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The Working Closely With Wildlife Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling techniques
- Unpredictable animal behaviour
- 2. Transport to location
- Vehicle accident
- Exposure to extreme weather conditions
- 3. Setting up site
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Struck by falling objects
- 4. Animal observation
- Allergic reactions
- Physical harm from animals
- 5. Animal interaction
- Physical harm from animals
- Zoonotic diseases
- 6. Data collection
- Incorrect data recording
- Misidentification of species
- 7. Breakdown of equipment
- Injury due to improper handling of tools
- Electrical hazards
- 8. Packing up
- Strain injuries from moving heavy equipment
- Exposure to pathogens while cleaning equipment
- 9. Waste disposal
- Cuts from sharp waste
- Exposure to biohazardous materials
- 10. Return journey
- Vehicle accident
- Lost or stranded in remote locations
- 11. Report preparation
- Repetitive strain injury
- Mental health issues from stress
- 12. Follow-up action
- Failure to act on findings
- Neglecting continuous monitoring requirements
- 13. Public engagement
- Abusive communication
- Physical assault in hostile situations
- 14. Incident response
- Inadequate first aid provisions
- Panic-driven accidents
- 15. Maintenance and repairs
- Improper use of tools
- Falls from height while repairing large structures
- 16. Training and skill upgrade
- Insufficient training leading to accidents
- Miscommunication
- 17. Health check-ups
- Non-adherence to periodic health check-ups
- Ignorance of warning signs
- 18. Equipment updating
- Lack of budget leading to use of outdated safety equipment
- Low-quality replacements
- 19. Policy revisiting
- Non-compliance with updated policies
- Missed policy updates due to ineffective communication channels
- 20. Emergency drills
- Lack of participation in emergency drills
- Injuries during emergency drill practice