Personnel Working With Animals

The following links provide important safety information for personnel that work with animals at the National Institutes of Health:

Occupational Safety and Health Protection for Federal Employees Poster

NIH Manual Chapters Related to Safety

Chemical Safety and Compliance

Environmental Safety and Compliance

Industrial Hygiene

Primary Barrier Equipment

Employee Assistance Program

Occupational Medical Service Procedures 

Hazard Communication Posters

Additional Animal Resources

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NIH Manual Chapters Related to Safety

Biological Safety and Compliance

The links presented below are intended to aid the researcher in practicing safe science when working with biological agents:

• Biological Material Registrations

• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.

• Guidance for the Selection of Laboratory Coats

• NIH Exposure Control Program for Non-Hospital Personnel 

• Electronic Registration System (ERS) 

• Recombinant DNA Registration

• Select Agent Program

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Chemical Safety and Compliance

The links presented below have been established to ensure chemical safety and compliance: 

• NIH Chemical Safety Guide
• Nanotechnology Safety and Health Program
• NIH Chemical Hygiene Plan 
• NIH Hazard Communication Plan
• Occupational Exposure Limits for Chemicals 
• Procedures for Working with MPTP or MPTP-Treated Animals
  

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Environmental Safety and Compliance

• NIH DEP Policy Memo: Handling and Disposal of Aquatic Water containing the compound MS-222 (aka: Tricaine ruling on the use of MS-222)      
• NIH Waste Disposal Guide 

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Industrial Hygiene

The links presented below provide information on controlling environmental factors arising in or from the NIH workplace in order to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses:

• Ethylene Oxide Surveillance Program

• Formaldehyde Surveillance Program

• Hearing Conservation Program

• Thermal Stress Program Thermal Stress Program Supplement

• Indoor Air Quality

• Laboratory Animal Allergy Prevention Program 

• Laser Safety Program 

• NIH Certification, Maintenance & Decontamination of Containment Equipment Protocol 

• NIH Local Exhaust Ventilation Testing Protocols.pdf 

• Putting Ergonomics to Work

• Respiratory Protection Program 

• Safety Shoe Program

• Waste Anesthetic Gas (WAG) Surveillance Program.

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Occupational Medical Service

The links presented below provide information on procedures that enhance the health and safety of the NIH workforce through the provision of a variety of work-related medical and counseling services:

• Animal Exposure Program 
• Laboratory Animal Allergies
• Medical Surveillance for Transient Visitors into NIH Animal Facilities 
• Nonhuman Primate Body Fluid Exposure 
• OMS Occupational Injuries and Illnesses
• Pre-placement Medical Evaluation
• Rabies Immunization 
• Tuberculosis Surveillance Program 
• Wound Care Guidelines 

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Hazard Communication Posters

The links presented below are posters that may be printed and posted:

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Additional Animal Resources

The links presented below provide more information that is useful for animal-related personnel: 

• Integrated Pest Management
• Office of Animal Care and Use (OACU) 
• ORS Division of Radiation Safety - Animal Studies Proposal Requirements 

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