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6. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Recommendations Applicable to Nonhuman-Primate Research Facilities
6. Occupational Health and Safety Regulations and Recommendations Applicable to Nonhuman-Primate Research Facilities
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FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS Occupational Safety and Health Act The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 mandates that all nongovernment employers provide a safe and healthful workplace for 83
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For example, the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) requires institutions to provide hepatitis B vaccinations to employees who handle blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with hepatitis B virus and to make a confidential medical evaluation available to the employee immediately after an exposure to animal tissues that are contaminated with a bloodborne pathogen.
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Infection Resultingfrom Ocular Exposure, which is available online at www.cdc.gov/niosh/ and provides a summary of key points, a description of the hazard, recommendations for preventing B virus infections, recommended actions, and references for additional information. Occupational Health and Safety in Federal Facilities The Occupational Safety and Health Act in Section 19, also designated 29 USC 668, requires heads of federal agencies to establish and maintain comprehensive and effective OHS programs consistent with the standards set for nongovernment employers by OSHA (such as 29 CFR 1910)
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The Guide includes OHS guidelines related to hazard identification and risk assessment; personnel training; personal hygiene; facilities, procedures, and monitoring; personal protection; and medical evaluation and preventive medicine for personnel. The Guide is discussed further later in this chapter.
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medical evaluation/preventive medicine (DeLong and others 2001~. Aspects of the OHSP that are considered by AAALAC International in assessments of animal care and use programs can be found in the Program Description at HtmlResAnchor www.aaalac.org/download.htm.
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CDC's import-quarantine program activities include development of recommendations for disease-control measures, inspection of quarantine facilities, monitoring of arriving shipments, assessment of disease-control measures, review of animal health records, and investigation of illness reports. Worker-protection measures advocated by CDC for activities in the importation and quarantine of nonhuman primates include: 1.
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dot.gov. STATE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS The Occupational Safety and Health Act allows states to establish their own programs for issuing and enforcing OHS standards.
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and depends on maintenance of safe equipment and facilities as well as performance of safe work practices by all employees. The Guide also provides guidance on hazard identification and risk assessment; personnel training; personal hygiene; facilities, procedures, and monitoring; animal experimentation involving hazards; personal protection; and medical evaluation and preventive medicine for personnel.
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· We recommend that every institution develop a multidisciplinary approach to occupational health and safety that permits the continuing evaluation of potential workplace hazards and of the risks to employees working with animals. · We recommend that the determination of need for health-care services be based on the nature of the hazards associated with the care and use of research animals and the intensity and frequency of employee exposure to these hazards.
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This confidential peer review assesses the quality of all aspects of an animal care and use program, including animal husbandry, veterinary care, institutional policies, and the facilities where animals are housed and used. More specifically, AAALAC International carefully reviews OHS programs and assesses their design, scope, and effectiveness in light of the nature of the animal research being conducted.
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American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH~) is a member-based organization that "advances worker health and safety through education and the development and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge." ACGIH~ is one of the industry's leading publication resources, with over 400 titles related to occupational and environmental health and safety, including the Threshold Limit Values (TLVs~)
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