This is a technical skills lesson for Iowa law enforcement officers regarding bloodborne pathogens. This lesson addresses the following topics:

• Why the issue of bloodborne pathogens is important to the law enforcement community.

• Vocabulary and fundamental principles relative to bloodborne pathogens.

• Steps for protecting officers from having contact with infectious bloodborne pathogens.

• Decontamination and follow-up procedures.

• OSHA standard for an exposure control plan.

This lesson has been designed to help satisfy the bloodborne pathogens training requirement in Iowa Administrative Code section 501-8.1(1)(e), which references the related OSHA standard. This course has been reviewed and approved by the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.