Re: [Histonet] Hard Water and Auto Stainers

2017-12-20 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
Sandra, yes, we use DI water from a water system in our lab Tim Morken Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -Original Message- From: Sandra Cheasty via Histonet

[Histonet] FW: Recycling formalin

2017-12-20 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
Martha, The question to ask your EHS is how much extra exposure they will allow employees. Recycling removes all the salts so you need to add them back. Then it is just like making up formalin from scratch. Does anyone do that anymore? You need a minimum of full-face vapor masks to prevent

[Histonet] Recycling formalin

2017-12-20 Thread Martha Ward-Pathology via Histonet
I am posting this for our Histology lab manager: Is anyone recycling formalin and if so, exactly what are you using the recycled formalin for?Putting it on processors, adding to specimens, etc? Apparently our EHS department is pushing this. Also thank everyone for their help with our

[Histonet] Hard Water and Auto Stainers

2017-12-20 Thread Sandra Cheasty via Histonet
Hello all, Thanks for everyone's response to error 90 on our Prisma stainer; it has been cleared! Does anyone use filtered, softened, or DI water in their H stainer to avoid clogging up the system? Thanks! Sandy Sandra J. Cheasty, HT (ASCP) Histology & Necropsy Supervisor