{"id":328,"date":"2023-03-02T23:25:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T07:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safecarebc.ca\/?post_type=safetytopic&#038;p=328"},"modified":"2023-08-09T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:05:07","slug":"unrestrained-animals","status":"publish","type":"safetytopic","link":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/?safetytopic=unrestrained-animals","title":{"rendered":"Unrestrained animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The threat of injury from an animal is not part of your job. Animals may be territorial and perceive you as a threat to a person or property. When animals perceive a threat, they typically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Move or shy away (a flight response)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show signs of heightened interest or concern (pricked ears, raised hackles, showing of teeth, growling\/snarling)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strike out \u2013 unprovoked (fight response)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are you prepared?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have reviewed the care plan for any information about pets in the home or near the client<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I have checked my surroundings for the presence of unrestrained animals that may pose a threat to my safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I know that if unsure, I have the right to request the animal be restrained or removed from the immediate area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I know I have the right to refuse to provide care if I perceive a risk to my personal safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I know to contact my supervisor immediately if I feel it\u2019s unsafe to proceed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unrestrained animals, either on approach to a home or inside the home, can create an unsafe work environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":329,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[],"audience":[118,120],"topic-type":[],"topic":[145],"class_list":["post-328","safetytopic","type-safetytopic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","audience-audience","audience-home-care-and-community-health-support","topic-pets-in-home"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/safetytopic\/328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/safetytopic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/safetytopic"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=328"},{"taxonomy":"audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Faudience&post=328"},{"taxonomy":"topic-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic-type&post=328"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scbcdev.safecarebc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftopic&post=328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}