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The Dealing With Aggressive Pets Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Incorrect handling of aggressive pets
- lack of personal protection equipment (PPE)
- 2. Identification
- Misidentifying pets behaviour
- inaccurate record keeping
- 3. Safety Briefing
- Unawareness of procedures
- misunderstanding instructions
- 4. Approach
- Unexpected animal behaviour
- insufficient distance kept from the pet
- 5. Restraint
- Ineffective restraining equipment
- poor technique
- 6. Medical Examination
- Exposure to infection
- injury from non-cooperative pets
- 7. Administration of Treatment
- Dosage errors
- wrong medication given
- allergic reactions
- 8. Post-examination
- Inadequate documentation
- lack of follow-up procedures
- 9. Clean Up
- Exposure to chemical cleaners
- accidents due to wet floors
- 10. Debrief
- Missing or incomplete information shared with team
- 11. Review of Procedures
- Neglecting regular review
- outdated techniques
- 12. Employee Training
- Inadequate/incomplete training resulting in handling errors
- 13. Personal Care After Shift
- Exposure to allergens/bites/disease
- mental health stressors
- 14. Incident Reporting
- Risks not properly reported
- insufficient information recorded
- 15. Emergency Procedures
- Lack of sufficient emergency protocols
- ill-prepared for unexpected events
- 16. Waste Disposal
- Improper segregation/disposal
- exposure to harmful waste
- 17. End of Day Evaluation
- Risks overlooked
- missed opportunity to learn & adjust
- 18. Follow-Up Vet Visit
- Missed appointment
- underestimation of pet recovery
- 19. Return of Pet
- Aggressive behaviour towards other pets/owners
- mishandling during return
- 20. Documentation & Reporting
- Inadequate record keeping
- misunderstanding/loss of crucial information