[Histonet] PPE

[Gomez, Milton]

Hello Histonetters,

Is it up to the laboratory director to decide what kind of PPE histologists 
wear in the lab and during which rotations?  Techs are currently wearing a lab 
coat while cutting and embedding and it gets extremely hot.  Can they just wear 
an apron while cutting and an apron and sleeves while embedding?.  They wear it 
because the Hospital Safety Officer thinks it is what needs to be done to 
comply with State and Federal Regulations.  I feel the laboratory director can 
overrule the Safety Officer's decision for the well being of the lab techs.  
Where can I find more information on this issue to show my director and safety 
officer?

Thanks so much in advance,

MG
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RE: [Histonet] Paraffin Wax Waste Disposal

[Podawiltz, Thomas]

We dispose of our waste paraffin as a chemical waste. It gets hauled away, 
since we have no way to incinerate it.



Tom Podawiltz, HT (ASCP)
Histology Section Head/Laboratory Safety Officer


From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa 
[rjbu...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:46 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Joanne Clark
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraffin Wax Waste Disposal

I always incinerated my used paraffin
René J

--- On Fri, 7/22/11, Joanne Clark jcl...@pcnm.com wrote:


From: Joanne Clark jcl...@pcnm.com
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin Wax Waste Disposal
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Friday, July 22, 2011, 4:22 PM


Hi All, we had our CAP inspection yesterday and were cited for disposing of our 
waste wax from the processors in regular waste.  In all my 20+ years of working 
in histology I have never disposed of the dirty wax in biohazard waste.  
Especially now with the newer processors that have very little carry over.  I 
know this is probably state regulated by is anyone aware of a regulation or 
documentation that states what the amount of hazardous chemical in a substance 
must be before it is considered hazardous?  And if so, does anyone know of a 
way to measure the amount of xylene in waste paraffin?

Thanks in advance.
Joanne Clark, HT
Histology Supervisor
PCNM
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