Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP)
The UGA Occupational Health and Safety (OHSP) Program works to provide a safe workplace for all personnel involved in research or instruction using animals or biohazardous agents. The Office of Animal Care and Use and the Office of Biosafety administer the OHSP with the assistance of Regional FirstCare’s Occupational Health Service. The National Research Council’s Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals and the CDC’s Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories are used to provide guidance and benchmarks for the UGA OHSP.
The OHSP applies to any UGA employee (faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and visitors) who:
- works with vertebrate animals, or animal tissues, fluids, secretions, and/or excretions;
- works with biohazardous agents;
- handles caging and related equipment contaminated by animal tissues, fluids, secretions, and/or excretions; or
- routinely enters into facilities where animals are maintained
Policies & Guidelines
Forms
- Occupational Health Questionnaire
Required for all personnel listed on Animal Use Protocols and/or IBC Protocols, including the PI, and all research personnel.
- Non-Contact Animal Exposure Report Form
Required for all personnel listed who enter animal facilities but who do not have animal contact (e.g. Physical Plant Staff, vendors, other authorized visitors).
- Non-Contact Information Sheet for High Containment / High Security Facilities
- OHSP Annual Follow-up