Encl. (4) TO COMDTINST 16478.12
First CG District ATON Battery Recovery Site Safety Plan
fish (e.g., catfish, certain toads, or oyster fish) can cause
allergic reactions or infection.
2.
Personnel should also be briefed on procedures to follow in the
event of a bite, and known or suspected locations where problems
may occur.
3.
All personnel working in designated areas should be provided with
snake leggings or hip high boots. Appropriate work clothing will
also help prevent many other bite related problems.
4.
If personnel notice potentially infected animals on site they
should notify their supervisor immediately, EVEN IF NO ONE HAS
BEEN BITTEN. Other personnel must be kept away from potentially
infected animals until animal control authorities take appropriate
action.
B.
ANIMAL BITES AND RABIES.
1. PREVENTION.
a. The following signs/symptoms may indicate infected ANIMAL BITES in
unreported cases (infection can develop within hours of a bite):
-
pain or tenderness of a wound
-
redness, heat, or swelling around the wound
-
pus under the skin or in the wound
-
red streaks trailing from the wound
-
swollen lymph nodes in arm pits/groin/neck.
b. RABIES is a serious infection typically passed to humans by the
saliva of diseased animal carriers such as those listed below.
(1) It is generally recognized that rabid animals may drool or
act irritable, but any strange/abnormal behavior can also
indicate infected animals. Infected animals may also act
strangely quiet, partially paralyzed, or unafraid of
humans.
(2) Some common animal sources of rabies include:
- skunks,
- prairie dogs,
- foxes,
- bats,
- dogs,
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