Harrington J M
Bull World Health Organ. 1982;60(1):9-16.
There has been a large increase in the number of persons employed in medical laboratories in the last 25 years. These workers are exposed to a variety of infective agents in the course of their work, the most important being Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Salmonella typhi, Brucella spp., and serum hepatitis virus. Chemical and physical hazards include toxic chemicals, lacerations, skin disease, and possibly cancer. Current knowledge of safe working practice in laboratories leaves much to be desired and there is an urgent need for both internationally agreed codes of safe practice and the development of guidelines for the medical surveillance of laboratory workers. The World Health Organization is developing such guidelines in an attempt to protect the health of workers employed in the investigation of ill health in others.
在过去25年里，受雇于医学实验室的人员数量大幅增加。这些工作人员在工作过程中接触到各种感染源，其中最重要的是结核分枝杆菌、伤寒沙门氏菌、布鲁氏菌属以及血清肝炎病毒。化学和物理危害包括有毒化学品、割伤、皮肤病以及可能的癌症。目前实验室安全工作实践的知识水平仍有很大欠缺，迫切需要国际认可的安全操作规范以及针对实验室工作人员医学监测的指南。世界卫生组织正在制定此类指南，试图保护从事他人健康状况调查工作的人员的健康。
