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The Handling Of Animals For Zoology Classes Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Improper equipment
- Lack of safety briefing
- 2. Arrival of Animals
- Allergic reactions
- Uncontrolled animal behavior
- 3. Cage Set-Up
- Incorrect cage set-up
- Sharp edges on cages
- 4. Animal Handling
- Bites
- scratches
- kicks from animals
- Zoonotic diseases
- 5. Feeding the Animals
- Choking hazard
- Incorrect diet
- 6. Health Monitoring
- Exposure to disease
- Not noticing symptoms
- 7. Cleaning Cages
- Exposure to waste
- Use of toxic cleaning chemicals
- 8. Transportation of Animals
- Stress to animals causing erratic behavior
- Lifting heavy cages/animals
- 9. Setting Up Classroom Environment
- Inadequate facilities
- Tripping hazards
- 10. Conducting Classes
- Students mishandling animals
- distractions causing accidents
- 11. First Aid Procedures
- Inadequate knowledge or supplies for animal bites
- scratches
- 12. End of Class Clean Up
- Leftover food attracting pests
- Waste disposal
- 13. Reporting & Documentation
- Failure to properly record incidents
- Lost paperwork
- 14. Animal Return
- Misfiring traps
- Uncooperative animals
- 15. Debrief and Review
- Inaccurate recounting of incidents
- Ignorance towards feedback