The promotion of safety and health policies, practices and procedures is the responsibility of each member of the NIH Community. NIH Manual 1340  establishes guidelines to assist each Institute or Center (IC) to comply with NIH and federal occupational safety and health requirements. It represents the NIH commitment to actively promote a comprehensive and effective Occupational Safety and Health Program and provides the foundation for a Safety and Health Committee in each IC. Each IC is required to establish an IC Safety and Health Committee.