NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

C. Dispatcher Response to Hazardous Materials Scenes
Dispatchers shall obtain wind directions from weather stations and advise responding
officers. Dispatchers shall dispatch a police supervisor and sufficient personnel. If a
supervisor is not on-duty, the dispatcher shall contact an off-duty supervisor and/or the
Chief of Police.
D. Supervisor Response to Hazardous Materials Scenes
As soon as practical, the supervisor shall establish a perimeter around the area to
prevent/limit exposure. Supervisors shall use the best information available in
determining the distance from the immediate area. The supervisor shall also serve as an
initial liaison and provide assistance to other agencies responding to or at the scene.
E. Handling Infectious Materials
Officers shall adhere to strict safety standards when handling hazardous or suspected
contaminated property. When hazardous material is being handled or collected as
evidence, protective clothing appropriate to the extent contamination and/or exposure
should be worn. Officers shall wear gloves (rubber or latex) for collection purposes
whenever contamination is suspected or unknown. Officers shall treat all medical waste
as infectious.
Officers are reminded to not break, bend, remove, or recap hypodermic needles and
syringes and to dispose of them in a safe manner, preferably a rigid plastic container. If
these items are needed for evidence, officers shall appropriately mark the container as
outlined in the evidence submission chapter (see Directive 13.1).
18.1.10Tactical Team Procedures
The New Albany Police Department, through the process of mutual aid, may utilize the services
of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Weapons and Tactics Unit or the Columbus
Division of Police Special Weapons and Tactics Unit and their attached hostage negotiators
during any major tactical event.
A. Special Operations beyond the scope of the resources and training of the Police
Department will require the on-duty supervisor to assess the situation, notify the Chief of
Police, and direct the on-duty staff to summon the assistance of the organizations listed
who have the expertise and/or specialized training to conduct such special operations.
B. As outlined in other segments of this chapter, the on-duty patrol force encountering
incidents requiring special assistance are to avoid taking any action whenever possible
until the arrival of SWAT, hostage negotiators, or other specialists.
The patrol officer’s function in these situations is to:
Establish perimeters
Collect intelligence
Ensure medical help is rendered to the injured
Develop a command post
Control crowds and traffic
Utilize a tactical entry when the loss of life and/or serious physical harm
is in progress.
C. The O.I.C. will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a direct communications
link with the commanders from the specialized units who respond.
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