Sandy,
basically, they are looking to see if the waterbath is cleaned after every
block.

Joe Nocito, BS, HT (ASCP) QIHC
Histology Supervisor
Pathology Reference Lab
San Antonio, TX
jnocito@pathreflab.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Cheasty, Sandra 
To: HistoNet (E-mail) 
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 12:33 PM
Subject: Water Bath CAP Inspection Checklist Question


> What are the CAP inspectors looking for on this question?  (Last
inspection the question only asked if the water baths were "clean and well
maintained")
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> ANP.23350             Phase II
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> Are they clean and well-maintained, and is there a policy for preventing
cross-contamination of paraffin sections in the bath?
>
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Sandy
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