Animal Care and Use Training
Environmental Health and Safety
Training
FIU IACUC Policies For The Care and Use of Animals
What Investigators Need to Know About the Use of Animals
EH&S Research Clearance Forms
According to federal guidelines each Institution is responsible for training its staff to meet the performance requirements cited in the PHS Policy. At a minimum, however, the policy requires institutions to ensure that individuals who use or provide care for animals are trained and qualified in the appropriate, species-specific housing methods, husbandry procedures, and handling techniques. The institution must ensure that research staff members performing experimental manipulation, including anesthesia and surgery, are qualified through training or experience to accomplish such procedures humanely and in a scientifically acceptable fashion. They must also provide training or instruction in research and testing methods that minimize the number of animals required to obtain valid results and minimize animal distress. Institutions must also ensure that professional staff whose work involves hazardous biological, chemical, or physical agents have training or experience to assess potential dangers and select and oversee the implementation of appropriate safeguards.
The FIU IACUC requires ALL persons participating in research
and/or teaching involving animal subjects to receive training in the
following two areas:
1) Animal Care and Use Training
2) Environmental Health and Safety
Training (for research in a facility/laboratory)
Below you will find information and instructions on how to access
both of the required training websites. Please direct any
questions regarding the IACUC training requirements to
the following e-mail address: irbiacuc@fiu.edu.
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Animal Care and Use Training:
FIU utilizes a customized online tutorial to provide certification for animal care and use. Below are the steps to register and access the training course:
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Go to
http://www.citiprogram.org/
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As a "new" user, you will need to click "Register Here" to register for the training course |
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Select "Florida International University" from the Participating Institutions and click "submit" |
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Create a unique username and password and click "submit"
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Enter your personal
information (last name, first name, email) and then
click "Submit" |
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Continue entering
additional information (gender, degree, etc.).
When asked which course you plan to take, please
select: "Laboratory Animal Welfare." When you
have finished completing this page, please click
"submit" |
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You should now be able to
access the training courses menu |
You will have the opportunity to print a Training Certificate upon completion of the training course and exam. A photocopy of this certificate must be included in your IACUC packet submission. Please keep an original copy for your records.
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Environmental Health and Safety Training:
The department of Environmental Health and Safety
(EH&S) now offers FIU employees and students with a single
training course, which covers occupational health and
safety, laboratory animal environment, and hygiene in the
laboratory animal facility. This new training course
is called Animal Care Safety. This training
course is mandated for all individuals that will be
performing animal research in a facility or laboratory.
Please note, the new Animal Care Safety training course
replaces the following three EH&S animal training courses:
LATG 5, ALAT 8, and ALAT 10. Those three training
courses are no longer provided through EH&S.
Please click on the following link to access the Animal
Care Safety course and for registration information:
EH&S
Online Training
Upon completion of the Animal Care Safety course you will be provided with
a link to print out your Training Certificate. A photocopy of the certificate
must be included in your IACUC packet submission. Please keep an
original copy for your records.
Note: If you have any difficulties
registering or obtaining your login information, you may contact
Sherone Mullings. She is the Training Program Administrator
for EH&S. Her contact information is provided below:
Name: Sherone Mullings
Title: Safety Education Coordinator
Dept: Risk Management & Environmental Health
Office: CSC 162
Phone: 305-348-1421
Secondary Phone: 305 348 2621
E-mail:
Sherone.Mullings@fiu.edu or
ehstrain@fiu.edu
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