Animal Research

Duke University's Animal Care and Use Program

Animal Use Protocols

Animal protocols that include work with hazardous materials are to be reviewed by the Occupational and Environmental Safety Office to ensure that all safety and health requirements are met and that hazardous agents are to be handled in a manner that ensures minimal exposure risks to the worker, the animal, and the environment.  Protocols that do not meet all OESO requirements will be given conditional approval until all specified conditions have been met.    

Note:  Employees can check their safety training and employee health requirements by logging on to www.safety.duke.edu and selecting on-line training from the menu.  Employees will need their NetID to log in to on-line training.  If you feel that the displayed requirements are not correct for your position, please contact OESO by sending an email to safety@mc.duke.edu .

• Animal Use Protocol Development Guide

Medical Clearance

• A Health Review for Animal Handlers must be completed at the start of the job and annually thereafter.
• All primate handlers must meet the annual TB skin test requirement. Contact EOHW at 684-3136 for questions.
• All primate handlers must provide documentation of measles immunity to EOHW.

Training Requirements

• Required training for all animal handlers includes two sessions, titled "Animal Handlers Part 1 - Regulations Impacting Animal Care and Use" & "Animal Handlers Part 2 - Veterinary Care".
• "Herpes B-Virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1) Safety Awareness Training" must be completed by all who work with macaques (members of the genus Macaca) .  To schedule this training contact Dr. Randall Reynolds at 684-4933.

Standard Operating Procedures

• Guide for Developing an SOP for the use of Biohazards in Animals
• Guide for Developing SOP for the use of Hazardous Drugs
• SOP for the use of Toxic Chemicals in Animals
• Guidelines for the Safe Handling of Animals Exposed to LPS in Research
• Radiation Safety Animal Care and Use Protocol Wizard