Learning objectives

• Explain the risks associated with aerosol transmissible diseases (ATDs), how they are spread, and steps for preventing and responding to exposures

• Identify the engineering and administrative controls, personal protective equipment (PPE), and employee health programs that help prevent ATD exposures

• List the actions that you and your employer must take in response to an ATD exposure

Course overview

This lesson makes you aware of how aerosol transmissible disease exposures occur in work settings. It also presents information on what you and your employer can do to minimize the risk of exposures.