Hi, If you are in an area where a company named Stericycle is available, they decant the formalin and dispose of the tissue for you. Our tissue is collected in barrels, they are picked up and Stericycle handles the rest. If you add up your employees time plus all the safety issues involved in the process you may be able to justify this method of disposal. They handle all the waste for several departments in our hospital. This is so much better than exposing employees to this process. Good Luck, Carole
Carole Fields, HT (ASCP) Lead Histotechnologist, Pathology Laboratory Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital 1680 E. 120th Street Los Angeles, CA 90059 Fax# 424-296-3932 cfie...@mlkch.org -----Original Message----- From: Akemi via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 8:00 AM To: Histonet <Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> Subject: [Histonet] Respirator Masks for dumping tissue Hi Histo Peep managers/supervisors: I need to order a few respirators for the staff who dumps tissue. The ones we have are really old and not adequate. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. As always, we need to keep within budgetary constants! Have a Great Weekend! Akemi Allison Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This email message and any files transmitted are sent with confidentiality in mind and contain privileged or copyright information. You must not present this message to another party without gaining permission from the sender. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify Martin Luther King, Jr. - Los Angeles (MLK - LA) Healthcare Corporation and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. Any views expressed in this message are those of the sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of Martin Luther King, Jr. - Los Angeles (MLK - LA) Healthcare Corporation and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this email from your system. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although due care has been taken to minimize the risk. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
