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The Foot Handling With Livestock Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Slips
- trips and falls
- Kick back from animals
- Exposure to diseases
- 2. Proper handling training
- Inadequate supervision or training
- Poor working conditions
- 3. Equipment check
- Equipment failure or malfunction
- Incorrectly made or maintained equipment
- 4. Livestock arrival
- Animal behaviour or reaction
- Moving heavy animal crates
- 5. Foot handling procedure
- Crushing injury
- Slippery surfaces due to manure and/or urine
- 6. Manoeuvring livestock
- Animal aggression or unrest
- Contact with machinery or vehicles
- 7. Wrapping foot/hooves
- Sharp objects or equipment
- Repetitive motion injuries
- 8. Administer medication
- Allergic reactions
- Incorrect dosage
- 9. Cleaning process
- Chemical exposure
- Biological hazards (bacteria
- viruses)
- 10. Inspection of Foot
- Puncture wounds
- Unmanaged infections in the animal
- 11. Post Handling Care
- Inadequate recovery space
- Infected wounds
- 12. Wasted disposal
- Airborne particles/dust
- Hazardous waste materials
- 13. Sanitise work areas
- Harsh cleaning chemicals
- Wet or slippery surfaces
- 14. Reviewing livestock health
- Illness related to animal disease
- Mentally stressful situation due to sick animals
- 15. Incident reporting procedures
- Failing to report injury
- Illness or incident
- Miscommunication
- 16. Maintenance of equipment
- Broken or faulty equipment
- Improper use/maintenance of tools
- 17. Training for new staff
- Untrained/new staff handling animals
- Inadequate supervision
- 18. Emergency procedures review
- Unclear evacuation procedures
- Lack of emergency preparedness
- 19. End of Day Procedures
- Insufficient rest breaks
- Working alone
- 20. Offsite visits (Vet)
- Travel risks
- Biosecurity breaches transferring diseases