Staff Health & Safety

Regulations & Recommendations

For additional resources, please visit the Workplace/Employee Safety tab on OVMA's Practice Management page. 

Bureau of Workers Compensation Group Rating

• Safety Accountability Letter (2024)
• Guidelines for Group Rating Training (2024)

Disease Control & Prevention

• Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Practice
  Ohio Dept. of Health

Drug Diversion & Theft

• Preventing Drug Diversion in Veterinary Hospitals
  OVMA Opioid Diversion Awareness Task Force (01/2018)

Drug & Infectious Waste Disposal

• Infectious Waste Guidance for Veterinarians
  Ohio EPA (07/2007)

Radiation

• Radiation Protection Rules: Notice to Employees
  Ohio Dept. of Health (11/2017)
• Sample Radiograph Procedures Guide

Health & Wellness

You and your staff may access the World Continuing Education Alliance (WCEA) courses shown below for free or a nominal fee.

For additional wellbeing-oriented resources, please visit OVMA's Health & Wellness page.

• Coping with Stress in Veterinary Practice
  World Continuing Education Alliance (03/2017)
• Managing Stress in the Workplace
  World Continuing Education Alliance (07/2019)
• Rebuilding Relationships after Conflict
  World Continuing Education Alliance (07/2019)
• Transforming compassion fatigue
  World Continuing Education Alliance (09/2017)
• Understanding Compassion Fatigue
  World Continuing Education Alliance (07/2019)
• When Caring Hurts: Managing Compassion Fatigue
  World Continuing Education Alliance (08/2019)
• When the Well Runs Dry: Cultivating Resilience When Experiencing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
  World Continuing Education Alliance (03/2018)