Laboratory Animal Use
All laboratory animal work at the University Of MD, Baltimore must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) . All work involving the use of infectious agents or non-human primates must also be approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
The University has put into effect a Laboratory Animal Occupational Health Program, which is designed to protect the health of both personnel and laboratory animals. Part of this program involves the completion of a medical questionnaire: Laboratory Animal Exposure Risk Assessment Form . If you are not already a registered user, you will need to register and login to MyEHS, before accessing the form.
The University has also developed a written Animal Worker Safety Program. This document covers the safety programs that the University has in place to protect employees that work with research animals.
Employees can obtain safety training on working with research animals by going to MyEHS and selecting online training and then the course entitled: “Safety Training for Work w/Research Animals.”
For information on disposal of animal carcasses: Animal Carcass Disposal
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