Karen There was a similar question on temp charts the other day on the histonet. We record our temps daily on a form. Our temperature range is determined by the equipment in the room, all operating manuals have ranges listed for temp, we list all major equipment in a room and what the recommended temperature range is listed in the operating manual and make a determination of a range based upon how critical the equipment is, etc. We have an SOP that governs this and how we manage the thermometers also.
Liz Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC Premier Laboratory, LLC PO Box 18592 Boulder, CO 80308 (303) 682-3949 office (303) 682-9060 fax (303) 881-0763 cell l...@premierlab.com www.premierlab.com Ship to Address: Premier Laboratory, LLC 1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E Longmont, CO 80504 -----Original Message----- From: Heckford, Karen - SMMC-SF via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 11:43 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Temperature logging Good Morning, I have been asked to monitor the room temperatures in the Histology lab, and anywhere we store paraffin blocks, slides and reagents. Some of you I know already do this. 1st Question: What is your temperature range? 2nd Question: Are you physically monitoring it daily and writing it down on a temperature chart? The reason why Question 2 was I purchased these new thermometers that I can put in the Hi and Lo. It also has where I can download it on to a scan disk so I can down load and put on a flash drive or store in the computer. I am not sure why these will not work but I am getting grief from my Lab Director that is a Med Tech. I figure if it alarms on me I can down load it and figure out the time of the out of range since I am not here on the weekend. Cannot have anyone else do it because I am the only Histology person in this hospital. The lab people do not give much support when a alarm is going off they ignore it. Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE Lead Histology Technician St. Mary's Medical Center 450 Stanyan St. San Francisco, Ca. 94117 415-668-1000 ext. 6167 karen.heckf...@dignityhealth.org Caution: This email message, including all content and attachments, is CONFIDENTIAL and may be of a nature that is LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. The information contained in this email message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you have received this document in error. Any further review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply email. Thank you." _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet