Cattle
How does cattle behaviour inform us on the best ways to handle them safely? What is a flight zone or pressure zone and how can we use this to our advantage? What are the dos and don’ts about working with cattle and remaining safe?
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Cats
What is special about cat behaviour and how do they tell us they are not happy? How do we handle them safely and respectfully? What can the owner do to help? What to do in the event of a cat bite (including a handout to take to your treating doctor)
Bushfires
Many clinics in Australia are in bushfire-prone areas- this policy covers how to prepare the clinic, what to do on a high-risk day to keep staff and animals safe and what to do if there is a bushfire near the clinic
Bullying
What is bullying? Why is bullying a safety issue? When is having a joke with someone not funny? What to do if are worried about bullying
Birds
What are the ways to handle different size and shape birds safely? What are the potential health risks when working with birds? How do we safely look after birds in hospital?
Bats
What’s so important about bats? How can they pose a health and safety risk to us? Can all staff handle them and what does the legislation say?
Veterinary Chemicals
What hazards exist with the veterinary chemicals we work with? Where does safety information exist for veterinary chemicals? What do we wear when handling them? Which ones are potentially dangerous? Do we need a register of chemicals?
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Manual Handling
How to work safely with common veterinary manual handling challenges such moving animals, working with large animals, and unpredictable patients. Suggested lifting limits and how to reduce the risk of veterinary industry musculoskeletal disease (MSD).
Laboratory
How to work safely in the veterinary lab, safe microscope and centrifuge use, how to handle dangerous chemicals like formalin safety, what to wear?
Housekeeping
Advice on ways to minimize slips, trips and falls in veterinary workplaces, what hazards are often present, what can we do about them.