Showers are available at each precinct and
Headquarters. If multiple employees are contaminated, only one employee at a
time will be allowed into the main shower area.
4) At the discretion of the immediate supervisor, personnel may or may not be
instructed to return home to dress for return to work.
5) The sealed bag of soiled clothing will be placed into the biohazard container.
6) The bag's identification tag must be filled out completely and accurately since
the bag will not be opened when delivered to the cleaning facility.
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