Dog Grooming Revision Flashcards
What is the integumentry system
The integumentary system is the largest organ system made up if hair, nails and skin
What is GDPR?
GDPR is the Genral Data Protection Regulations
How are hazards and risks managed?
Hazards and possible risks are identified and controlled through a risk assessment
What are the 5 stages of a risk assessment
1- identify the risk
2- decide who may be harmed
3- evaluate the risk and decide if existing precautions are adequate or is more should be done
4- record finding and tell employees
5- review risk assessment and revise if nessasary
What do groomers need to record?
- stock controll
-appointment systems
-owners information such as contact details, name, email and phone number
-dogs details such as name, age and any previous grooms
-employee records
-health and saftey records
-accidents and dangerous occurances
What behaviours will you be required to demonstrate?
-team focused
-being Respectful to others
- taking ownership of my own work
- committed to personal learning and development
- saftey for myself and others
- welfare focused and show empathy to dogs in my care
What is a hazard
A hazard is a potential source of harm
What is a risk
A risk is the liklihood of harm happening and how severe the result in injury is
What are the considerations when planning to move or restrain an animal
- the reason for restraint and movement
- the risks involved and how to reduce them
- the animals welfare
- method of restraint
- relevant legislation and workplace policies and procedures
What are the types of waste
- household waste- the local council is mostly responsible. Hazardous waste such as paint is disposed of at properly managed waste facilities.
- commercial waste such as waste from garden renovations and house repairs.
- clinical waste such as bodily fluids, tissues, swabs and dressings.
- industrial waste is the by products of manufacturing and includes materials that’s are useless during the manufacturing process such as sandpaper and paint
How to identify a:
- Warning sign
- prohibitation sign
-mandatory signs
- safe conditions/ information signs
- fire equipment signs
- warning signs are triangle yellow with black diagrams or writing such as wet floor signs
- prohibitation signs are round white with red diagrams or writing
- mandatory signs are round blue with white writing or diagrams
-safe conditions signs are square/ rectange green with white writing or diagrams - fire equipment signs are square/ rectangle red with white writing or diagrams
What does COSHH do
COSHH ensures employers control the substances that are used within their premises which are considered hazardous to health
What does COSHH cover
COSHH covers the storage, usage and disposal of dangerous chemicals
What are the usual routs of transmission
-absorption
-inhalation
-swallowing
-injection
What should a dangerous chemical have
A dangerous chemic should have a lable that shows the nature of harm concerned
Why are health checks important
- daily checks give a clear indication of problems and small changes which may indicate a more serious health issue
- prevents stress and provides relevant information on new or ongoing illness
What is the skeletal system made up of and what does it do?
- the skeletal system is made up of bones, cartilage, tendons and ligaments
- it froms bloodcells and stores calcium and phosphate
-It provides structural support and protection
What is zoonosis
A disease that can pass from animal to animal such as Lyme disease and rabies
What is anthroponosis
anthroponosis is a disease that can spread from humans to animals such as mycobacterum tuberculosis and staphylococcus aures
What’s the dangerous dogs act date
1991
What does the dangerous dogs act make it illegal to do
- illegal to own, sell, breed, give away or abandon a banned breed
- illegal to have a dog dangerously out of controll
How can a groomer comply with the dangerous dogs act legislation
- keeps dogs under controll at all times
- use correct and safe restraint
Why is monitoring,recording and reporting your findings important when moving or restraining animals
- to let other people know what you have done and why
- you may have moved an animal to a different location
- make others aware of the dogs temperment and reaction to restraint methods
- advise of any injurys that occurs and if medical attention was needed
- prevent accidents happening again
- avoid further stress to the animal
Why are records important
- let’s everyone know what’s going on
- moniter behaviour and reactions to a procedure
- stock controll
-staff business proformance - accident reporting
What is an organ system
an organ system is two or more Organs working together to proform a specific body function
What are all the organ systems
- digestive
- circulatory
- Respiratory
- reproductive
- endocrine
- excretory
- lymphatic
- nervous
- skeletal
- integumentory
