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The Capturing Escaped Animals Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- No sufficient PPE
- Lack of training
- 2. Establishing Initial Control
- Non-compliant equipment
- Stress from proximity of animals
- 3. Tranquilising Animal
- Misfire of tranquiliser
- Erratic animal behaviour
- 4. Animal Capture
- Aggressive animal behaviour
- Physical injury from capture equipment
- 5. Animal Handling and Restraint
- Zoonotic infection
- Injury from uncontrolled animal
- 6. Cage or Containment Placement
- Incorrect cage placement
- Cage instability
- 7. Transport
- Animal escape during transit
- Vehicle accident
- 8. Unloading at Destination
- Repeated animal escape
- Injury during unloading
- 9. Initial Examination and Treatment
- Bite and scratch injuries
- Allergic reaction to animal
- 10. Quarantine
- Spread of diseases
- Ineffective quarantine procedures
- 11. Vet Care
- Misdiagnosis
- Poor handling of animals
- 12. Specialised Care
- Insufficient skills
- Lack of resources
- 13. Long-Term Housing
- Inadequate shelter conditions
- Animal stress due to poor housing
- 14. Monitoring and Follow Up
- Missed health issues
- Reduced monitoring effectiveness
- 15. Release/Rehoming
- Not fully recovered animals re-released
- Emotional distress from unsuccessful homing
- 16. Cleanup and Equipment Maintenance
- Exposure to biohazardous waste
- Equipment malfunction
- 17. Debrief and Documentation
- Inaccurate records
- Failure in communicating findings
- 18. Review and Improvement
- Failures overlooked
- Delay in implementation of improvements
- 19. Training and Development
- Insufficient training
- Non-compliance with training
- 20. Emergency Plans and Preparedness
- Ineffective emergency protocols
- Lack of preparation for emergencies