Purpose & Authority
The purpose of this plan is to outline the procedures needed to minimize the risk of illness from aerosol transmissible diseases. The Aerosol Transmissible Disease (ATD) Exposure Control Plan is intended to comply with Title 8 California Code of Regulations (CCR) §5199. As of October 5, 2020, this plan has also been developed to include some guiding principles from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “Considerations for Institutions of Higher Education” (IHE’s). It is recommended to check the CDC website periodically for updated interim guidance since updates will be made as additional information becomes available. Please refer to CSUDH’s “Campus COVID-19 Response & Safety Plan” for more information on campus specific guidelines associated with COVID-19.
This plan delineates effective written infection control procedures to control the risk of transmission of aerosol transmissible diseases as required at CSUDH. Oversight of the overall CSUDH campus ATD plan will be managed though the office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). Components of this plan that apply to the CSUDH Student Health Center (SHC) will be overseen by the SHC Infection Control Nurse, which may be a registered nurse (RN), or a charge nurse (CN), or a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) of the SHC. The SHC Infection Control Nurse is responsible for administering, implementing, maintaining, and updating sections of this plan that pertain to the SHC. Their backup is CSUDH Director of Student Health Services. Sections of this plan that pertain to other CSUDH campus constituents are overseen by the EHS manager/administrator.
This plan outlines screening procedures for ATD. Screening procedures performed in the medical setting will be described below. When screening is provided by persons who are not health care providers, refer to Title 8 CCR 5199 Appendix (F) for sample criteria for screening in non-medical settings.
The infection control procedures include procedures for the cleaning and disinfection of work areas, vehicles, and equipment that may become contaminated with ATPs and pose an infection risk to employees. These written procedures will be available at the worksites.
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