Policies

Compliance
Name Description
Animal Ordering Procedure Describes the animal ordering procedures researchers must follow.
Animal Welfare (OLAW) Assurance Provides institutional assurance that UMass Amherst will comply with the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
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Biohazardous Materials in Research and Instruction Describes policy to ensure that employees, students and visitors follow safe practices when working with or near potentially biologically hazardous materials or recombinant DNA.
Biological Materials Used in Rodents Policy for the prevention of accidental introduction of rodent pathogens into research animals.
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BOT Conflict of Interest for Human Subjects Board of Trustees (BOT) document that outlines procedures for the oversight of individual and institutional financial interests in human subjects research.
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BOT Guidelines for the Oversight of Individual and Institutional Financial Interests in Human Subjects Research Outlines a framework for pursuing interactions in keeping with overall University of Massachusetts Board of Trustee (BOT) policy and accepted best practices.
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BOT Policy for Promoting Objectivity in Biomedical Research Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth & Lowell This Board of Trustee (BOT) policy mandates that all Investigators from the four campus' that are applying for funds from the NIH or other PHS agencies are obliged to comply with the requirements of the NIH FCOI Policy
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BOT Policy on Conflicts of Interest Relating to Intellectual Property and Commercial Ventures Amherst & Boston Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 75 - 14A, in the area of intellectual property and technology transfer this policy is controlling.
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BOT Policy on Faculty Consulting and Outside Activities: Amherst & Boston Policy issued by the Board of Trustees (BOT) intended to further the mission of the University and to enrich the experiences of the faculty by facilitating appropriately limited outside activities for faculty.
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BOT Policy on Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarly Activities This Board of Trustees (BOT) policy mandates that RCR procedures that adhere to policies of PHS 42 CFR Part 93, NSF, 45 CFR Part 689, and any other relevant federal, state, or funding agencies and apply to all research and scholarly activity carried out at the university campus by university employees.
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Data Ownership, Retention, and Access at UMass Amherst Special report of the Research Council presented and approved at the Faculty Senate meeting of May 18, 2006 (Sen. Doc 06-047)
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Human Body Fluids Precautions Policy Comprehensive set of standards, guidelines, and procedures that will minimize the risk to students, faculty, and staff of occupational exposure to human body fluids and other materials that may contain agents of human infection.
Institutional Policy for Oversight of Animal Use in Research and Teaching This policy contains Information about the university's assurance to comply with documented regulations that apply to all vertebrate animals used for research and teaching.
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PI and Co-PI Roles and Responsibilities Special Report of the Research Council concerning Principal and Co-Principal Investigators: Eligibility, Roles, Rights, Responsibilities, and Obligations. See link at right.
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Policy on Human Subjects in Research Policy statement providing assurance of compliance with Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) regulations for protection of human research subjects.
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Post Approval Monitoring Compliance Monitoring is sometimes referred to as Post Approval (PAM), wherein approved animal work is continuously monitored during the approval period.
UMass COI Policy for NSF and other Federal Agencies This Policy has been developed by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and complies with specific NSF requirements laid out in NSF’s Grant Policy Manual.
University of Massachusetts Amherst Policy to Conform with Board of Trustee Policy Doc. T94-034 and The Federal OMB Uniform Guidance This policy compiles various requirements, procedures, and guidance that have been designed to meet these and expectations. 
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