The 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide) is clear in its requirement for each institution to establish and maintain an occupational health and safety (OHS) program as an essential part of the overall program of animal care and use. For over 30 years, AAALAC International has utilized a variety of methods to evaluate this component of OHS programs as part of the accreditation process. AAALAC International began collecting data on site visit findings over 20 years ago using the Guide as a template for establishing the categories and subcategories to which findings are assigned. Data from 1656 findings associated with OHS were identified during calendar years 2014 through 2016. This information was used to provide an overview of the most frequently observed OHS findings that occurred during this time span. The 5 categories representing key OHS areas and the combined percentage of both mandatory findings and suggestions for improvement in each category included: workplace risk/safety assessment (37.3%); personnel protection (36.3%); personnel risk assessment (14.4%); hazard containment (9.4%); and medical services (2.6%). Information on the most commonly observed OHS findings and associated trends may be helpful to animal care and use programs when conducting internal reviews of their own OHS programs.

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安全方面的常见挑战：AAALAC调查结果的回顾和分析。

第八版《实验动物的护理和使用指南》（指南）明确要求每个机构建立和维持职业健康与安全（OHS）计划，并将其作为整个动物护理和总体计划的重要组成部分。采用。30多年来，AAALAC International已采用各种方法来评估OHS计划的这一组成部分，作为认证过程的一部分。AAALAC International于20年前开始使用《指南》作为模板来建立现场访问调查结果的数据，以建立分配调查结果的类别和子类别。在2014年至2016年的日历年中，从1656份与OHS相关的调查结果中识别出数据。该信息用于概述在此时间段内最常观察到的OHS调查结果。代表关键OHS领域的5个类别以及每个类别中强制性结论和改进建议的合并百分比包括：工作场所风险/安全评估（37.3％）；人员保护（36.3％）; 人员风险评估（14.4％）；危害遏制（9.4％）; 和医疗服务（2.6％）。在对自己的OHS计划进行内部审核时，有关最常观察到的OHS发现和相关趋势的信息可能对动物护理和使用计划有用。