Help me out, snake and other deadly creatures at the job site.

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Im taking a safety risk management course at the college and my presentation is going to be on rattle snakes and black widows and such at job sites.

Any safety guys here or workers with incidents please give me as many tips as you can. How the situations are handled, who does it, paper work, anything you can add will help.

Just gathering as much info as I can right now.

Thanks.
 
Hello; Not sure if this will be of help. I found a black widow web with an egg sack in the water meter box recently. I spoke to the meter reader to warn him. He told me that they found them very often. It may be that contact with such workers will yield the kind of information you seek?
 
moth balls & ammonia soaked rags deter critters from making homes out of your appliances
 
When my dad found a rattler where he was working they scooped it into a bucket and took it away from the job site and other people. people who kill rattlers piss me off.

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It might be a good idea to include a part about preventing these animals from being drawn to the job site, e.g. eliminate as many dark & tight spaces as possible, keep food & trash contained to one spot, and so on.

Also, at least with the snakes, they're going to be more afraid of you than you are of them, so they will be in escape mode should they be discovered; it's best to just give them space & allow them to seek a new hiding place away from the job site.

Oh, and having someone trained to work with venomous snakes would be a nice plus in case the snake(s) need to be removed.
 
Wiggles92 said:
It might be a good idea to include a part about preventing these animals from being drawn to the job site, e.g. eliminate as many dark & tight spaces as possible, keep food & trash contained to one spot, and so on.

Also, at least with the snakes, they're going to be more afraid of you than you are of them, so they will be in escape mode should they be discovered; it's best to just give them space & allow them to seek a new hiding place away from the job site.

Oh, and having someone trained to work with venomous snakes would be a nice plus in case the snake(s) need to be removed.
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Hello; This seems a good idea. I use to work on a friend's 911 and other sports cars, often in his garage. His was the last place on the road in the woods. He stored open bags of dog and cat food in the garage. The rats and mice fed on the pet food. The snakes hung around for the rodents. On a few occasions copperheads were discovered in the garage as he also kept some lumber stored in the garage.
The first time I found a copperhead I was getting short boards from the pile to help block up the car. The non venomous species did not concern me. I took a lot of extra care from then on to check under and around his cars before getting under or working on them.

An interesting aspect arose when I pointed out the copperhead. He got a stick and moved it about 20 yards from the garage into the mowed area saying "I don't want to hurt the little fellow". On at least two occasions two or more copperheads were discovered. Bear in mind that he had dogs, cats and two small children roaming the area. Never got him to move the lumber or put the pet food into a rodent proof container.

I am not nervous about snakes. I leave them alone for the most part when I find them around my place. I will pick up and move a non-venomous species when I spot one while mowing.
However, I will not allow a venomous snake in or around the house. In the woods I leave them alone, only wanting to know where they are as it is their home.
 
Yeah I dont kill snakes, they are one of my passions.

I relocate them far away if they are close to homes.

Now, anyone know the actual policies of any workplaces as far as MUST remove it safely, WHO does it, DOCUMENTING it, job hazard analysis forms and IIPP forms.

Workers comp coverage or any other insurance matters if bitten on the job.


Ive found stuff online but just looking for personal knowledge from the job. Some of you must be in construction or oil fields, ag and so on.
 
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