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WorksheetsHeath and Safety In Animal Care
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
When should accidents, problems, breakages, spillages or defective equipment be reported to your teacher or a technician?
At the end of the lesson/session.
Immediately.
At the end of the end of the day.
They are examples of things that do not need to be reported.
Can you eat, drink or smoke in any animal lab area?
Yes.
No.
Only when supervised.
Only on a break.
You need to wear appropriate personal protective equipment and other clothing during cleaning procedures. What types of gloves does this include?
Nitrile gloves.
Woolen gloves.
Thick gloves.
When should you wash your hands?
Before practical work only.
After practical work only.
Before practical work and between handling different animals. This will include after handling an animal.
Only if your instructor/teacher allows you to handle different animals.
Do you have to inform your teacher/instructor if you have any allergies or asthma?
Yes
No
Can you touch or interfere with any solutions or equipment which have been placed in the animal room?
Yes because you are an animal care student it only applies to non-animal care students.
Sometimes.
No.
What do you do if scratched, bitten or experience any reaction to cleaning solutions or contact with species?
Nothing it will heal on its own.
Go to the toilet and use hot water and hand sanitizer to clear the affected area.
Report it immediately to your teacher/instructor.
How many freedoms must you uphold
1.
2.
3.
5.
What freedom is being described?
Animals must be given the right type of environment including shelter and somewhere comfortable to rest.
Freedom from discomfort.
Freedom to behave normally.
Freedom from hunger and thirst.
What freedom is being described?
Conditions animals are kept in and treatment they receive must avoid mental suffering.
The freedom to behave normally.
The freedom from pain, injury and disease.
The freedom from hunger and thirst.
The freedom from fear and distress.
If cleaning solutions are needed, who has the responsibility to mix the solutions?
Any animal care student.
A designated animal care student close to completing the course.
The teacher/instructor only.
When do you perform a health check?
Before you handle an animal.
After you handle an animal.
You notice that one of the guinea pigs have not eaten any of their food and is limping. Is the animal ok to be handled during the lesson/session?
Yes.
No.
What do you do if you notice one of the animals behaving abnormally?
Just write it down on the memo board.
Immediately let the teacher/instructor know your concerns.
Speak to the teacher/instructor at the end.
Do you need to record all feeding, cleaning and maintenance work in the animals care records?
Yes.
No.
It depends what it is.
How do you handle the animals?
Standing up.
Standing up walking around.
Lying down on the floor.
Sitting down at a table.
Where should animal waste be disposed of?
In a designated bin single wrapped.
In a designated bin double wrapped.
In any bin as long as it is in the animal care room.
Can you pick up any broken glass with your fingers?
Yes if they are large enough pieces.
Yes as long as you are careful.
No use a dustpan and brush.
When cleaning out an aquarium what do you have to do first?
Turn off the filters and heaters at the mains electricity.
Put the filters and heaters into rest mode.
