Veterinary Safety & Health: Other Hazards

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Other Hazards

Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Response

• AVMA Disaster preparedness for veterinariansexternal icon
• AVMA Disaster preparedness resources and policiesexternal icon
• AVMA Emergency contact cards for animal ownersexternal icon
• NIH Disaster Information Management Research Center — Animals and Disasters: Health Information Guideexternal icon
• CDC Pet Safety in Emergencies
• CDC Interim Guidelines for Animal Health and Control of Disease Transmission in Pet Shelters
• NIOSH Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources
• NIOSH Interim Guidance on Safety and Health Hazards When Working with Displaced Domestic Animals
• DHS Ready- Pets and Animalsexternal icon
• Iowa State Emergency Response Resourcesexternal icon
• Prep4AgThreats – All Hazard Preparednessexternal icon

Reproductive Hazards

• AVMA Veterinary Facility Occupational Risks for the Pregnant Employeeexternal icon
• NIOSH Hazardous Drug Exposures in Healthcare
• NIOSH Workplace Solutions: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs for Veterinary Healthcare Workers
• Scheftel JM, Elchos BL, Rubin CS, Decker JA [2017]. Review of hazards to female reproductive health in veterinary practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 250(8):862-872.external icon

Workplace Stress

• AVMA Stress Management for Veterinariansexternal icon
• NIOSH Stress at Work
• NIOSH Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
  DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-136 (July 2008)
• OSHA Hospital eTool: Stressexternal icon
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Psychosocial risks and stress at workexternal icon
• CDC MMWR Notes from the Field: Prevalence of Risk Factors for Suicide Among Veterinarians – United States, 2014

Workplace Violence

• NIOSH Occupational Violence
• NIOSH Occupational Violence Resources
• Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies and Research Needs, NIOSH Publication No. 2006-144 (September 2006)
• Violence on the Job, NIOSH Publication No. 2004-100D (DVD)
• Violence: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
  NIOSH Publication No. 2002-101 (April 2002)
  En Español
• OSHA Workplace Violenceexternal icon