arcvetservices.com Blog » Disaster Planning http://arcvetservices.com/blog News from ARC Veterinary Services Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:28:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Is your animal research program prepared for a crisis? http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-your-animal-research-program-prepared-for-a-crisis/ http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-your-animal-research-program-prepared-for-a-crisis/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 18:52:01 +0000 ARCVetServices http://arcvetservices.com/blog/2009/05/26/is-your-animal-research-program-prepared-for-a-crisis/ “Maintaining a high quality animal care and use program, good relationships within the institution and the community, and an effective education program can help to prevent and alleviate many crisis situations and significantly reduce the need for long term damage control.”

clipped from grants.nih.gov

Be Prepared

  1. An animal program of impeccable integrity;
  2. A security program based on risk assessment;
  3. An integrated communication plan with descriptions of research projects in lay terminology, spokespersons, and a telephone tree
  4. An internal and external community outreach program that includes legislators and funding agencies.

The ARENA/OLAW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (PDF – 3.2 MB; see section B.6.a) describes the 4 key elements of institutional preparedness:

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