Occupational Zoonoses + other Hazards

Question 1

what is Occupational Health?

Answer 1

the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations

Question 2

What is an occupational disease?

Answer 2

any disease contracted primarily as a result of an exposure to risk factors arising from work activity

Question 3

What are biological hazards?

Answer 3

*Infectious Agents

Question 4

What are Chemical hazards?

Answer 4

• Drugs (NB Tilmicosin)
  *Waste anaesthetic gases
  *Disinfectants, cleaners
  *Pesticides

Question 5

What are enviro-mechanical hazards?

Answer 5

*Bites
*Kicks
*Unsafe work environments
*Trips
*Needlesticks
*Scalpels
*Back injuries

Question 6

What are psychological hazards?

Answer 6

*Long hours work
*Fatigue
*Burn out
*Grief
*Stress

Question 7

What is the year of the Health and Safety Act?

Answer 7

1974

Question 8

What year is the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations?

Answer 8

2013

Question 9

What zoonoses are notifiable in humans and animals?

Answer 9

*Anthrax
*Bovine TB
*Influenza A viruses
*Rabies

Question 10

What are food poisoning (Notifiable in humans)?

Answer 10

*Campylobacteriosis
*Cryptosporiodiosis

Question 11

What zoonoses are notifiable in humans?

Answer 11

*Corynebcaterium ulcerans (Diptheria)
*Hepatitis E
*Salmonellosis
*STEC

Question 12

What are vets/students at risk of catching?

Answer 12

*Ringworm
*Crypto
*Cat scratch fever
*Giardia

Question 13

What are the zoonotic risks in small animals?

Answer 13

• Ringworm
• Capnocytophaga canimorsus
• Bartonella spp
• Giardia duodenalis
• Salmonella spp
• Campylobacter jejuni
• Hanta virus
• Pasteurella multocida
• Cryptosporidium spp
• Toxoplasma gondii
• Corynebacterium ulcerans
• Leptospirosis
• Psittacosis
• Tb
• Rabies??

Question 14

What are the zoonotic risks in farm animal practice?

Answer 14

• Ringworm
• Orf
• Leptospirosis
• Chlamydiosis
• Listeriosis
• Tb
• Brucellosis
• Salmonellosis
• Campylobacter
• Toxoplasmosis
• Q fever
• Avian Influenza
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Anthrax
• E. coli

Question 15

What needs to be reported to Report of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013?

Answer 15

• Deaths and injuries
• Occupational diseases
• Carcinogens
• Specified injuries - fractures, amputations, head or internal organs, burns, loss of consciousness, scalping, loss of sight
• Dangerous occurrences
• Gas incidents

Question 16

Within how many days must these cases be reported?

Answer 16

10 days

Question 17

What are the pathogen hazards for an abattoir worker?

Answer 17

• Anthrax
• Brucella
• Campylobacter
• Chlamydia psitticai
• Clostridum tetani
• Coxiella brunetti
• Erysipelothrix
• E.coli
• Leptospirosis
• Listeria monocytogenes
• M.bovis
• Salmonella
• Staph aureus
• Streps
• Yersinia
• Avian Influenza
• FMD
• Hepatitis E
• Newcastle disease
• Rabies
• Rotavirus
• Crypto
• Ringworm

Question 18

What other hazards may injure abattoir workers?

Answer 18

*Machinery
*Slips
*Animals
*Noise
*Dust

Question 19

What are the possible injuries by animals?

Answer 19

• Dog bites
• Cat bites and scratches
• Horses (Parkin Study)
• 80% of vets sustained an injury
• 33% severe injuries ended in hospital admission
• Median time off work was 7 days
• Only 37% filled in an accident form
• 14% reported to RIDDOR
• 22% impact on mental health
• Cattle crush

Question 20

Other work place hazards?

Answer 20

*Mental health - increased suicide + mental ill health - worse than the public

Question 21

When assessing a risk what are the steps taken?

Answer 21

1. Identify (the hazard)
2. Decide (who might be harmed and how)
3. Evaluated (the risk and decide on precautions)
4. Record (any significant findings)
5. Review