Lecturer, Department of Management Studies, DMI-St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi, Malawi, Central Africa
Online published on 19 February, 2016.
This descriptive research aims at examining the impact of occupational hazards of medical laboratory technicians. The study has sampled 60 medical laboratory technicians by simple random sampling technique from private multi speciality hospitals in Tirunelveli city, Tamilnadu. The study has examined 24 factors to understand the effect of occupational hazards. Mean and standard deviation which has examined the impact of occupational hazards shows that the factors pain in neck, shoulder, upper and lower back, waist and leg and joints, eye problem, tiredness, fatigue, weight loss, stomach ulcer and loss of appetite or changes in appetite are the foremost impact of occupational hazards of medical laboratory technicians. The extent of perception of the respondents towards these factors is at medium level.
Medical laboratory technicians, impact, occupational hazards, health, private hospitals, Tirunelveli city
