The Principal Investigator must make sure that appropriate training is provided and documented for everyone listed on his/her Animal Use and Care Protocol. Training must be provided and documented for staff, volunteers or visitors who are exposed to live vertebrate animals.

The Principal Investigator must also make sure that everyone listed on his/her protocol or exposed to live vertebrate animals participates in the Occupational Health Program. To participate, each employee must submit a Risk Assessment form and an Animal Contact Medical Review form to Occupational Health Services. For the volunteer, non-paid students, the risk assessment and medical review forms need to be sent to Cowell Student Health Center for evaluation.

Both of these forms are available at http://safetyservices.ucdavis.edu/occupational-health-services/acu/acu-program. In addition, each person listed on the animal care and use protocol must attend the Animal Care and Use 101 (ACU 101) course. On-line course sign-up is available at http://safetyapps.ucdavis.edu/EHS/Training/index.cfm#acu101.

The Principal Investigator must be sure that everyone listed on his/her Animal Care and Use Protocol has read and understands their responsibilities in relation to the protocol. Everyone working with live vertebrate animals must be qualified, informed and trained.

In-house Training:
The Principal Investigator must provide training on the following:

• Personal hygiene: How to reduce the risk of contamination to the person as well as surfaces and other personnel.
• Personal protective equipment: How to properly select and use personal protective equipment such as gloves, eyewear, lab coats, respirators, etc.
• Use of the Hazard Analysis Tool: How to use the on-line hazard analysis tool at http://safetyapps.ucdavis.edu/IACUC/risktool/index.cfm.
• Animal bite instructions: How to appropriately respond to an animal bite, including immediate washing and first aid procedures, who to contact, and to whom to report the bite. This information must be posted in the laboratory or work area.
• Zoonotic diseases: Inform individuals of all possible zoonotic diseases associated with the species they are exposed to. The on-line "Hazard Analysis Tool" (http://safetyapps.ucdavis.edu/IACUC/risktool/index.cfm) can be used for this instruction.
• Animal Care and husbandry: Awareness of procedures necessary for animal care and husbandry. This is generally for animal care staff and investigator maintained animals only.
• Euthanasia: Procedures on the euthanasia method approved in the Animal Use and Care Protocol.
• Pain and discomfort, anesthetics and analgesics: How to recognize the signs of pain and discomfort in the species with which each individual will be working and the use of the anesthetics and analgesics approved in the Animal Use and Care Protocol.
• Record keeping, monitoring procedures: How to maintain the necessary records and the monitoring procedures for each project.
• Information contained in and purpose of the Injury and Illness Prevention Program: Inform all personnel on the information contained in the Injury, Illness Prevention Program (IIPP), such as how to read a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), the evacuation plan, the availability of pertinent EH&S SafetyNets, etc.
• Bloodborne Pathogens: How to take the necessary precautions when working with bloodborne pathogens and what procedures to follow when possible contamination has occurred.
• Other Hazardous Materials: Information regarding other hazardous substances such as chemicals and radiation used within the work area. This may include the material safety data sheets, personal protection and other pertinent safety information.

Documentation:
Documentation of the above information must be maintained by the Principal Investigator and be readily accessible by the IACUC staff during area inspections. The training document must include:

• Name of person(s) conducting training
• Signature of person receiving training
• Date of training
• A brief description of subjects covered

The “Individual Training Record” (see attachment 1) can be used as guide to assure all training has been documented and acknowledged by the Principal Investigator and employee.

Available Resources:
The IACUC provides the Animal Care and Use 101 (ACU 101) classes as well as assistance with any other training issues. For more information, please contact iacuc-staff@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-2364. The ACU 101 course does require an on-line registration.  The IACUC Staff also provides classes for general animal handling, rodent anesthesia techniques, and aseptic surgery techniques.  The class descriptions are provided on-line at http://safetyapps.ucdavis.edu/EHS/Training/index.cfm.  Additional general species handling classes are scheduled on an as needed basis.

The Attending Veterinarian's Office through the Campus Veterinary Service provides project specific and remedial training as well as project assistance on an as needed basis and can be contacted at LAHC@UCDavis.edu or 530-752-0514 or animaltransfer@ucdavis.edu or 530-752-7244.

Created 08/2007
IACUC Training Subcommittee