Veterinary Safety & Health: Publications

NIOSH Publications and Other Resources
NIOSH Publications
NIOSH Workplace Solution: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs for Veterinary Health Care Workers
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2010-150 (2010)
En Español
An Overview of Safety and Health for Workers in the Horse-Racing Industry
NIOSH Publication No. 2009-128 (April 2009)
En Español
NIOSH Personal Protective Equipment for Health Care Workers Who Work with Hazardous Drugs
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2009-106 (2008)
NIOSH Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2008-136 (July 2008)
NIOSH Waste Anesthetic Gases: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-151 (September 2007)
En Español
NIOSH Workplace Solutions: Preventing Worker Deaths and Injuries When Handling Micotil 300®
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2007-124 (2007)
NIOSH Alert: Preventing Occupational Exposures to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Health Care Settings
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2004-165 (2004)
NIOSH Glutaraldehyde: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2001-115 (May 2001)
En Español
NIOSH The Effects of Workplace Hazards on Female Reproductive Health
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-104 (February 1999)
En Español
NIOSH Hazard ID 5 – Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 (B Virus) Infection Resulting from Ocular Exposure
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99-100 (1999)
NIOSH Latex Allergy: A Prevention Guide
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 1998-113 (1998)
NIOSH Alert: Preventing Asthma in Animal Handlers
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 1997-116 (1998)
NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluations
Air quality
HHE report: HETA-96-0052-2583, National Western Stock Show, Denver, Colorado pdf icon[PDF – 546 KB]
Chemical exposures
Carbon Monoxide
Chloramines
HHE report: HETA-2006-0153-3022, Sara Lee Foods, Storm Lake, Iowa pdf icon[PDF – 874 KB]
HHE report: HETA-2002-0257-2916, Bil-Mar Foods, Inc., Storm Lake, Iowa pdf icon[PDF – 405 KB]
Hazardous Drugs
Peracetic acid
Pesticides
Noise exposures
Zoonoses
Additional HHEs
NIOSH Other Related Topics
- Agriculture
- Agricultural Safety
- Dentistry
- Hazards to Outdoor Workers
- Healthcare Workers
- Safety and Health in the Horse Racing Industry
Other Resources
Selected Publications
Arif AA, Delclos GL [2012]. Association between cleaning-related chemicals and work-related asthma and asthma symptoms among healthcare professionals. Occup Environ Med 69(1):35-40.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21602538external icon
Asano K, Suzuki K, Nakamura Y, Asano R, Sakai T [2003]. Risk of acquiring zoonoses by the staff of companion-animal hospitals. Kansenshogaku Zasshi 77(11):944-947.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14672006external icon
Burstiner LC, Faires M, Weese JS [2010]. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in personnel attending a veterinary surgery conference. Vet Surg 39(2):150-157.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20210961external icon
Castrodale L, Bellay YM, Brown CM, Cantor FL, Gibbins JD, Headrick ML, Leslie MJ, MacMahon K, O’Quin JM, Patronek GJ, Silva RA, Wright JC, Yu DT [2010]. General public health considerations for responding to animal hoarding cases. J Environ Health 72(7):14-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20235404external icon
Cohen JI, Davenport DS, Stewart JA, Deitchman S, Hilliard JK, Chapman LE [2002]. Recommendations for prevention of and therapy for exposure to B virus (cercopithecine herpesvirus 1). Clin Infect Dis 35(10):1191-1203.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12410479external icon
D’Souza E, Barraclough R, Fishwick D, Curran A [2009]. Management of occupational health risks in small-animal veterinary practices. Occup Med (Lond) 59(5):316-322.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18974072external icon
Drobatz KJ, Smith G [2003]. Evaluation of risk factors for bite wounds inflicted on caregivers by dogs and cats in a veterinary teaching hospital. J Am Vet Med Assoc 223(3):312-316.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12906224external icon
Elchos BL, Scheftel JM, Cherry B, DeBess EE, Hopkins SG, Levine JF, Williams CJ [2008]. Compendium of veterinary standard precautions for zoonotic disease prevention in veterinary personnel. J Am Vet Med Assoc 233(3):415-432.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18673027external icon
Fritschi L [2000]. Cancer in veterinarians. Occup Environ Med 57(5):289-297.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10769295external icon
Fritschi L, Day L, Shirangi A, Robertson I, Lucas M, Vizard A [2006]. Injury in Australian veterinarians. Occup Med (Lond) 56(3):199-203.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16492680external icon
Fritschi L, Morrison D, Shirangi A, Day L [2009]. Psychological well-being of Australian veterinarians. Aust Vet J 87(3):76-81.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19245615external icon
Fritschi L, Shirangi A, Robertson ID, Day LM [2008]. Trends in exposure of veterinarians to physical and chemical hazards and use of protection practices. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 81(3):371-378.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17643262external icon
Gabel CL, Gerberich SG [2002]. Risk factors for injury among veterinarians. Epidemiology 13(1):80-86.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11805590external icon
Glickman LT [1992]. Implications of the human/animal bond for human health and veterinary practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc 201(6):848-851.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1399790external icon
Hill DJ, Langley RL, Morrow WM [1998]. Occupational injuries and illnesses reported by zoo veterinarians in the United States. J Zoo Wildl Med 29(4):371-385.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10065844external icon
Holzbauer SM, DeVries AS, Sejvar JJ, Lees CH, Adjemian J, McQuiston JH, Medus C, Lexau CA, Harris JR, Recuenco SE, Belay ED, Howell JF, Buss BF, Hornig M, Gibbins JD, Brueck SE, Smith KE, Danila RN, Lipkin WI, Cachance DH, Dyck PJ, Lynfield R [2010]. Epidemiologic investigation of immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy among abattoir workers exposed to porcine brain. PLoS One 5(3):e9782
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20333310external icon
Hunt TD, Ziccardi MH, Gulland FM, Yochem PK, Hird DW, Rowles T, Mazet JA [2008]. Health risks for marine mammal workers. Dis Aquat Organ 81(1):81-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18828566external icon
Jeyaretnam J, Jones H [2000]. Physical, chemical and biological hazards in veterinary practice. Aust Vet J 78(11):751-758.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11194720external icon
Jeyaretnam J, Jones H, Phillips M [2000]. Disease and injury among veterinarians. Aust Vet J 78(9):625-629.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11022291external icon
Johnson-Delaney CA [2005]. Safety issues in the exotic pet practice. Vet Clin Exot Anim 8:515-524.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16129358external icon
Kahn LH [2006]. Confronting zoonoses, linking human and veterinary medicine. Emerg Infect Dis 12(4).
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1204.050956external icon
King BS, Page EH, Mueller CA, Dollberg DD, Gomez KE, Warren AM [2006]. Eye and respiratory symptoms in poultry processing workers exposed to chlorine by-products. Am J Ind Med 49(2):119-26.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16419092external icon
Korczynski RE [1999]. Anesthetic gas exposure in veterinary clinics. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 14(6):384-390.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10429733external icon
Landercasper J, Cogbill TH, Strutt PJ, Landercasper BO [1988]. Trauma and the veterinarian. J Trauma 28(8):1255-1259.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3411647external icon
Langley R [1999]. Physical hazards of animal handlers. Occup Med 14(2):181-194.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10329900external icon
Lucas M, Day L, Shirangi A, Fritschi L [2009]. Significant injuries in Australian veterinarians and use of safety precautions. Occup Med (Lond). 59(5):327-333
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19468101external icon
Lucas M, Day L, Fritschi L [2009]. Injuries to Australian veterinarians working with horses. Vet Rec 164(7):207-209.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19218591external icon
MacMahon K, Delaney L, Kullman G, Gibbins J, Decker J, Keifer M [2008]. Protecting poultry workers from exposure to avian influenza viruses. Public Health Reports 123:316-322.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19006973external icon
Michalak K, Austin C, Diesel S, Maichle Bacon J, Zimmerman P, Maslow J [1998]. Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a zoonotic disease: transmission between humans and elephants. Emerg Infect Dis 4(2).
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/4/2/98-0217_article.htm
Moore RM, Jr., Davis YM, Kaczmarek RG [1993]. An overview of occupational hazards among veterinarians, with particular reference to pregnant women. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 54(3):113-120.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8447254external icon
Murphree R, Warkentin JV, Dunn JR, Schaffner W, Jones TF [2011]. Elephant-to-human transmission of tuberculosis, 2009. Emerg Infect Dis 17(3).
https://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/17/3/366.htm
Nienhaus A, Skudlik C, Seidler A [2005]. Work-related accidents and occupational diseases in veterinarians and their staff. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 78(3):230-238.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15776262external icon
Ruby DL, Buchan RM, Gunter BJ [1980]. Waste anesthetic gas and vapor exposures in veterinary hospitals and clinics. Am Ind Hyg Assoc J 41(3):229-231.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7395736external icon
Scheftel JM, Elchos BL, Cherry B, DeBess EE, Hopkins SG, Levine JF, Williams CJ, Bell MR, Dvorak GD, Funk RH, Just SD, Samples OM, Schaefer EC, Silvia CA [2010]. Compendium of veterinary standard precautions for zoonotic disease prevention in veterinary personnel: National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians Veterinary Infection Control Committee 2010. J Am Vet Med Assoc 237(12):1403-1422.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21155680external icon
Scuffham AM, Firth EC, Stevenson MA, Legg SJ [2010]. Tasks considered by veterinarians to cause them musculoskeletal discomfort, and suggested solutions. N Z Vet J 58(1):37-44.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20200574external icon
Sheldon T [2003]. Vet dies from pneumonia in avian flu case. BMJ 326(7396):952.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12727760external icon
Shirangi A, Fritschi L, Holman CD, Bower C [2009]. Birth defects in offspring of female veterinarians. J Occup Environ Med 51(5):525-533.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19369893external icon
Shirangi A, Fritschi L, Holman CD [2008]. Maternal occupational exposures and risk of spontaneous abortion in veterinary practice. Occup Environ Med 65(11):719-725.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18388114external icon
Steele LL, Wilkins JR, 3rd [1996]. Occupational exposures and risks of spontaneous abortion among female veterinarians. Int J Occup Environ Health 2(1):26-36.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9933862external icon
Talan DA, Citron DM, Abrahamian FM, Moran GJ, Goldstein EJ [1999]. Bacteriologic analysis of infected dog and cat bites. Emergency Medicine Animal Bite Infection Study Group. N Engl J Med 340(2):85-92.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9887159external icon
Taylor LH, Latham SM, Woolhouse ME [2001]. Risk factors for human disease emergence. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 356(1411):983-989.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11516376external icon
van Soest EM, Fritschi L [2004]. Occupational health risks in veterinary nursing: an exploratory study. Aust Vet J 82(6):346-350.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15267093external icon
Weese JS, Jack DC [2008]. Needlestick injuries in veterinary medicine. Can Vet J 49(8):780-784.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18978971external icon
Weese JS, Faires M [2009]. A survey of needle handling practices and needlestick injuries in veterinary technicians. Can Vet J 50(12):1278-1282.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20190978external icon
Wiggins P, Schenker MB, Green R, Samuels S [1989]. Prevalence of hazardous exposures in veterinary practice. Am J Ind Med 16(1):55-66.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2750751external icon
Wilkins MJ, Bartlett PC, Judge LJ, Erskine RJ, Boulton ML, Kaneene JB [2009]. Veterinarian injuries associated with bovine TB testing livestock in Michigan, 2001. Prev Vet Med 89(3-4):185-190.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19303154external icon
Wilkins JR, 3rd, Bowman ME [1997]. Needlestick injuries among female veterinarians: frequency, syringe contents and side-effects. Occup Med (Lond) 47(8):451-457.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9604476external icon
Wright JG, Jung S, Holman RC, Marano NN, McQuiston JH [2008]. Infection control practices and zoonotic disease risks among veterinarians in the United States. J Am Vet Med Assoc 232(12):1863-1872.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18598158external icon
For More Information
- National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians (NASPHV)external icon
- American Veterinary Medical Assocation (AVMA)external icon
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)external icon
- World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)external icon
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)external icon
- World Health Organization (WHO)external icon
- Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)external icon