Compliance
Maintaining Your Lab
Compliance with Federal, State, and Institutional policies is an essential component of any animal care and use program. This Basic Compliance list has been created to help investigators and avoid potential compliance issues.
Policies, SOPs, and Guidelines
Find detailed information about policies, SOPs, and guidelines.
Common Compliance Problems
Compliance problems can range from lapses in protocol renewal to working with animals prior to completing training.
Visitor Guidelines
Any visitor to an animal research facility must adhere to strict protocols and guidelines. The Visitor Guidelines can be found here.
Controlled Substances Guidelines and Forms
To aid University of Pittsburgh investigators in complying with the Controlled Substances Act and related regulations, University guidelines have been developed, as well as a number of internal implementation procedures which can be found here.
Anesthesia Competency Verification
The IACUC is responsible for ensuring, as part of their review of research activities, that the personnel can perform anesthesia as described in the protocol. A brief overview and FAQs can be found on the Anesthesia Competency Verification program webpage.
Self-Report Form
Events that impact the health or safety of animals should be reported as soon as possible after discovery of the event. This can now be done via the IACUC’s online Self-Report form