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Program Aims
The University
of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is committed to providing a safe
and productive working environment for all employees and volunteers.
The university provides the following Occupational Health and
Safety Program (OHSP) for all individuals working within UAF
animal facilities who are involved in the direct care of vertebrate
animals and their living quarters, and those individuals who
have direct contact with animals (live or dead), their viable
tissues, body fluids or wastes. Participation in this Occupational
Health and Safety Program is based on contact time with live
vertebrates and potential exposure to hazardous agents. This
program is applicable to:
- Full
time, part time, and temporary personnel involved in animal
care in UAF units that house animals for research and teaching.
- Research
investigators and their technical/research staff (includes
post-docs, graduate students and some undergraduate students).
- Instructors
involved with animal related work.
- Other
UAF personnel who may reasonably be expected to come in contact
with vertebrate animals (live or dead), their viable tissues,
body fluids or wastes (some personnel in facilities management,
security, custodial services).
- Collaborators,
contract service providers and others allowed unaccompanied/unsupervised
access to UAF units that house animals for research and teaching.
Level of
participation in the OHSP is based on risk assessment. Participants
are organized into risk
categories that reflect the specific surveillance
needs of the individuals based
on the specific species of animals and/or biological, chemical, radiation
and mechanical hazards they are potentially exposed to as
part of their duties.
Program
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