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- Research
- IRB and Human Research Ethics
This SOP establishes written procedures for initiating a response to an emergency impacting the UNC-Chapel Hill Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) or HRPP operations.
- Knowledge Base
- School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Nephropathology Lab
To ensure that UNC Nephropathology responds appropriately during emergencies, crises, disasters, or disaster drills, this policy has been developed to clarify disaster response and centralize reporting of available personnel.
- Knowledge Base
- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Emergency Management and Planning
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the University is prepared for and can effectively respond to and recover from a Disaster or Emergency through the appropriate use of University and community resources. This preparation and effective response will mitigate the immediate and long-term effects on the University’s constituents, operations, and mission.
- Knowledge Base
- Adams School of Dentistry
Chapter 4 of the Adams School of Dentistry's (ASOD) Infection Control Manual details immunization and training requirements for ASOD personnel (including faculty, staff, and residents) and students, with guidance on infectious / communicable diseases.
- Knowledge Base
- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Emergency Management and Planning
This document outlines goals for the Emergency use of designated facilities owned by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Emergencies affecting the University and the surrounding community may require the use of campus facilities to support response and recovery efforts. Emergencies may develop rapidly and require a coordinated response from many actors across campus. Accordingly, it is essential to create Emergency response plans before any Emergency.
- Knowledge Base
- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Environment, Health & Safety
- Biological Safety Manual
This document explains the University's approach to providing occupational health support for biomedical research. An occupational health program that supports staff with access to biological hazards, such as infectious agents or toxins, should aim to alleviate the risk of adverse health consequences due to potential exposures to biohazards in the workplace. Health services should be risk-based and tailored to meet the needs of individual staff and the research institution.
- Knowledge Base
- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Emergency Management and Planning
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has an Alert Carolina System (ACS), which is activated using a strategy that is based on redundancy, using multiple methods to communicate with students, faculty and staff, as well as visitors, local residents, parents and the news media.
- Knowledge Base
- Institutional Integrity and Risk Management
- Environment, Health & Safety
- Biological Safety Manual
The CDC and USDA have designated certain biological agents and toxins as Select Agents, because they have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products. These materials require federal registration and approval to receive, posses, or transfer them.
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- Department of Athletics
A Concussion occurs when there is a direct or indirect insult to the brain. As a result, transient impairment of mental functions such as memory, cognition, equilibrium, and vision may occur. This document contains the policies and procedures regarding sports related concussions.
- Knowledge Base
- School of Medicine
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Nephropathology Lab
The UNC Nephropathology Laboratory Safety Plan outlines the steps taken to ensure that laboratory employees and visitors are provided with an environment free from unnecessary hazards. In addition it describes specific staff activities designed to reduce the risk of injury and includes references to specific policies and procedures required by McLendon Clinical Laboratories and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) Environment, Health and Safety Office (EHS).