Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Safety Plans

Biosafety plans are required to minimize research laboratory employee exposure to Aerosol Transmitted Pathogens (ATP)

Each laboratory that works with any of the agents specified in Appendix D of the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards board Title 8, section 5199 must develop a biosafety plan.

The Biosafety Plan must describe the procedures and measures to establish, implement and maintain an effective program to minimize research laboratory employee exposure to Aerosol Transmitted Pathogens – Laboratory (ATPs-L).


Additional Guidance Regarding Your ATP Biosafety Plan

  • The Biosafety Plan must include the required information in sufficient detail to provide a useful training document for laboratory employees and students.
  • Completion and adoption of the biosafety plan does not substitute for obtaining a Biological Use Authorization (BUA) from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) that authorizes the possession, storage, transfer, and use of the biohazardous materials noted in a biosafety plan. 
  • Completion and annual update of a biosafety plan is a prerequisite for securing and maintaining IBC approval of your BUA.