Organizations
FDA
What is the Federal Drug Administration?
The scientist that plans and coordinates.
Who is the PI?
Examples are goggles, respirators, bonnets, gloves, and face shields
What is PPE?
Doesn't cover specific species, enforced by FDA for food and drug research and EPA for pesticides and toxic products. Requires QA unit.
What are the GLP's?
The 3 R's
What are Replacement, Reduction and Refinement?
AALAS
What is the American Association of Lab Animal Science?
The senior administrator that IACUC reports to, who is often the Chief Executive Officer.
Who is the Institutional Official (IO)?
Examples are animal bites, scratches, allergies, sharps, noise, chemicals, and radioactivity
What are job hazards?
Committee that approves all protocols and amendments, performs semi-annual inspections of the facility, and must have at least 5 members.
What is the IACUC?
This principle of the 3 R's, refers to using non-animal alternatives instead of using animals.
What is replacement?
AVMA
What is American Veterinary Medical Association?
The year the 3R's were published.
What was 1959?
Important document that details steps for disaster.
What is a Disaster Plan?
The law, enacted in 1966, enforced by USDA that requires the minimum care and treatment of some warm-blooded vertebrates used in research with exceptions of rats and mice.
What is the Animal Welfare Act?
This principle of the 3R's refers to using the minimum number of animals.
What is Reduction?
OSHA
Who is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
Leader of the group of veterinarians that met in Chicago and formed the ACP.
Who was Nathan Brewer?
A parasite transmitted through cats, dangerous to pregnant women.
What is Toxoplasma Gondii?
These regulations, administered by APHIS of the USDA which must comply with the AWA and amendments, are published each year in the Code of Federal Regulations.
What are the Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR)?
This principle of the 3R's refers to refining procedures to minimize pain and distress.
What is Refinement?
Former name of AALAS.
What is the Animal Care Panel (ACP)?
In this year the Animal Welfare Act was enacted.
What was 1966?
According to the disaster plan, the security plan and emergency response plan, this must be preserved above all else.
What is human life?
This book provides guidelines and standards for a variety of areas including caging, training, and vet care. It covers all vertebrates including, rodents, birds, wildlife, and aquatic species.
What is the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals or the guide?
The zoologist and microbiologist that developed the 3R's.
Who are William Russell and Rex Burch?