Hi Alison- many years ago I worked in a hospital. We had a very small Frozen
Section room in the OR. We did keep a 5 gallon carboy of formalin in there for
the convenience of the OR staff so they would have formalin available for their
specimens. We were told by someone in "authority" (sorry
When people say they are saving money by recycling reagents I always wonder
if they are including tech time (to run the still) in their calculations.
Sincerely,
Jay A. Lundgren, M.S., HTL (ASCP)
On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 2:32 PM, Ma
Here is our experience with recycled reagents:
We have been recycling Xylene and Alcohol since 12-2008. It can work well for
you and save you money.
It was a challenge to put it in play where it made the recycling
program a good thing. We found out that the theoretical and the reality o
Allison, I've never heard of any such requirement. The only requirements have
to do with vapor exposure. If the levels are below the OSHA standards it is ok.
Tim Morken
Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San
Good afternoon,
We have inspectors here and they are questioning the size of the room in the
operating room where they keep their 5 gallon cube. Does anyone know of any
square footage requirements for a room that where formalin is kept and used?
Thank you in advance
Allison
Allison Eck, HTL(AS
