Medical Laboratory Staff Awareness’ Concerning Occupational Health Hazards in Public Hospitals

Abstract

Background :Medical Laboratory staff are exposed to a wide range of hazards associated with the materials they employ and the methods they use in their work. The occupational hazards include chemical, physical, biological, psychosocial, and ergonomics hazards. Objectives :To assess the laboratory staff level of awareness of the anticipated occupational hazards. Method: A descriptive- cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire. The Study participants consist of Medical Laboratory staff who works in Public hospitals. The current Study includes 350 staff who responded to the questionnaire, with a response rate of 100%. and the method used by the researcher was the probability sampling technique (Stratified Random sampling), Result :The obtained findings shows that (0.0%) of the staff have poor awareness Occupational hazards, (46.6 %) with moderate awareness,(53.4 %) of them have good levels according to the total assessment of awareness Conclusion :The medical laboratory staff is well-versed in the hazards associated with their jobs at the laboratory. There are a number of issues that make it difficult for upper management to increase workplace safety. Nonetheless, more might be done to guarantee hospital staff members have a safer place to work.