The Field of Laboratory Animal Research and the Research Environment
The abbreviation for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science.
What is AALAS?
The person that is ultimately responsible for your safety in an animal facility.
What is the individual themselves?
The type of PPE worn when working around loud equipment in cage wash.
What is hearing protection?
The most commonly used metal in laboratory animal caging
What is stainless steel?
The scientific name of the common house mouse.
What is Mus Musculus ?
The scientist that plans and coordinates all phases of lab research work.
What is the Principal Investigator or PI?
What OSHA stands for.
What is "Occupational Safety and Health Administration" ?
The name of the type of washer that is designed for cleaning large equipment. Like bulk carts or large animal caging.
What is a rack washer?
The proper temperature range in a rodent room.
What is 72 plus or minus 3 degrees?
The type of drinking water provided to our rodents.
What is acidified water?
The founder of AALAS.
Who is Dr. Nathan Brewer?
Something that must always be secured to a solid surface or kept in a cart designed for it specificly to prevent it from becoming a dangerous projectile.
What is a pressurized gas cylinder?
The temperature of the final rinse cycle according to the ALAT manual.
What is 180 degrees?
In animal rooms, the relative humidity range of ___ to ____ range. (percent)
What is 30% to 70%?
The common secondary physical method to ensure proper euthanasia.
What is cervical dislocation?
The original founding year of American Association of Laboratory Animal Science.
What is 1950?
The most common type of injury in an animal facility.
What is ergonomic or musculoskeletal injury?
Activities that are not permitted in cage wash to protect equipment.
What is banging or dragging of cages and equipment?
The unit of measurement we use to record temperature on the room log.
What is Fahrenheit?
The timeframes animal health observations are to be performed.
What is between 7:00 - 9:00 AM and 2:00 - 3:30 PM?
The number of AALAS districts.
What is 8?
What the abbreviation dB stands for.
What are decibels?
All Charles River staff are now required to wear this type of PPE when inside the vivarium.
What is eye protection?
The light level most commonly used in animal rooms.
What is 325 lux (30 foot-candles) about 1.0 meters above the floor?
The name of the injury that may happen if you pick up a rat by the tip of it's tail.
What is degloving?