Visiting The Jackson Laboratory

 

General information for conference attendees:

Your conference namebadge will be color coded, most often coded red which signifies that your movements are restricted to public conference activity areas.  To visit other areas of the laboratory you will need to be "rebadged" and escorted by a laboratory employee.  Please try to make such arrangements before you arrive.

If your conference activities take place in an area with animal contact restrictions the administrative coordinator will send you the restriction information well in advance so you will be able to alter your activities prior to coming to The Jackson Laboratory.  The maximum time for limiting exposure to rodents and certain other animals before  entering a restricted area is five days.  Some areas require a 3 day period of no exposure.

The Jackson Laboratory visitor regulation policy:

  1. All Visitors 
      All persons visiting The Jackson Laboratory, including Visiting Investigators, trainees and contract workers, are required to register with the Receptionist in the Main Laboratory Library/Conference Center and will be issued a Red, Yellow, Green, or JMS badge*. The badge must be worn during the visit and must be turned in to the Receptionist at the end of the visit. The type of badge determines the areas that a visitor may enter. For Conference Attendees, the color of the badge is determined by the activities in the conference or course schedule. Your event coordinator will provide you with any necessary prior animal contact restrictions.
       
      1. Red Badge -- may enter only Library/Conference Center, Business Office, Training Office, Director's Office, Public Information Office, Employee Services Office, Health Office, Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Informatics area, Engineering and Safety Offices, Laboratory Animal Health, Computer Center, and Development Building (no research laboratories or animal facilities); must be escorted by a Laboratory employee. *** Most conference participants will receive a red badge. Badge code changes can be requested at the Main Lab Front Desk.  Highseas Conference Center is not badge code sensitive, but badges must be worn at all times.***
      2. Yellow Badge -- may enter research laboratories with permission of the Staff Member; must be escorted by a Laboratory employee. 
      3. Green Badge -- may enter any area of the research laboratory complex except animal facilities and laboratories/procedure rooms within animal facilities (these areas may be entered only with prior permission from Laboratory Animal Health); may not enter Morrell Park; must be escorted by a Laboratory employee unless specifically exempted from this requirement. 
      4. JMS Badge -- May enter morrell Park administrative areas and any Green badge area; may not enter Morrell Park animal facilities without prior permission from Laboratory Animal Health; must be escorted by a Laboratory employee unless specifically exempted from this requirement.


        Pets may not be brought onto Laboratory grounds; pets may be kept in vehicles, but may not be removed from vehicles except in the area around Parking Lot B; guide dogs are permitted on the ground floor of the Library/Conference Center. 
         

  2. Visitors Who Wish to Enter Animal Rooms, Laboratory Areas, or Any Building in Morrell Park 
    1. Any visitor who works with laboratory rodents should notify his/her Laboratory contact, who will consult Laboratory Animal Health regarding special precautions to be taken prior to the visit.
       
    2. Anyone who will be working with animals is required to attend orientation programs prior to working with animals or entering an animal room and is expected to comply with animal handling and entry procedures.
       
    3. The use of biological materials at The Jackson Laboratory is controlled. Live animals, microbes (e.g., bacteria, viruses), cell cultures, or unfixed tissues may not be brought to the Laboratory without special arrangements being made. Contact Laboratory Animal Health for details about importation procedures.
       
    4. Equipment and other research materials that have been exposed to animals at other institutions must be sanitized before being brought into the Laboratory. Contact Laboratory Animal Health about sanitization procedures.