Archive · 1 Oct 2025
Maharashtra Health Department Issues Safety Directives for TB X-rays
Imagine doctors taking pictures of your lungs to check for a sickness called TB.
Sometimes, the pictures were being taken in a way that wasn't safe for the workers.
They were holding the picture-taking plates by hand, which could be harmful.
The health department stepped in after someone wrote about it.
They made new rules to keep everyone safe.
Now, the picture plates must be placed on stands.
Only trained people can operate the machines, and they must wear special clothes.
They also need to keep a safe distance from the patients.
The health department wants to ensure that all the machines are working properly, too.
The Free Press Journal highlighted unsafe TB screening practices.
The Maharashtra Health Department issued strict safety directives in response.
Directives include using stands for X-ray plates, not holding them by hand.
Only trained staff using protective gear are allowed to operate the machines.
The Health Department will be checking for compliance with the new directives.
- Who
- Maharashtra Health Department
- What
- Issued safety directives regarding TB X-ray practices
- When
- Following a report published on September 22
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Why
- To address unsafe practices in TB screening and protect health workers.
- Initiating Organization
- Maharashtra Health Department
- Issue Addressed
- Unsafe TB X-ray practices
- Action Taken
- Issued safety directives
- Involved Program
- National Tuberculosis Eradication Program (NTEP)
- Key Directive
- X-ray plates must be placed on stands