Tendinitis: An often painful
occupational
condition for Laboratorians
Article reprint from the publication Laboratory
Equipment: The article
discusses tendinitis as a potential epidemic in the laboratory, explores
the
awkward postures and working positions during pipetting that are leading
contributors to tendon injuries, and offers recommendations for reducing
occupational risk. The author is Kevin J. Costello, a certified
professional ergonomist with the DuPont Company.
Pipetting Ergonomics
VistaLab Technologies. This presentation includes a review
of physiology and basic ergonomic information with the specific issues
and risks that exist for laboratory professionals who use manual pipettes.
A summary of the recommendations for corrective actions made by various
US governmental agencies, including the National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health (NIOSH), the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) and ergonomics experts is included. Study data collected
to evaluate ergonomic stress levels when pipetting is presented as well.
Self-extracting Windows archive containing Microsoft Powerpoint format.
Pipette Design and Cumulative
Stress Disorders: Radical Ergonomic Improvements Needed to Prevent Injury
Mar-Lee McKean, Ph.D; Kevin Costello, Ergonomic Technologies
Corporation, Syosset, NY; Richard Scordato, VistaLab Technologies, Inc.,
Mt. Kisco, NY
Laboratoty workers who use pipettes experience a high
risk of injury from work related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD’s),
and the potential for long-lasting sequelae that impair the quality of
life is significant. PDF format.
Development
and Evaluation of an Ergonomic Pipette to Reduce Musculoskeletal Injuries
in Laboratory Workers
Jeffrey Calhoun, VistaLab Technologies, Inc., Mt. Kisco,
NY ; Kevin Costello, Ergonomic Technologies Corporation, Syosset, NY;
Gary Natsume, frogdesign, New York, NY
VistaLab Technologies, Inc. recognized that a significant
departure from the decades old axial approach to pipette design was needed.
PDF format.
Effects
of Forearm Pronation/Supination on Carpal Tunnel Pressure
David Rempel, MD, Joel M. Bach, PhD, Leonard Gordon, MD,
Yuen So, MD, PhD.
The Journal of Hand Surgery, January 1998 Volume 23A Number 1.
