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Guide
for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
1996. National Academy Press, Washington D.C. 1996.
Public
Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory
Animals. 1986. Reprinted March 1996. U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services, Washington D.C. (Available
from: Office
of Laboratory Animal Welfare, National Institutes of
Health, Bethesda, MD) 16pp.
Animal
Welfare Act and Regulations
Guide
for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural
Research and Teaching, First Revised Edition. 1999. Can be
ordered from the Federation
of Animal Science Societies. 120pp.
U.S.
Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate
Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training. U.S.
Interagency Research Animal Committee.
2000
Report of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Panel on Euthanasia (pdf
file)
Guidelines
for the Responsible Use of Animals in the Classroom.
Issued by the National Science Teachers Association in July
1991. Additional guidance in the form of a background
paper is also available.
Office
of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW). This is the federal
agency responsible for oversight of animal research and compliance
with Public Health Service policy on the care and use of
laboratory animals. The UAF federalwide assurance, which
serves as our IACUC procedures, is filed with OLAW.
U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Care Program. Animal
Care provides leadership in establishing acceptable standards
of humane animal care and treatment and to monitor and
achieve compliance with the Animal Welfare Act through
inspections, education, and cooperative efforts.
Requirements
for Prompt Reporting (Notice
# NOT-OD-05-034, Issued 2/24/05). Provides
guidance on the types of incidents and activities involving
research animals which MUST be reported to OLAW. Supercedes
the 1994 Guidance
Letter from the Office of Protection from Research
Risks, Division of Animal Welfare.
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Occupational
Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals.
Committee on Occupational Safety and Health in Research
Animal Facilities, National Research Council. 1997. National
Academy Press. Washington D.C. pp168.
Haz-Map:
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents. This is an
NIH site with search information on occupational exposures
to hazardous agents (including animal allergens and zoonotic
diseases).
Compendium
of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in
Public Settings, 2005. Centers for Disease Control. Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report 54(RR-4). Accompanying letter from
the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians,
Inc.
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Asthma & Allergy
Preventing
Asthma in Animal Handlers. January 1998. US Department
of Health & Human Services (National Institute for
Occupational Safety & Health). Publication No. 97-116.
Preventing
Latex Allergies. June 1997. US Department of Health & Human
Services, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health.
Publication No. 97-135.
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Biosafety
Guidelines
NIH
Guidelines: Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer. This
National Institutes of Health site contains links to
multiple forms, including a aprinter friendly pdf version,
of the full NIH Guidelines and any subsequent ammendments.
Laboratory
Biosafety Manual (2nd edition -revised) Interim Guidelines.
2003. World Health Organization. (pdf file)
Primary
Containment for Biohazards: Selection, Installation and
Use of Biological Safety Cabinets. September 2000
(2nd edition). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and
National Institutes of Health.
Biosafety
in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories. April
1999 (4th edition). U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service, Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes
of Health.
Guidelines
for Safe Transport of Infectious Substances and Diagnostic
Specimens. Geneva 1997. World Health Organization.
(pdf file)
Laboratory
Biosafety Guidelines. 1996 (2nd edition). Public
Health Agency of Canada.
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Hepatitis
Viral
Hepatitis Website.
US Department of Health & Human Services, Center
for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center
for Infectious Diseases.
Hepatitis
A Fact Sheet. US
Department of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Hepatitis
B Fact Sheet. US
Department of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Hepatitis
C Fact Sheet. US
Department of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Hepatitis
B Viruse Prevention Brochure. US
Department of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
Hepatitis
C Prevention Strategy. US
Department of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
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Other
Bloodborne Pathogens
Enforcement
Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne
Pathogens. US
Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety
Administration. Directive CPL 02-02-069 - CPL 2-2.69.
Exposure
to Blood: What Healthcare Workers Need to Know. Department
of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Pamphlet.
How
to Prevent Needlestick Injuries: Answers to Some Important
Questions. US Department of Labor, Occupational Health & Safety
Administration. Pamphlet.
Updated
U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines for the Management
of Occupational Exposures
to HBV, HCV, and HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis.
Department of Health & Human Services, Center for Disease Control & Prevention.
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. June 29, 2001. Vol. 50 No. RR-11.
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Carcinogens
Report
on Carcinogens, tenth edition. The
National Toxicology Program Homepage. The NTP, within
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is
an interagency program headquartered at the National
Institutes of Health's National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS).
NIOSH
Carcinogen List. US Department of Health & Human
Services, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. This
is a linked alphabetical list of substances NIOSH considers
to be potential occupational carcinogens.
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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis.
The Yellow Book, Health Information for International Travel.
US Department of Health & Human Services, Center for
Disease Control and Prevention.
To
Eliminate Tuberculosis in Alaska. State of Alaska,
Department of Health & Social Services, Division
of Public Health. July 2001.
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Zoonoses
Preventing
Zoonotic Diseases in Immunocompromised Persons: The
Role of Physicians and Veterinarians. Sara
Grant and Christopher W. Olsen. Emerging Infectious
Diseases. Vol. 5 No. 1. Jan-March 1999.
All
About Hantaviruses Homepage. U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Precautions
for Workers in Affected Areas Who are Regularly Exposed
to Rodents. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Infectious
Diseases in Wildlife that are of Human Health Importance.
UAF Principles of Humane Animal Care and Use training program
(Module 1).
Human
Rabies Prevention - United States, 1999. MMWR Reccommendations
and Reports. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,
Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Remote
Travel Safety
Remote
Travel Safety Guide created by the UA Office of Risk
Management.
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