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Regulatory Compliance
 

Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects)

The Institutional Review Board is responsible for safeguarding the rights and welfare of individuals who participate as subjects in research activities.  Guidelines for protection of human subjects are detailed in the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 45 CFR Part 46 (Common Rule), "Protection of Human Subjects," from the National Institute of Health.  The Board consists of five members who have varying backgrounds that span the breadth of research conducted on campus, have a basic understanding of institutional commitments and regulations, and are informed on applicable law and standards of professional conduct and practice.  The Board can not be composed of one gender nor of one profession; at least one member is of a non-scientific profession; at least one member is not affiliated with The University of Tulsa.  The Institutional Review Board may request the assistance of experts, with backgrounds beyond or in addition to those of the Board, in the review of complex issues.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee provides assurance that the procedures to ensure humane care and use of live vertebrate animals in research will be those prescribed in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Animal Welfare Act.  The Committee includes a faculty member who is a scientist whose research involves animals, a doctor of veterinary medicine who is certified or has experience in laboratory animal science and medicine, an individual who is not affiliated with The University of Tulsa, and two other faculty members.

Institutional Biosafety Committee

The Institutional Biosafety Committee is established to ensure that facilities, procedures, practices, and training of research personnel are in compliance with requirements issued by the National Institutes of Health for research involving recombinant DNA molecules.  The Committee, which is composed of at least five members, must include at least one member from a laboratory technical staff, and at least two members who are not affiliated with The University of Tulsa and represent the surrounding communities' interest in health and protection of the environment.  The remaining members are selected from the University faculty.  In addition to the Committee containing people with technical expertise, it also includes people that have an understanding of the University's commitments, policies, applicable law, standards of professional conduct and practice, and environmental concerns, or such individuals are to be accessible to the Committee.  The Committee composition has a collective experience and expertise in recombinant DNA technology and the capability to assess the safety of recombinant DNA research experiments and any potential risk to public health or the environment.

Health, Safety, and Hazardous Materials Issues

The Director of Environmental Health and Safety is responsible for the development and oversight of the environmental health and safety program of the campus, as well as the regulatory compliance assessment that this responsibility entails.  The Director should be contacted regarding any questions relating to campus health, safety, and environmental issues.