[Histonet] Paraffin blocks

From:"John Ryan"

I sent an email to IATA ( International Air Transport Association)
regarding paraffin blocks that contain tissue not known to be infectious
and received a reply that they are not considered dangerous goods.  This
reply was received from the Marian Terlecki, Manager of Cargo Security
and ULD.
 
 
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Assistant Administrative Director Pathology
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
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   1. Re: Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing methods?    Tell
      all, please.  (Gudrun Lang)
   2. Re: Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing methods?    Tell
      all, please. (Kathleen Roberts)
   3. RE: Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods? (Bauer, Karen)
   4. RE: Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods? (Stacy McLaughlin)
   5. RE: Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods? (Robyn Vazquez)
   6. RE: Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing    methods ? Tell
      all, please. [Scanned] (Robyn Vazquez)
   7. RE: Enzyme stains (GUTIERREZ, JUAN)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 19:35:38 +0100
From: "Gudrun Lang" 
Subject: [Histonet] Re: Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing
    methods?    Tell all, please. 
To: "Gayle Callis" ,    "Histonetliste"
    
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Harris - frozen sections
Mayers - HE stainer

Gudrun

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From: "Gayle Callis" 
To: "Gudrun Lang" ;

Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing methods? Tell all,
please.


> Dear All,
>
> It would be appreciated that you say which hematoxylin you are using
when
> you give your bluing method.  For Gudrun, are you using Mayers?
>
> At 02:59 PM 11/30/2004, you wrote:
> >Using lithiumcarbonat is the way we do it with staining frozen
sections.
> >In the HE-stainer we have running tapwater. And  the sections are
nice.
> >After haemalaun in special stains we let the slides in tapwater for
3-5
min.
> >
> >Gudrun Lang
>
> Gayle Callis
> MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
> Research Histopathology Supervisor
> Veterinary Molecular Biology
> Montana State University - Bozeman
> PO Box 173610
> Bozeman MT 59717-3610
> 406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
> 406 994-4303 (FAX)
>
>




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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:55:27 -0500
From: Kathleen Roberts 
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing
    methods?    Tell all, please.
To: Gayle Callis ,
    "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'"
    
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We use Gill's formulation #3 from Fisher Scientific.

Kathleen

Gayle Callis wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> It would be appreciated that you say which hematoxylin you are using

> when you give your bluing method.  For Gudrun, are you using Mayers?
>
> At 02:59 PM 11/30/2004, you wrote:
>
>> Using lithiumcarbonat is the way we do it with staining frozen
sections.
>> In the HE-stainer we have running tapwater. And  the sections are
nice.
>> After haemalaun in special stains we let the slides in tapwater for

>> 3-5 min.
>>
>> Gudrun Lang
>
>
> Gayle Callis
> MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
> Research Histopathology Supervisor
> Veterinary Molecular Biology
> Montana State University - Bozeman
> PO Box 173610
> Bozeman MT 59717-3610
> 406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
> 406 994-4303 (FAX)
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:51:14 -0600 
From: "Bauer, Karen" 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?
To: "'Richard Cartun'" ,    "Histonet (E-mail)"
    
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Richard,

The primary container does NOT NEED to be a bio-hazard bag.  Sorry, I
just
used that as a suggestion.  I did ask our safety person about the
paraffin
block being the "primary container", but she thought that a plain
(small)
bag could be used as the primary container and then a bio-hazard bag as
the
secondary container, since the secondary container is required to have
"bio-hazard" on the outside.  I realize that "we" handle blocks
without
gloves all the time, so I'm not sure what to tell you about that.  I
guess
you'll have to check with your infection control person (I'd hate to
open a
"can-o-worms" here).  The regulations are more for the transporting
personnel so they know how to handle certain "packages".  (That's just
what
I think...)

Hope this helps...

Karen   

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Cartun [mailto:Rcartun@harthosp.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:50 AM
To: Bauer, Karen L.
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


Thank you for the detailed information.  One question - If you put the
paraffin block into a "Biohazard" bag, doesn't that mean that the
person
who opens the bag needs to be wearing gloves?  We (histotechs, lab
aides, secretaries, pathologists, etc.) handle paraffin tissue blocks
all the time without wearing gloves.

RWC

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Immunopathology & Histology
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

>>> "Bauer, Karen"  12/01/04 12:41PM >>>
Our safety person in the lab has just "trained" us all on the proper
packaging of specimens in the lab based on the new regulations that
are
out.
Regulations come from the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO),
the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the USPS, and the
Department of Transportation (DOT).  Risk groups are ranged from 1 to
4
with
1 being "No to Low Risk" and 4 being "High Risk".  Low risk specimens
are
things like diagnostic serum, whole blood, urine, or tissue samples
not
known to contain pathogens.  Packaging for these specimens need to
have
a
primary container (a bio-hazard bag would be fine for tissue blocks,
or
maybe the paraffin block itself is the primary container since the
tissue is
embedded inside it.  I'll have to check on that...), then a secondary
container (which could be another bio-hazard bag), and then an outer
package
that is sturdy.  This could be a cardboard box or one of those
insulated
manila envelopes used for fragile items.  We do not need to really
worry
about the outer package, since the couriers that pick up our specimens
from
the lab have coolers or bio-hazard containers that they put the
specimens
into.  This is considered the "outer package".  Our safety person then
had
everyone who went through the presentation take a short quiz (for
competency) and gave us a "Certificate" of being trained.  This
training
will need to be done every 2 years.  Everyone in the lab is being
trained,
since at some point we will all need to know how to ship something out
whether it will be Diagnostic or Infectious Specimens (Risk 1 to Risk
4).

Karen Bauer HT(ASCP
Histology Supervisor
Luther Hospital
Eau Claire, WI

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Cartun [mailto:Rcartun@harthosp.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:12 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


I have just been told that paraffin tissue blocks are considered
"Dangerous Goods" and can only be packaged and shipped by individuals
who have received special training.  Would anyone like to comment on
this?  Thank you.

Richard


Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Immunopathology & Histology
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:06:02 -0500 
From: Stacy McLaughlin 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?
To: "'Bauer, Karen'" , 'Richard Cartun'
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Is anyone checking that this requirement is being fulfilled? (CAP,
JCAHO,
OSHA, etc...)
I want to make sure the right thing is being done, but I also would
like to
know if anyone is watching for that specifically.
Thanks,
Stacy McLaughlin HT (ASCP)
(and Lab Safety Lady)
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton,MA


-----Original Message-----
From: Bauer, Karen [mailto:Bauer.Karen@mayo.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:42 PM
To: 'Richard Cartun'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


Our safety person in the lab has just "trained" us all on the proper
packaging of specimens in the lab based on the new regulations that are
out.
Regulations come from the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO),
the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the USPS, and the
Department of Transportation (DOT).  Risk groups are ranged from 1 to 4
with
1 being "No to Low Risk" and 4 being "High Risk".  Low risk specimens
are
things like diagnostic serum, whole blood, urine, or tissue samples
not
known to contain pathogens.  Packaging for these specimens need to have
a
primary container (a bio-hazard bag would be fine for tissue blocks,
or
maybe the paraffin block itself is the primary container since the
tissue is
embedded inside it.  I'll have to check on that...), then a secondary
container (which could be another bio-hazard bag), and then an outer
package
that is sturdy.  This could be a cardboard box or one of those
insulated
manila envelopes used for fragile items.  We do not need to really
worry
about the outer package, since the couriers that pick up our specimens
from
the lab have coolers or bio-hazard containers that they put the
specimens
into.  This is considered the "outer package".  Our safety person then
had
everyone who went through the presentation take a short quiz (for
competency) and gave us a "Certificate" of being trained.  This
training
will need to be done every 2 years.  Everyone in the lab is being
trained,
since at some point we will all need to know how to ship something out
whether it will be Diagnostic or Infectious Specimens (Risk 1 to Risk
4).

Karen Bauer HT(ASCP
Histology Supervisor
Luther Hospital
Eau Claire, WI

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Cartun [mailto:Rcartun@harthosp.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:12 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


I have just been told that paraffin tissue blocks are considered
"Dangerous
Goods" and can only be packaged and shipped by individuals who have
received
special training.  Would anyone like to comment on this?  Thank you.

Richard


Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Immunopathology & Histology
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:15:09 -0800
From: "Robyn Vazquez" 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?
To: LuckG@empirehealth.org, Rcartun@harthosp.org,
    Mackinnon@holburn.com,    histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
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John,
Now that I think about it, I get blocks in the mail occasionally. 
Maybe it is a regulation that is not known to a doctors office or it
is
a turn blind eye regulation, because it's not like getting a slab of
meat in the mail ;0)

Robyn
OHSU

>>> "John Mackinnon"  12/1/2004 8:20:02 AM >>>

I would say that that regulation would be open to interpretation.  My
interpretation would be that most tissues following fixation do not
contain viable pathogens and in most cases it would be reasonable to
expect that it does not contain pathogens and is therefore not a
biohazard.  I know that there are some infectious agents that survive
fixation and processing but in most cases we are aware of these
because
they have been diagnosed (most of the time).  These few cases fit the
definition and should be handled accordingly.  This is just one mans
opinion.  

P.S.
I wonder if all of the meat packing plants include a shipper's
declaration (E.coli, BSE) with their raw unfixed carcases they ship to
the grocery stores and butcher shops.  Now there is something to think
about. 

John MacKinnon MLT, ART
Laboratory Director 
Holburn Biomedical Corporation
905-623-1484
mackinnon@holburn.com 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Robyn Vazquez [mailto:vazquezr@ohsu.edu] 
Sent: November 30, 2004 6:30 PM
To: LuckG@empirehealth.org; Rcartun@harthosp.org;
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?

Richard,
They are a regulated class 6.2, it is a substance known or reasonalbly
expected to contain pathogens.  If you ship dangerous goods you will
need a shipper's declaration which is required.

Robyn
OHSU 

>>> "Luck, Greg D."  11/30/2004 1:59:19 PM >>>

Richard,

Would you further define or point me towards a regulatory definition
of
"Dangerous Goods".
Thanks, Greg

Greg Luck, BS, HT(ASCP)
Anatomic Pathology Supervisor
Deaconess Medical Center
800 W. 5th Ave
Spokane, WA 99204
Phone 509.473.7077
Fax 509.473.7133
luckg@empirehealth.org 



-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Cartun [mailto:Rcartun@harthosp.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 8:12 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


I have just been told that paraffin tissue blocks are considered
"Dangerous Goods" and can only be packaged and shipped by individuals
who have received special training.  Would anyone like to comment on
this?  Thank you.

Richard


Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Immunopathology & Histology
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:16:24 -0800
From: "Robyn Vazquez" 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing
    methods ? Tell all, please. [Scanned]
To: Kemlo.Rogerson@elht.nhs.uk,    Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
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Shandon Instant Hematoxylin

>>> Kemlo Rogerson  12/1/2004 8:30:30 AM
>>>
Harris's and Gill's.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gayle Callis [mailto:gcallis@montana.edu] 
Sent: 01 December 2004 15:30
To: Gudrun Lang; Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Type of hematoxylin stain with your bluing
methods?
Tell
all, please. [Scanned]

Dear All,

It would be appreciated that you say which hematoxylin you are using
when 
you give your bluing method.  For Gudrun, are you using Mayers?

At 02:59 PM 11/30/2004, you wrote:
>Using lithiumcarbonat is the way we do it with staining frozen
sections.
>In the HE-stainer we have running tapwater. And  the sections are
nice.
>After haemalaun in special stains we let the slides in tapwater for
3-5
min.
>
>Gudrun Lang

Gayle Callis
MT,HT,HTL(ASCP)
Research Histopathology Supervisor
Veterinary Molecular Biology
Montana State University - Bozeman
PO Box 173610
Bozeman MT 59717-3610
406 994-6367 (lab with voice mail)
406 994-4303 (FAX)



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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:00:00 -0600
From: "GUTIERREZ, JUAN" 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Enzyme stains
To: , 
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Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1"

Novocastra has a few different antibodies for cathepsin.
www.novocastra.co.uk 


Juan C. Gutierrez, HT(ASCP)
Histology Laboratory Supervisor
(210)704-2533

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live free speech!


-----Original Message-----
From: BennettW@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca [mailto:BennettW@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:47 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Enzyme stains

Hello Histonetters,

Does anyone know if there is anything that will stain an enzyme called
cathepsin.  This is an enzyme that is produced by a myxobilatus sp.
parasite
(Kudoa thyristes) found in fish.  The parasite produces this
protealytic
enzyme.  My preliminary searches haven't revealed too much more than
that.  

Any help would be great.

Cheers
Bill Bennett
Histologist
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 14:21:16 -0600
From: "Nita Searcy" 
Subject: [Histonet] Milestone Microwave Processor
To: 
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After 18 months in service, we are experiencing paraffin being drawn
into the vacuum tube - anyone else having this problem? Can anyone
provide help ?

Thanks

Nita Searcy, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Scott and White Hospital
Temple, Texas
Division Manager, Anatomic Pathology
254-724-2438
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 14:27:40 -0600 
From: "Bauer, Karen" 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?
To: "'Stacy McLaughlin'" ,
    "'Bauer, Karen'" ,    "'Richard Cartun'"
    ,    histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
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Stacy,

If you go to the CAP TODAY, Oct. 2004 issue on page 101, there is a Q &
A
about shipping of materials.  It is also on the CAP General Checklist
#
GEN.40522.  CAP will be changing their training requirements to every
two
years instead of the "annual training" that they have on the checklist
now.

Hope this helps,

Karen 

-----Original Message-----
From: Stacy McLaughlin [mailto:Stacy_McLaughlin@cooley-dickinson.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 1:06 PM
To: 'Bauer, Karen'; 'Richard Cartun'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


Is anyone checking that this requirement is being fulfilled? (CAP,
JCAHO,
OSHA, etc...)
I want to make sure the right thing is being done, but I also would
like to
know if anyone is watching for that specifically.
Thanks,
Stacy McLaughlin HT (ASCP)
(and Lab Safety Lady)
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton,MA


-----Original Message-----
From: Bauer, Karen [mailto:Bauer.Karen@mayo.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:42 PM
To: 'Richard Cartun'; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


Our safety person in the lab has just "trained" us all on the proper
packaging of specimens in the lab based on the new regulations that are
out.
Regulations come from the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO),
the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the USPS, and the
Department of Transportation (DOT).  Risk groups are ranged from 1 to 4
with
1 being "No to Low Risk" and 4 being "High Risk".  Low risk specimens
are
things like diagnostic serum, whole blood, urine, or tissue samples
not
known to contain pathogens.  Packaging for these specimens need to have
a
primary container (a bio-hazard bag would be fine for tissue blocks,
or
maybe the paraffin block itself is the primary container since the
tissue is
embedded inside it.  I'll have to check on that...), then a secondary
container (which could be another bio-hazard bag), and then an outer
package
that is sturdy.  This could be a cardboard box or one of those
insulated
manila envelopes used for fragile items.  We do not need to really
worry
about the outer package, since the couriers that pick up our specimens
from
the lab have coolers or bio-hazard containers that they put the
specimens
into.  This is considered the "outer package".  Our safety person then
had
everyone who went through the presentation take a short quiz (for
competency) and gave us a "Certificate" of being trained.  This
training
will need to be done every 2 years.  Everyone in the lab is being
trained,
since at some point we will all need to know how to ship something out
whether it will be Diagnostic or Infectious Specimens (Risk 1 to Risk
4).

Karen Bauer HT(ASCP
Histology Supervisor
Luther Hospital
Eau Claire, WI

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From: Richard Cartun [mailto:Rcartun@harthosp.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:12 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks - Dangerous goods?


I have just been told that paraffin tissue blocks are considered
"Dangerous
Goods" and can only be packaged and shipped by individuals who have
received
special training.  Would anyone like to comment on this?  Thank you.

Richard


Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Immunopathology & Histology
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596
(860) 545-0174 Fax

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