Animal Program: Training Requirements

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Policy Number:
UW-4111
Old Policy Number:
1999-006-io
Responsible Office:
Research Animal Resources and Compliance

University Policy

Rationale/​Purpose:

To define the minimum training requirements for individuals who use or care for animals at UW–Madison and to define which of these individuals must be named on an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)-approved animal care and use protocol.

Policy:

  1. Policy Detail

    1. Minimum training and assessment requirements must be met to ensure the appropriate care and use of live, vertebrate animals in research, teaching, and outreach activities, and to ensure the occupational safety of employees, students, and visitors involved in the UW–Madison animal program. Required training varies based on animal user, species, and what work is being done with the animal.
    2. Individuals who will be part of a research lab for more than 30 consecutive days and will be expected to work unsupervised with live vertebrate animals must be named as Study Team Members in an IACUC-approved animal care and use protocol.
    3. The guidance document associated with this policy identifies and describes each training and assessment requirement, defines distinct animal user groups (e.g., students) and which requirements are relevant to each, deadlines to complete each requirement, and a training matrix. Animal users must refer to the guidance document to assess what training is required.
    4. Questions regarding this policy and the guidance document can be directed to the Reasearch Animal Resources and Compliance (RARC) training staff or the chief campus veterinarian.

  2. Consequences of Noncompliance

    1. Failure to fulfill the training requirements described in this policy and associated guidance document and proceeding to perform hands-on work with vertebrate animals without direct supervision by a qualified individual will be considered a protocol violation (see animal program Policy on Non-Compliance, UW-4113).

  3. Requests for Waivers and Other Training

    1. The UW–Madison Animal Care and Use Committees may, at their discretion, require training or retraining of animal users in addition to that described in the guidance document.
    2. This training may be required at any time, in whatever format the IACUC deems appropriate.
    3. The committees may accept animal user training that is, in the opinion of the chief campus veterinarian, IACUC chair or designee, and IACUC senior program veterinarian or designee, equivalent to the training described in the guidance document.
Related UW–Madison Documents, Web Pages, or Other Resources:
External References:

"Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching," 2010, pp. 3-4

"Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals," 2011, pp. 15-17

Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals ss. IV.A.1

USDA Animal Welfare Act Regulations ss. 2.32(a)-(c)

Policy Administration

Approval Authority:
Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Policy and Compliance
Policy Manager:
Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Policy and Compliance
Contact:
IACUC Administrator -- IACUC Administrator, iacuc_administrator@rarc.wisc.edu, (608) 262-1238
Effective Date:
09-02-1999
Date Issued:
09-02-1999
Revised Dates:

11-01-2004, 12-01-2004, 03-01-2006, 07-01-2006, 08-01-2006, 09-01-2006, 10-01-2007, 01-01-2009, 09-01-2009, 10-01-2009, 04-01-2010, 01-01-2011, 07-01-2011, 01-01-2012, 11-01-2013, 05-01-2014, 12-01-2014, 02-01-2015, 04-01-2016, 07-01-2016, 10-01-2016, 12-01-2019

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