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VistaLab Technologies offers a number of presentations and reprints
that can be helpful in developing training programs about laboratory
ergonomics. We’ll be adding material here frequently, so
visit often.
Applying Ergonomics for Injury Free Pipetting
Article reprint from the publication Bioscience Technology. The article discusses the common ergonomic issues associated with pipetting, the development of the Ovation BioNatural design concept, and study results from evaluations performed at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Duke University and Medical Center. User testimonial comments are also included.
Studies Validate Design Objectives and Ergonomic Science behind the Ovation BioNatural Pipette
Three particularly important studies have been performed since the launch of the Ovation BioNatural Pipette. This paper summarizes the findings from each study in detail and includes statistical data. The author is Richard Scordato, President of VistaLab Technologies.
Laboratory Workers Commonly Report Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
from the Use of Manual Pipettes
Article
reprint from the publication Laboratory
Equipment: The article
discusses how researchers and laboratory personnel who use pipettes several
hours daily are experiencing fatigue and discomfort in the upper extremities.
Recommendations for reducing occupational risk through ergonomic techniques
are discussed. The author is Kevin J. Costello, a certified professional
ergonomist with the DuPont Company.
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.
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.
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.