Veterinary Module
Welcome to the Veterinary Module of safe@work.
Have you read the General Module, completed the test and gained your safe@work General certificate?
The Veterinary Module should be done AFTER the General Module or Review Module.
If it is some time since you have completed the General Module you should read the Review Module. The test for the Veterinary Module contains some questions based on the Review Module.
The Veterinary Module contains information on:
- Animals
- Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods
- Radiation
- Sharps
- Manual Handling
- Slips, Trips and Falls
- Biological Hazards
- Zoonotic Diseases
Working in a veterinary practice, you may be instructed to carry out work such as:
- feeding and grooming animals
- weighing animals to update their medical records
- restocking food and other items
- cleaning out cages and litter trays
Your employer must explain each task before you start work on it. You must be provided with instruction, training and supervision. You must know the first aid and emergency arrangements too, so if anything goes wrong you will know what to do.
Key Point
It is important that your employer has taken action to control risks. You must know and follow safe working procedures – not just for your own safety, but also for the safety of others working with you.
Print a PDF version of the Veterinary Module (PDF - 145Kb). You will need Acrobat Reader. Download Acrobat Reader
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