Risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders among medical laboratories professionals

Magnitude of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic risk practices among medical laboratory professionals in Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

“…Younger professionals that had the work experience of 1 and 5 years were more exposed to WMSDs which supported by studies from India and Australia. 17, 19, 31 This result is also consistent with study in Saudi Arabia. 7 On the contrary, a study from the same country reported that medical practitioners with work tincture of 6-10 years had twice as likely as study participants with 1-5 years of experiences to develop WMSDs.…”

“…To reduce the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders having ergonomic requirements of chairs have been very much important. 19 In the present study, fifty (55.6%) chairs had adjustable height and backrests, 20(70%) had foot support and 21(77.8%) had removable adjustable armrests, which is contrast with a study from Addis Ababa resulted with (20.0%) had adjustable height and backrests, 12(60.0%) had footrest support and 5(25.0%) had removable adjustable armrests. 11 The differences may be due to technological advancement, increment of awareness of MLPs and the buying power of health facilities.…”

“…17 , MLPs in India (18%). 19 and WMSDs in industry workers of Iran (36%). 20 The results of the investigation had lower magnitude than two studies in India (66.9%).…”

Risk assessment in biomedical laboratories – occupational safety and health aspects

“…Due to the high risk, long-term laboratory work was not recommended for LP, while a minimum distance of 1.8-3 m from the chemical source was recommended for short-term exposure of 1 h. In a study by Peng et al (36), although no independent risk assessment was conducted, in the light of scientific studies, they considered that the key to reducing the high risk is the implementation of special education and training of LP in the handling of hazardous biological agents, the need to apply work procedures, and the existence of protective barriers. Agrawal et al (24) reported a risk assessment for the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders in a population of interest. Among subjects without diseases, high risk was found in 83.9% of LP who worked in a standing position, 83.8% of subjects who pipetted, 80% who were not assigned specific tasks, and 76.4% who were required to work behind a microtome.…”

“…Few researchers have focused on LP although laboratories have been identified in the literature as highrisk areas for hazard exposure. Most often, researchers evaluate specific hazards, work activities, or routes of exposure (18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25). To the best of our knowledge, studies of occupational risk assessment for this profession are not conducted in BiH.…”