Resumption of Research Operations:
Update - March 24, 2021
Previously published guidance on the resumption of laboratory, non-Human Subjects Research is now suspended.
However, the Covid 19 pandemic continues to present complex challenges and events may transpire that could require a return to more restrictive guidance.
Effective March 24, 2021 the following guidance will be in effect:
- Masks are required at all times in the laboratory, research spaces, and elsewhere on campus. Some laboratories may require gloves or other protective equipment as well.
- Efforts should be made to keep laboratory personnel density as low as practical, and social distancing should be practiced when possible.
- Hand hygiene and disinfecting workspaces are strongly encouraged at all times.
- Those who work in shared space or use shared equipment must jointly develop and implement a plan for hygiene maintenance.
Guidance for Human Subjects Research dated 3/17/2021 is current and the recommendations should be followed.
Christopher S. Brown, PhD | Vice President for Research
UAB | The University of Alabama at Birmingham
P: 205.934.1294 |
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance specific to the resumption of HSR in the context of the UAB over-arching resumption of research operations.
R2Ops Human Subject Research Guidance