All Policies, Guidance and Forms
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NASA Guidance Document | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Guidance Document | |
Needle and Syringe Use | Links to Massachusetts regulation guiding purchase. | |
NEW - Environmental Chamber Housing Standards |
Standards to ensure the highest level of animal welfare and compliance for research animals in various environmental and research chambers. Download File |
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NEW - Mouse Breeding Guidance for ACS Vivaria |
The aim of this guidance is to meet the intent of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals using performance based standards of animal care and use while keeping in mind the special needs of investigators maintaining transgenic mouse breeding colonies. Download File |
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NEW- Hamster Breeding Guidance |
In order to remain in compliance with federal animal welfare regulations, UMass Animal Care follows the guidelines in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the USDA Animal Welfare Regulations. The current edition (8th ed.) of the Guide contains specific floor space recommendations for hamsters. Download File |
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NIH Guidance Document | National Institutes of Health Guidance Document | |
NIH Single IRB Policy for Multi-site Research | Describes changes affecting NIH policies governing Single IRBs for Multi-Site research. The guidance provides step by step guidance for researchers and staff to understand the significant changes which will affect NIH sponsored activities and human subjects research. | |
NSF Guidance Document | National Science Foundation Guidance Document |