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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Pregnant in histo lab. Am I safe?
Sadly I have already been exposed to xylene several times as I cannot avoid the
smell. It’s everywhere. There are not enough vents in the lab. I don’t know if
it’s ignorance or malice but my manager and
AM
To: Jessica Phillips; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Pregnant in histo lab. Am I safe?
Yes, going to HR might be my next step before I consider other options.
The supervisor bough a respirator with generic filters without knowing he
had to buy specific filters
, not
the employee.
Victor
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Pregnant in histo lab. Am I safe?
Sadly I have already been exposed to xylene several times
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Yes, going to HR might be my next step before I consider other options.
The supervisor bough a respirator with generic filters without knowing he
had to buy specific filters for xylene and formalin. We also have regular
latex gloves that are definitely not resistant to xylene. Xylene melts the
Hello everyone. I am currently in the last weeks of my first trimester of
my pregnancy.
I have asked this question to my Ob-Gyn, family and general pregnancy
forums but I wanted to ask people who understand the field of
Histotechnology better.
I have been very concerned about the side effects
