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Manager’s Guide to Veterinary Workplace Safety, Second Edition
by Philip J. Seibert Jr., CVT
Ensure the safety of your practice team in the workplace with this comprehensive guide to veterinary-specific OSHA standards. Includes customizable checklists and templates.
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Show employees you care about their
safety—and reduce your chances of litigation and
worker’s compensation claims—with this veterinary
practice–specific program. While saving time with checklists,
call-outs, and other efficiencies, this program exceeds OSHA
regulations in covering all significant veterinary hospital hazards.
Written by a veterinary
professional, this manager’s guide conveniently compiles
applicable OSHA standards into one clear-communicating resource, so
managers can easily get started on creating their compliant safety
plan. Includes helpful checklists and a companion website with dozens
of useful templates to help you generate practice-specific policies
and letters.
Philip J. Seibert Jr., CVT, is a certified veterinary technician with more than 32 years of experience in the profession, specializing in safety and regulatory issues. He is a full-time author, speaker, and consultant.
Preface
1. Getting Started Consider Hiring a Consultant Educate Yourself Make an Action List Take It One Step (and Topic) at a Time Train, Train, Train Reevaluate and Adjust Create a Safety Manual
2. Rights and Responsibilities The Employer's Rights The Employer's Responsibilities The Staff Member's Rights. The Staff Member's Responsibilities
3. Special Situations Multiple-Employer Workplaces Independent Contractors and Volunteers
4. Assessing and Addressing Hazards in the Workplace The Hazard Assessment The Safety Committee Solving Safety Problems Personal Protective Equipment Ensuring Staff Cooperation Safety and the Pregnant Staff Member
5. OSHA Administrative Requirements General Requirements Work-Related Accident and Illness
6. OSHA Training Requirements Training Topic Areas Training Fundamentals Leadership’s Role in Successful Training Make Training Replicable Secrets to Successful Training Sessions and Meetings
7. General Safety Issues Ergonomics Housekeeping Breaks and Meals Electricity Heating Devices Fire and Emergency Precautions Security and Violence Protection
8. Chemicals Identifying Hazardous Chemicals The Hazardous Chemical Plan General Safety Guidelines Disposal of Chemicals Special Chemicals
9. Animal Care and Disease Control Animal Care Zoonotic Diseases and Pathogens
10. Biomedical Waste Defining Biomedical Waste Handling Sharps, Syringes, and Needles
11. Radiology Machine Installation and Shielding Written Programs and Procedures Radiation Safety Training Personnel Monitoring Personal Protective Equipment The Darkroom Digital Radiology
12. Anesthesia Procedural Controls Machine Operation Machine Maintenance Scavenger Systems Special Procedures Monitoring Staff Exposure Staff Training Compressed Gas Tanks Nitrous Oxide
13. Pharmacy and Laboratory Hazards General Precautions Chemotherapy Drugs Laboratory Hazards
Appendix A: States and Territories with Approved Occupational Safety and Health Plans Appendix B: OSHA Area Offices Appendix C: Answers to the DVD Workbook Test Questions Appendix D: Additional Resources Appendix E: Companion Website Contents
“I rely on Phil Seibert and the Manager's Guide to Veterinary Workplace Safety to ensure that I am keeping our safety standards current. The new edition is timely and just as easy to follow as the first. It makes both implementing a new program and updating an existing one much easier than wading through the vast requirements of OSHA.” —Cindy Remick, CVPM, Edmonds Veterinary Hospital, Edmonds, Washington
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