Policies and Procedures

Procedure Room Access

Access to certain procedure rooms is restricted based on investigator needs or training requirements for utilizing the space. You can gain access to a DAR managed rodent surgery areas by scheduling a training session with Rebeccah Hunter, Training Coordinator. If you would like access to a procedure room that is locked because of an investigator request, please DAR Security (SOMDAR-Security@mscloud.emory.net). You will be granted access to the room after the responsible party has approved the request.

Guests and Visitors

Guests of faculty conducting research approved by the IACUC may be admitted to the animal research facilities at the discretion of a faculty member providing they are under the direct supervision of the sponsoring faculty member or the sponsor's responsible, qualified designee. Visitors, except as addressed specifically below, are not permitted to have hands-on contact with animals, may only observe, and are expected to adhere to all Emory requirements, rules and policies related to animal research. Visitors are defined to include Emory personnel who have not met the qualifications for admittance to the animal research facilities or guests from outside of our university community including volunteers and students engaged in non-catalog educational activities.

Visitors must be at least 16 years of age and may not have access to non-human primates, biocontainment areas, VAF rodent housing areas, the HSRB animal research facility, or projects involving chemical, radiological infectious or other known hazards without special training and authorization of the appropriate university oversight committee and the DAR Director or the Director's qualified designee. Hands-on contact with animals is only permitted for persons credentialed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee or under specific circumstances documented and approved in the "Other Personnel Associated with Protocol" section of the IACUC protocol form. 

Minimal Attire

Persons working in the animal research facilities minimally must wear shirt/blouse, long pants, and closed-toe shoes (sandals, flip-flops and open-toed shoes are not allowed).

Persons entering animal rooms or procedural areas must additionally wear a solid-front gown. Gloves must be worn if handling animals, their cages, food, bedding, water, or waste.

Safety practices and personal protective equipment for nonhuman primates, biohazards, radioisotopes, or toxic chemicals are provided during specific training and are posted on room doors.