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
Courses
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.
Clinical Waste
What goes in what bin? What bins do we need? Where do used swabs go? Where do syringes with blood go? What about deceased wildlife?
Autoclave
Simple steps to keep safe from steam burns when using the autoclave, how to handle hot items and have the autoclave working safely, what is not safe to put in the autoclave?