The Medical College of Georgia is concerned about the safety and welfare of its faculty, staff and students. We are committed to alerting individuals to potential work-related health risks and counseling them on methods to avoid

workplace hazards through a comprehensive occupational health and safety program.

Participation is mandatory for the following groups:
- Veterinary care and animal husbandry staff
- Faculty, students and staff listed on approved animal protocols
- IACUC committee members

Facilities - staff that perform maintenance work in the animal care facilities can complete the online training

http://www.apreso.mcg.edu/video/bio_safety/FacilitiesHazardsProtect/FMD_OHP_Animals.html

or contact Dr. Stacey Kraemer, Institutional Biosafety Officer at 721-2663; kraemers@mail.mcg.edu for inhouse training

Click here to print a copy of the Occupational Health and Safety Handbook

Faculty and personnel listed on protocols

Click here for Mandatory LATA on-line training 
user name:  mcg     password:  bird
The following modules are mandatory

1.  Occupational Health & Safety

2.  Laboratory Animals

3.  Principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement

4.  Principles of Minimizing Pain and Distress and Developing Human Endpoint

5.  Species Specific i.e. Laboratory Mouse

It is the Principal Investigator's responsibility to ensure that all

Personnel listed on the protocol are enrolled in the Occupational Health and Safety Program.  Everyone can complete the Occupational Health  Screening Questionnaire on-line using your MCG user name and MCG Password (same as you use with Groupwise)

http://webapp2.mcg.edu/pls/htmldb/f?p=animal

If you need assistant please contact Ms. Monica Meyer at 706 721-4788

Other Training Available

• Laboratory Animal Services (LAS) has a collection of training materials available for
  viewing, and veterinarians and technicians who are capable of providing training in many
  general experimental animal procedures. 
• Schedule of In-House Classes Offered (call 721-3421)
• There are many MCG faculty and staff who have skills in experimental animal procedures
  and are willing to pass them on to others. IACUC members and LAS staff veterinarians may
  be able to assist in identifying persons with requisite skills to provide training.