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EHRA Non-Faculty positions are broadly divided into two categories: Instructional, Research and Public Service (IRPS) and Senior Academic and Administrative Officers (SAAOs).
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- Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is required to report an annual census of the number of animals used in research and teaching, the type of species used, and the number of animals placed in each of the four “Pain Categories (B, C, D and E).” The intent of this document is to provide general recommendations and guidance on how to assign animals to the different pain categories.
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To facilitate a quicker process for a special category of Independent Contractors, an abbreviated checklist is available for speaking engagements.
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- Laboratory Safety Manual
This chapter lists and describes several major categories of hazardous materials and/or hazardous operations that you could work with in your lab. For each category, the chapter includes recommended safe work practices and regulatory requirements (if applicable).
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- IRB and Human Research Ethics
All research using human subjects must be approved by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC‐Chapel Hill). However, certain categories of human subject research are exempt from IRB approval. Exempt research is subject to review for determination of exemption status. At the UNC‐Chapel Hill exemptions are reviewed IRB Staff, and granted by an IRB Chair or designee.
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A work unit is a subdivision of a department in which the employees are involved in a common function(s). The work unit has a supervisor or manager that is responsible for the operations, including safety, of the unit. Although a work unit may be involved in more than one work environment, the safety issues and training requirements will be considered for the entire unit, i.e., the work unit will not be further subdivided into the work environment categories into which departments are subdivided
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Whether or not travel time is compensable depends on the kind of travel involved. There are three categories of travel time: Commuter Travel, Single-Day Travel, Multi-Day Travel (includes Travel Time ETO).
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Before creating or modifying an EHRA Non-Faculty position or proposing the reclassification of an existing SHRA position to EHRA Non-Faculty, all units, schools and divisions should consult information on EHRA Non-Faculty Position Categories to ensure that basic EHRA requirements are met. If these requirements are not met, the SHRA classification process should be pursued instead of the request process described in these guidelines.
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- IRB and Human Research Ethics
Community based research (CBR) is research that is conducted as an equal partnership between academic investigators and members of a community. In CBR projects, the community participates fully in all aspects of the research process. Community is often self-defined, but general categories of community include geographic community, a community of individuals with a common problem or issue, or a community of individuals with a common interest or goal.
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This Procedure is intended to help facilitate a quicker process for campus departments to engage with Community Collaborators as part of community outreach and to gather community feedback. Community Collaborators are a special category of Independent Contractors.
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- Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
The standards and procedures described in this document provide guidance to all researchers and animal handlers regarding identification of pain in animals and appropriate analgesia for post-operative and Pain Category D procedures to prevent pain.
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- Environment, Health & Safety
This document provides the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a set of practices and procedures used during a response to a moisture intrusion event. This document also define roles and responsibilities for departments during moisture intrusion events on campus.
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- Biological Safety Manual
Biological materials require specific packaging, labeling, and documentation. Infectious materials (materials containing or expected to contain pathogens affecting humans) are regulated by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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- Environment, Health and Safety Manual
Safety deficiencies may be identified by employees, department administrators, safety committees, Facilities Services employees, Environment, Health and Safety employees, state and/or federal inspectors, insurance underwriters, or anonymous reporters.
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- IRB and Human Research Ethics
When some or all of the participants in a research conducted under the auspices of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) are likely to be vulnerable to coercion or undue influence or have diminished decision-making capacity, the research must include additional safeguards to protect the rights and welfare of these participants.