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The Dealing With Wildlife Intrusions Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Unfamiliarity with wildlife
- Potential of aggressive wildlife
- 2. Site Assessment
- Incomplete understanding of local wildlife and their behaviour
- Unsafe site location
- 3. Wildlife Identification
- Misidentification of species
- Incorrect handling techniques
- 4. Equipment Set-up
- Incorrect or failing equipment
- Lack of personal protective wear
- 5. Animal Approach
- Sudden aggression from wildlife
- Physical injury hazards (scratches
- bites)
- 6. Disturbance Control
- Noise causing stress to animals
- Unexpected movement scaring wildlife
- 7. Capture
- Incorrect capture strategies
- Possible zoonotic diseases transmission
- 8. Handling
- Lack of training in proper handling
- Potential harm to both the handler and the animal
- 9. Release
- Incorrect release methods
- Stress-induced actions by the animals
- 10. Monitoring
- Inadequate monitoring tools
- Insufficient skills in behavioral observation
- 11. Reporting
- Incomplete or inaccurate reporting due to knowledge gap
- Miscommunication issues
- 12. Site Clean Up
- Biohazards left on site such as feces
- bits of fur
- Broken equipment left behind
- 13. Debriefing/Feedback
- Improper sharing of information
- lack of clear instructions
- 14. Follow-ups
- Failure in tracking released animals
- Missed signs of potential recapture
- 15. Incident Reporting
- Failures in Incident reporting
- Miscommunication
- 16. Review Procedures
- Inadequate procedure review and improvement
- Missed safety protocols
- 17. Training
- Insufficient training in handling newly discovered species
- Inadequate training materials
- 18. Equipment Maintenance
- Overlooked equipment maintenance
- Lack of equipment testing procedures
- 19. Communication Update
- Failure in updating instructions or procedures
- Ineffective communication channels
- 20. Documentation
- Incorrect information recording
- Poor documentation practices