Hello to all in histoland. Happy Friday. Last week we were inspected by a new
group of surveyors that are like JCAHO called DNV. They said that we had to
much formalin stored in our gross room. We had 15 gallons. They told us that
we could only have 2 gallons there at a time. I have never heard of such. We
were just inspected by CAP and I might add that it was an intense inspection.
They checked everything. This never came up. What is the recommended amount of
formalin that can be stored in an area. Does it need to be in a flammable
cabinet? The cabinet that we have the formalin in is so old that we are
having a vendor to come out to check to see if it suitable for chemical storage.
Allison Scott HT(ASCP)
Supervisor, Histology Lab
LBJ Hospital
Harris Health System
Office: 713-566-2148
Lab: 713-566-5287
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