Who Takes It:
• Operations involving the management, capture, sampling,
transportation or disposal of wild birds or other wildlife.
• Farms producing animals or animal products, including the transport of
animals and untreated animal products, byproducts, or wastes to or
from farms.
• Slaughterhouses and initial processing facilities for untreated animal
products, byproducts, or wastes.
• Veterinary, animal inspection, and other animal health operations.
• Importers of live animals and untreated animal products.
• Zoos, animal parks, pet stores and other operations in which animals are
displayed, transported, or housed.
• Laboratory operations involving samples, cultures, or other materials
potentially containing zoonotic aerosol transmissible pathogens
(zoonotic ATPs).
• Zoonotic ATP incident response operations
Class Length: 1 hour (Initial training required)
Topics:
• The identification and description of the zoonotic diseases that may be
present in the work operation, and their signs and symptoms.
• The processes and procedures employees will use in restricted areas or
when dealing with infected animals or their waste.
• The employer’s safety program, including engineering and administrative
controls, exposure monitoring and the results of exposure monitoring,
the use of personal and respiratory protection equipment, cleaning and
decontamination procedures, access to sanitation facilities and drinking
water, and methods to control the risk of heat illness.
• The meaning of signs that will be used onsite.
• Hazard communications training in accordance with 8 CCR Section 5194
• The employer’s medical services program
