...and what about those xylene fumes that us old-timers cannot detect with our burned out noses?  A flame will ignite xylene as well.  Otherwise, we could all go back to "smokin' in da lab"!!
 
Janet L. Bonner, HTL (ASCP)
Pathology Laboratory
Florida Hospital Winter Park
janet.bonner@FLHOSP.org  
407-646-7559

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From: histonet-bounces@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Peterson, Dan
Sent: Mon 7/28/2008 12:21 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Alcohol lamps



Fellow Histonetters,
I am in disagreement with our lab's Safety officer with regards to
alcohol lamps. We use them in our embedding area to keep our forceps
clean.
The officer says that they're a fire hazard (even though we've used them
without incident for over 30 yrs). There are no flammable reagents
(other than the alcohol in the lamp) near the embedding area. I know we
could use the warming wells on the embedders, but try to find more that
1 pair of forceps that you like, or better yet, try to find a forceps
that the tech before hasn't left paraffin all over it. (Yes, I am a
fussy old goat, 27 yrs of Histo, with my 1 favorite pair that NOBODY
touches)
Petty issue? Are there others out there using lamps? I am willing to
change if necessary (or so ordered), but would like to hear from those
who do the work, not be told what to do by those who know nothing of the
work. Thanks in advance!!

Daniel R Peterson HT(ASCP)
Histopathology Section Head
Meriter Laboratories
(608)-417-6557
1dpeterson@meriter.com

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