Policies & Procedures

Policy: 3207

The College encourages inquiry that incorporates the use of live organisms in the classroom, laboratory, and external College environment. However, the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff are of primary importance when planning for such use. Accordingly, the use of live organisms in educational settings must include hazard identification, risk assessment, student and personnel training and protection, and preventative protection measures.

Administrative procedures will further define and guide the use of live organisms in the classroom.

References:

Rowan College of South Jersey Administrative Procedure, 3207 Live Organisms in the

Classroom and Laboratory

The Animal Welfare Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-544)

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. National Institutes of Health.

Position Statements. Association for Accreditation and Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC) International

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook. 2nd Edition, 2002. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfares/Applied Research Ethics National Association.