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Date adopted: May 2006
Last revised: December 9, 2008
Mandatory training for wildlife handlers includes:
I. Policy
Federal law requires that the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) make recommendations to the Institutional Official (IO) for development and administration of animal care and use training programs for all personnel involved in the use of animals in teaching or research. Animal users require training in order to ensure that all persons involved in animal care and use are:
- Informed of IACUC and Laboratory Animal Resources (LAR) policies and procedures regarding animal care and use at the University of Montana;
- Informed of available resources regarding animal care and use certified by accrediting and oversight agencies including the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC), the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA);
- Verified to be technically proficient and fully capable of their responsibilties for animal care and use covered under their Animal Use Protocol (AUP); and
- Provided training and offered participation in the risk-based Occupatioanl Health and Safety (OH&S) program.
It is the policy of The University of Montana IACUC to provide and document a comprehensive training program for all animal users.
II. Procedure
- Administrative Responsibility
- It is the responsibility of the IACUC Coordinator to:
- Maintain individual records of animal user training,
- Provide occupational health and safety (OH&S) materials and instructional for OH&S program participation.
- It is the responsibility of the AV and persons approved and designated by the AV to
- Conduct training for field researchers as reasonable and necessary
- Documentation of Training
- The IACUC Coordinator will maintain individual files for all animal users that will include:
- Individualized training provided by AV or invited specialists
- Wildlife Handler online training quizzes
- All training documents will be made available by the IACUC Coordinator to the IACUC, federal regulatory personnel, or any other qualified inspector on demand.
- Training Program
- All wildlife users are required to work on an approved AUP to,
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