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Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI), Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD), and Pipetting Related Upper Limb Disorders (PRULD) are various subsets of the same thing: the fatigue and injury that can occur in a laboratory setting where continual pipetting is a routine part of the job. Injury and contamination pose major risks in laboratory work. Use the following resources to read about how proper tools and techniques can help prevent injury and minimize risk.

RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury) and WRULD (Work Related Upper Limb Disorders) affect up to 44% of lab professionals. RSI results in an average time loss of 185 working days per RSI patient. If you pipette for an hour and a half a day or more, injury is possible. The following brochure from Biohit provides some important tips for preventing RSI and WRULD.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/ads/Ergonomics%5Fdigipaper/

A recent case study involving manual pipettes has provided a breakthrough in understanding and preventing the risk of repetitive strain injuries in pipetting. This article provides many useful ideas for how to improve pipetting technique and prevent injury at the same time. Also, learn how the right pipette can make all the difference.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/literature/0607ohs_article.pdf

Not all pipettes are created equal. Biohit has specially designed its mLINE pipettors to reduce the stress of continual pipetting. Use this article to learn how to distinguish between truly ergonomic pipettes and those that are only pretending to be. Look for an impressive case study comparing mLINE to a standard 1000 μl pipettor on page two.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/literature/BreakGlass.pdf

Lab work can pose risks to one's health and safety. Biohit identifies three categories of risk: Physical risk through stress (ergonomics), situations where the user is at risk of contamination through handling of infectious or toxic agents, and situations where the sample or specimen is at risk of contamination from other samples or environmental factors. Read this article to learn more about these hazards and how to prevent them.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/literature/app11.pdf

Continual pipetting puts a great deal of stress on the muscles of the whole arm and shoulder; but the design of the pipettor that you are using can make an important difference. Important factors include weight, comfortable grip, and ease of tip ejection, plunger operation and volume adjustment. Learn more by reading the following article.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/literature/app8.pdf

Well documented and closely followed safety procedures are a very important aspect of laboratory work. As a pipette manufacturer, Biohit is always interested in any problems associated with safety. Biohit has taken further research on this subject. The following article presents their findings.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/literature/safety9.pdf

Learn more about Work Related Upper Limb Disorders, their prevalence, and diagnosis in laboratory professionals.

http://www.biohit.com/upload/lh/literature/app4.pdf

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