Re: Bunsen burners in a pathology laboratory
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From: | barbara albert <barbalb@itsa.ucsf.edu> |
To: | "Gregory Lloyd" <grcall@hotmail.com>, HistoNet@Pathology.swmed.edu |
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Date: | Fri, 16 Apr 1999 05:17:46 -0700 |
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UCSF-San Francisco. We use heated forcep wells--no open flame. Unitl
recently some folks still used an alcohol lamp, but it didn't take much to
get them to quit.
Barbara Albert
UCSF-Stanfold Health Care
(San Francisco Campus)
At 10:47 PM 4/15/99 MDT, Gregory Lloyd wrote:
>Hi folks,
> I have just signed on to the histonet site...some interesting
>topics! I have an interesting topic for people out there. I have
>been the safety representative for our histology lab now for about
>one year. A concern that I have is the use of bunsen burners in
>the pathology lab, these are used to melt the wax off the forceps.
>I am aware of the safety concerns and issues about open flames in the
>lab. My question out there is are others using bunsen burners,to
>melt wax off the forceps, or do you have another alternative that is
>not an open flame? If so would you let me know what you use, where
>it can be found..or what different techniques are used.
>
> Some alternatives that the lab has investigated are:
>
>1) Microbiology uses an electric heater - this is a sealed well and
>the melted wax would pool in the bottom and possibly catch fire.
>
>2) Eliminate all form of heating and just wipe off the forceps with
>a tissue wipe. Some people still want to heat the forceps for the
>more difficult cases to embed.
>
>3) My favorite is the wells in the embedding center, using multiple
>forceps. The heat is still adequate and using three or four forceps
>off sets the slow reheat time.
>
> The lab would like to find out what others do to get a feel for the
>industry standard.
>
> Thank you in advance for your response.
>
>
>Cameron Lloyd, MLT-CSMLS.
>University of Alberta Hospital
>Capital Health Authority
>Edmonton Alberta
>Canada
>
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