Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Cover Slip Holders

I recently had an employee say that she was experiencing pain from holding microscope slide cover slips between her thumb and forefinger as well as from popping lids off of vacutainer vials. I have found a product that automates taking off vial tops but I haven't found anything that will help her pick up and hold cover slips. Any suggestions or ideas?

2 comments:

Tracy Marker said...

A couple ideas for the slide cover slips:
Alternate using the left and right hand to hold them
Use an ergonomic tweaser with a thick padded handle
Use the minimal amount of force
Make sure workstation arrangement facilitates neutral postures

Tamara James said...

Can you share the info about who has automated equipment for removing vial tops?