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The Handle Livestock Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper handling
- Unpredictable animal behaviour
- 2. Equipment setup
- Sharp tools
- Poor maintenance
- 3. Feed and water
- Pathogens
- Slippery surfaces
- Heavy lifting
- 4. Animal inspection
- Bites
- Kicks
- Disease transmission
- 5. Treatment application
- Chemical exposure
- Allergic reactions
- 6. Cleaning stables
- Poor air quality
- Sharp objects
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- 7. Manoeuvring animals
- Unpredictable animal behaviour
- Muscular strain
- 8. Tagging
- Puncture wounds
- Infection risk
- 9. Shearing
- Cuts
- Repetitive movement injuries
- 10. Animal transportation
- Vehicle accidents
- Livestock escaping
- 11. Animal isolation
- Mental stress
- Aggressive behaviour
- 12. Pregnancy check
- Physical harm from animal
- Biological hazards
- 13. Emergency procedures
- Insufficient training
- Panic scenarios
- 14. Debriefing team
- Inadequate communication
- Missed information
- 15. Post-operation cleanup
- Biohazardous waste
- Chemical disposal
- Sharp object injury
- 16. Record keeping
- Data inaccuracies
- Failure to report incidents
- 17. Maintenance of equipment
- Equipment malfunction
- Cut injuries from sharp equipment
- 18. Waste disposal
- Injury from improper lifting
- Pathogen exposure
- 19. Pest control
- Chemical exposure
- Pest bites or stings
- 20. Team rest
- Fatigue
- Mental stress