Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates (2003) / Chapter Skim
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1. Introduction and Overview
1. Introduction and Overview
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A review of safety records pertinent to animal care occupations demonstrates that many of the health hazards encountered when working with nonhuman primates are not unique. A survey of accidental injuries associated with nonhuman primates at two national primate research centers documented a list of occupational injuries including bites, animalinflicted scratches, needle sticks, cuts, and mucous membrane exposures (bin Zakaria and others 1996~.
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The goals of an organization's OHSP are as follows: to identify hazards in the workplace and determine the risk associated with them, to design the facility and management program to reduce risks associated with the hazards, and most importantly, to communicate hazard identification, risk assessment, and appropriate safety measures to all employees. An OHSP integrates the efforts of management, administration, employees, and health care professionals in an active, evolving program that promotes a culture of safety in the workplace.
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Understanding differences in behavior between species and individual animals can assist personnel in predicting an animal's actions and identifying potential hazards associated with them. The third chapter addresses potential zoonotic hazards that may be encountered in a nonhuman-primate facility or at a facility that uses nonhuman-primate blood or tissue.
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It identifies four steps to successful risk assessment: hazard identification, dose response assessment, exposure assessment, and risk estimation and characterization (NRC 1983; Samet and Burke 1998~. Chapter 6 discusses the identification of pertinent OHS regulations and recommendations, the final step undertaken before a risk management strategy is developed.
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The actual development and implementation of an OHSP must be adapted to the individual needs and functions of an organization. One common theme is that effective communication of hazards, risks, and safety measures to all employees is a vital element in the success of any program.
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