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The Cattle Herding Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Inappropriate clothing
- 2. Animal Assessment
- Animal aggression
- Inadequate knowledge of animal behavior
- 3. Equipment Check
- Malfunctioning equipment
- Improper use of equipment
- 4. Positioning
- Unexpected animal movement
- Insufficient field visibility
- 5. Communication
- Miscommunication between herders
- Incorrect commands to animals
- 6. Herding Start
- Animal stampede
- Injury by animals
- 7. Moving Animals
- Losing control of herd
- Entrapment in crush
- 8. Resting Periods
- Dehydration
- Exhaustion
- 9. End of Day Roundup
- Miscount of animals
- Failure to secure all animals
- 10. Equipment Sanitisation
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals
- Breathing issues due to dust
- 11. Feeding Animals
- Hand injuries
- Bites from animals
- 12. Disposal of Waste
- Bacterial infection
- Chemical exposure
- 13. Reporting Incidents
- Information miscommunication
- Failure to report incidents
- 14. Health Assessment
- Ignorance about animals’ health signs
- Misdiagnosis
- 15. Escorting Vet/Expert
- Handling aggressive animals
- not interpreting instructions
- 16. Closing Securement
- Unsafe securement
- not double-checking securement
- 17. Debriefing
- Miscommunication among team
- Ignorance about procedures
- 18. Equipment Maintenance
- Injury while repairing
- Using faulty equipment
- 19. Weather Check
- Ignoring harsh weather conditions
- Not conducting regular checks
- 20. Reassessing Risks
- Ignoring minor risks
- Failure to reassess regularly