Risk Management Plan for Pet Industry - Puppy Love

This Risk Management Plan for Puppy Love, a business in the pet industry, identifies and analyzes potential risks such as physical injuries, biological and chemical hazards, and ergonomic injuries. The plan provides a risk assessment matrix and outlines strategies to mitigate risks, including proper training, providing suitable tools and equipment, and improving ventilation and air conditioning systems. The plan also emphasizes the importance of monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of risk plans.

RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
PUPPY LOVE

1. INTRODUCTION
A risk is an event that could potentially affect a business with either a
positive or negative effect. To effectively manage these risks, we must
properly identify, analyse and manage these risks associated.
As a business owner in the Pet Industry, we understand that there are
many risks associated with working in this industry. These include but are
not limited to:
 Physical risks such as bites or scratches from animals;
 Trips, slips and falls;
 Burns from steams or chemicals;
 Loud noises from animals or equipment;
 Cuts, abrasions or crushing by equipment;
 Manual handling injuries;
 Ergonomic injuries;
 Biological hazards such as being exposed to parasites, bacteria or
viruses;
 Chemical hazards such as being exposed to liquids and substances
that are used for the sole purpose of cleaning.
2.RISK ASSESSMENT
To determine which hazards are the most dangerous and likely to happen,
we must use a risk assessment matrix to assess the likelihood and impact
of a risk. A general, yet affective matrix may look like the following.

2.1 IDENTIFICATION
Now we evaluate the risks against the matrix to determine the likelihood
and impact of our identified risks.
# Hazard Risk Likelihood Impact Rating
1 Bites or scratches Physical
injury that
may lead
to
bleeding
or marks
on body.
Unlikely Moderate Low
2 Trips, slips or falls Unlikely Significant Moderate
3 Burns from steams
or chemicals
Rare Significant Low
4 Loud noises from
animals or
equipment
Unlikely Minor Very low
5 Cuts, abrasions or
crushing by
equipment
Unlikely Moderate Low
6 Manual handling
injuries
Unlikely Significant Moderate
7 Ergonomic injuries Rare Moderate Very low
8 Biological hazards
such as being
exposed to
parasites, bacteria
or viruses
Rare Significant Low
9 Chemical hazards
such as being
exposed to liquids
and substances
that are used for
the sole purpose of
cleaning
Unlikely Significant Moderate
2.2 ANALYSES AND EVALUATION
As identified from the risk identification the most significant risks assessed are that of the
manual handling injuries, trips, slips or falls and of likelihood of the chemical hazards such as being
exposed to the liquids and substances that are used for the sole purpose of cleaning. However, there
are others risks which too are present, though their possibilities are lower than the above
mentioned one. They are of bites or scratches, burns from steams and chemicals, Biological hazards

such as being exposed to parasites, bacteria or viruses, Cuts, abrasions or crushing by equipment,
ergonomic injuries and loud noises from animals and equipment.
3. RISK MITIGATION
To mitigate the risks of the above mentioned risks,
the following should be done:
 Bites or scratches- It is important to help the puppy learn to curb its
mouthy behaviour, nipping and biting.
 Trips, slips or falls- Proper lighting, signage, handrails in the
stairways, providing ladders and step stools, managing the cords,
checking the floor condition on a daily basis, cleaning up the spills
immediately and keeping the walking surface clean and free from
clutters are important
 Burns from steams or chemicals- Proper training sessions for all the
workers and avoiding the placement of hot containers on the floor is
necessary
 Loud noises from animals or equipment- use of the sound absorbing
baffles in between the workers and noise sources
 Cuts, abrasions or crushing by equipment- Suitable tools for holding and
moving the equipment are provided. Eye protection, lab coats, safety shoes, dust masks and
gloves must be provided.
 Manual handling injuries- - Suitable tools like gloves and safety glasses are
provided.
 Ergonomic injuries- training the workers to make them aware of the
workstation environment
 Biological hazards such as being exposed to parasites, bacteria or
viruses- Improvement of the ventilation along with partial isolation of the
contamination source and proper air conditioning system is to be provided
 Chemical hazards such as being exposed to liquids and substances
that are used for the sole purpose of cleaning- Putting shielding in between
the substance and workers, proper ventilation, personal protective equipment for the
workers and respirators are to be provided.
4. RISK MONITORING
To monitor:
 Proper procedures and policies are followed
 Keeping a track of all identified risks
 Ensuring the execution of risk plans and evaluating their effectiveness in reducing the risk.
 Monitoring the residual risks and identifying new risks arising at the time of project
execution.