Animal Use Health Questionnaire

The Animal Use Health Questionnaire is part of our Occupational Health and Safety Program, and is a legal requirement of our assurance with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) of the National Institute of Health.

Animal Use Health Questionnaire

The questionnaire will help identify any special accommodations or additional resources individuals may need in order to perform studies or research safely, and to reduce the risks of illness or injury. The questionnaire will also help track any occupational health related issues that may occur over time as a result of working with vertebrate animals at Bowdoin. Specifically, the questionnaire is designed to assess the risk of developing allergies or contracting a disease from vertebrate animals.

The information on the submitted questionnaire will be kept confidential and privacy rights will be protected to the fullest extent permitted by law, as governed by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy and Security Rules (HIPAA). Medical reviews of the completed questionnaires will be conducted confidentially by qualified occupational health professionals, and only a simple approval or denial form will be provided back to the IACUC OHS group.

This questionnaire must be completed within 30 days of your anticipated start date. This start date refers to when you will begin working directly and repeatedly with vertebrate animals or vertebrate animal tissues under the auspices of the College in the next year. Advisors should distribute this to their students who qualify. The questionnaire is required annually.