[MCOH-EH] exposures

[Mark Catlin]

Before and in addition to worker's compensation, CalOSHA requires employers
to prevent exposure and to provide medical services after an exposure to
airborne or droplet (aerosol) spread infectious diseases, under the 2009
Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard
https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5199.html

California passed the first occupational standard in the nation to prevent
worker illness from infectious diseases that can be transmitted by inhaling
air that contains viruses, bacteria or other disease organisms. The
Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases standard was designed to make
recommended public health practices in infection control legally
enforceable. It applies to workplaces at high risk for infectious diseases
such as hospitals, clinics, emergency medical services, laboratories,
prisons and homeless shelters.

Employer requirements include written aerosol transmissible disease
exposure control procedures, infection control measures, employee training,
medical services and recordkeeping. Where engineering and work practice
controls do not provide adequate protection, the standard requires that
respiratory protection be used to protect workersperforming certain tasks
from exposure to aerosol transmissible diseases.

Mark Catlin

Health and Safety Director
SEIU
1800 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 730 - 7290
(202) 436 - 0856 cell
mark.catlin at seiu.org

On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Erika Sweet <esweet at dhs.lacounty.gov>
wrote:

> Employees who sustain an occupational exposure are coved by workers comp.
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> Erika Sweet, RN, MSN, NP, CHON-S
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> Director of Employee Health Services
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> Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
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> Office (310) 222.2360 <(310)%20222-2360>
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> FAX (310) 222.5326 <(310)%20222-5326>
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> *From:* MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] * On Behalf Of *Hudson,
> T. Warner
> *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2017 7:36 AM
> *To:* MCOH/EH <mcoh-eh at mylist.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [MCOH-EH] exposures
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> WC at UCLA  covers healthcare personnel work-related  post exposure (for
> work exposure) vaccines, testing and meds as would illness from same.
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> T. Warner Hudson, MD FACOEM, FAAFP
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> Medical Director, Occupational and Employee Health
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> *UCLA* Health System and Campus
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> Office 310.825.9146 <(310)%20825-9146>
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> Fax 310.206.4585 <(310)%20206-4585>
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> Pager 800.233.7231 <(800)%20233-7231>  ID 27132
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> E-mail twhudson at mednet.ucla.edu
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> Website www.ohs.uclahealth.org
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> *From:* MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net
> <mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net>] *On Behalf Of *Kumar, Bindu, MD
> *Sent:* Friday, January 20, 2017 7:07 AM
> *To:* mcoh-eh at mylist.net
> *Subject:* Re: [MCOH-EH] exposures
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> List,
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> Can I ask how your health systems handle employee exposures to influenza,
> pertussis etc.? Are the post-exposure prophylaxis medications covered under
> workers’ comp or by the employees’ personal insurance? What about when an
> employee becomes symptomatic as a result of such exposure?  Thank you in
> advance for your input.
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> Bindu Kumar MD
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> Associate Medical Director
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> Occupational and Travel Health
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> Main Line Health
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> 484-476-2881 <(484)%20476-2881>
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