My first reaction to this is, how much dry chemical is going to fly around
as a result of the air flow under a fume hood?
:::shuddering thinking of weighing out Aniline Blue under a fume hood:::

-Teri Johnson

----- Original Message -----
From: <Barbara.Davies@memhospcs.org>
To: <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 9:22 AM
Subject: fume hood for balances


> I need assistance from you....
>
> The safety officer at our hospital is demanding that the Mettler balance
> (for weighing dry chemicals)  needs to be in a fume hood.   What is the
> standard out there?  The balance is already in an enclosed glass box, so
> that there is glass between the tech and the measured substance.   What
are
> your labs doing?
>
> Barbara Davies
> Memorial Hospital
> Colorado Springs, CO
>
>