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The UGA Occupational Health and Safety (OHSP) Program works to provide a safe workplace for all personnel involved in research or instruction using animals or biohazardous agents. The Office of Animal Care and Use and the Office of Biosafety administer the OHSP with the assistance of Regional FirstCare’s Occupational Health Service. The National Research Council’s Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals and the CDC’s Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories are used to provide guidance and benchmarks for the UGA OHSP.
The OHSP applies to any UGA employee (faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and visitors) who:
Required for all personnel listed on Animal Use Protocols and/or IBC Protocols, including the PI, and all research personnel.
Required for all personnel listed who enter animal facilities but who do not have animal contact (e.g. Physical Plant Staff, vendors, other authorized visitors).
Occupational Health and Safety Doctor (Occ Doc): Dr. Brian Forrester
Address: Regional FirstCare
485 Hwy 29 N
Athens, GA 30683
Phone: (706) 353-6000 - Option 1
Directions: Regional FirstCare Occupational Health Services is located next to the Athens Regional FirstCare at 485 Highway 29 North, just past Athens Tech. on the left. Go straight at the light. Make the first available U-turn, head back the opposite way and look for it on the right (before McDonalds).