The Field of Laboratory Animal Science (CH 1)
In 1950, Dr. Nathan Brewer and other veterinarians formed this organization.
What is the Animal Care Panel? (Now American Association for Laboratory Animal Science AALAS)
This agency administers the Animal Welfare Act
What is the USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service?
These are used to measure the effectiveness of an institution-wide emergency system.
What are Periodic Disaster Drills?
The three key factors for personal protection from radiation.
What are shielding, time, and distance?
The term for a disease transmitted from animals to humans.
What is zoonosis or zoonotic disease?
This member of the laboratory animal research team plans and coordinates all phases of the research work and prepares the protocol.
What is the Principal Investigator (PI)?
These regulations apply to nonclinical studies conducted to collect data for submission to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
What are Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs)?
A document that outlines the steps to be taken in response to a disaster.
What is a Disaster Plan?
Gloves, safety glasses and masks are all types of ____.
What are personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This term is used to describe items that can puncture the skin.
What are sharps?
This member of the laboratory animal research team performs research tasks required by the protocol and analyzes data.
What is the Research Technician?
This group oversees the institutions animal research programs.
What is the Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee (IACUC)?
This should be posted throughout a facility and identifies whom to call when an emergency occurs.
What is an Emergency Contact List?
This type of PPE provides the best protection for the eye.
What are goggles or safety glasses with side shields?
This is how long eyes should be flushed in case of a splash exposure.
What is "at least 15 minutes"?
This member of the laboratory animal research team coordinates animal care and advises investigators on proper animal use.
What is the Laboratory Animal Veterinarian?
This agency is responsible for enforcing the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy)?
What is the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)?
This document describes ways to prevent and address security breaches.
What is a Security Plan?
The reason for animal facility personnel to wear uniforms instead of regular clothing.
What is " to protect themselves and the environment from exposure to microorganisms, allergens, and toxic substances"?
This law requires employers to provide a workplace free from hazards that can cause serious injury or death.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)?
This member of the laboratory animal research team performs many animal care functions and monitors environmental factors.
What is the Laboratory Animal Technician?
True or false: Mice bred for research are not covered by the Animal Welfare Act.
What is "True"?
These identify ways to improve the disaster plan and emergency procedures.
What are Post-Incident Discussions?
Ear protection should be worn in areas such as cage wash where the noise level measures at or above this level.
What is 85 decibels?
This is the common term for the policy that most institutions have to protect an individual reporting instances of animal abuse or neglect.
What is Whistleblower policy?