anti-skid strategies
Dear histonetters. I wonder if
anyone could share with me the way they deal with slippery floors in
the paraffin sectioning area. The story is like this. Somebody from
another lab entered our paraffin sectioning room (waxed vinyl flooring) in a
pair of leather shoes. She slipped. We are not sure how it
happened because none of us was there. Was the accident caused by a
little bit of spilt water on the floor, high heel leahter shoes or what?
The safety officer of our department got the report and wanted to prevent such
things from happening again. He believed that the slippery floor was
caused by wax trimmings that had fallen off the bench-top onto
the the floor. In fact, long time age there was an article in a British
journal supporting this view. (The solution in the article, as far as I
can remember vaguely, is the replacement of vinyl with textile type of flooring,
but maintenance could be a problem). He also worried that tiny bits
of wax trimmings could be carried on our lab coats to other places in the
department. Our department wanted us to submit some suggestions within 2
months to prevent similar accidents. So, what do you think? In
the meantime, we try to keep the floor dry at all times, clean the bench
of wax trimmings 2-3 times during and after sectioning, and put up
warning signs around our 'slippery sectioning area'. However, our
department wants further suggestions and they may be willing to pay for a change
of the flooring. But of course, we don't want to make dumb suggestions
that waste money before the cause of the accident is clear. Any of your
suggestions would be a great help to us. Recommendations from
specialist in laboratory deisgn and flooring are also welcome. Thanks in
advance.
Helen Lam
Hong Kong
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