Staff Bulletin Final

Health & Safety News
Dog bite incident
There has been a recent incident where a staff member has been badly injured
due to a dog bite.
Due to how unpredictable some of our client’s pets can be, I thought it would be
wise to highlight a recent incident that has occurred at an
IVC practice.
The incident occurred when a staff member approached a client’s dog to give
them a treat. Even though the staff member asked for the client’s permission, as
they knelt down to give the treat the dog then attacked the staff member resulting
in severe facial injuries that could possibly scar.
Resulting in this, the practice decided to review all policies to ensure that
sufficient control measures are in place to prevent reoccurrence. These included:
• Adding a pop up note on Voyager to warn that the client’s pet is aggressive
• Providing basic animal behaviour training to all staff and keeping a written
record
• Reviewed their policy on giving their client’s pet treats
If you haven’t already, could you please review what you currently have in place
and check that it is up to speed to ensure prevention is top notch!
REMINDERS
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Accident Stats: these are to be sent in every quarter
(previously annual) at the end of Mar/Jun/Sept/Dec
via Google Survey.
Remember, all employees have a duty to take care of their
own health and safety and
that of others who may be affected by your actions at
work. If an employee notices
anything that may affect yourself or anyone around you at
work it is their responsibility,
as well as the employers, to report it.
Stay Safe
Ian Morley,
IVC Health and Safety Support Officer