Occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (U.S.). Committee on Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Nonhuman Primates
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2003]
Subjects:	Occupational Diseases > prevention & control. Animal Technicians. Animals, Laboratory. Primates. Safety Management.
Online Access:	Occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates (Online)

Table of Contents:

Executive summary
Introduction and overview
Background and context for occupational health and safety in the care and use of nonhuman primates
Identifying infectious hazards associated with the use of nonhuman primates in research
Identifying noninfectious hazards
Risk assessment : evaluating risks to human health and safety
Occupational health and safety regulations and recommendations applicable to nonhuman-primate research facilities
Risk management : the principles underlying the design and implementation of an occupational health and safety plan
Personnel qualifications, training, and continuing education
Postexposure medical treatment in nonhuman-primate facilities