Federal OSHA · osha.gov
Program-Based Standards

Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Medical Surveillance

Aerosol-transmitted pathogens (TB, measles, varicella, novel respiratory pathogens) threaten healthcare and high-risk-facility workers; this is a California-only standard with no federal equivalent.

No category-specific Federal OSHA standard

No dedicated federal OSHA aerosol/airborne-transmissible-disease standard exists. Airborne-pathogen risk is addressed only indirectly under federal OSHA — e.g., the respiratory protection standard (1910.134), recordkeeping, and the General Duty Clause (Section 5(a)(1)) — not by a specific federal ATD medical-surveillance standard. There is no federal baseline/annual TB testing or post-exposure ATD evaluation mandate. (California analog: 8 CCR 5199.)

Where no dedicated Federal OSHA standard exists, Occu-Med applies the corresponding California requirements and general duty-of-care best practices.

How this compares to Cal/OSHA: California-only standard. 8 CCR 5199 mandates baseline and ANNUAL TB testing/assessment, TB-conversion medical evaluation/referral, Appendix E vaccination offers, and a structured post-exposure pathway (72-hour exposure analysis, 96-hour post-exposure medical evaluation, local-health-officer reporting). There is NO federal OSHA equivalent — federal airborne-pathogen risk is covered only indirectly via 1910.134 and the General Duty Clause.

Occu-Med handles Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) surveillance end-to-end

Scheduling, exams, lab panels, physician review, removal/return determinations, and audit-ready recordkeeping — fully compliant with Federal OSHA requirements.