From: | "Molinari, Betsy" |
I have another question to add to this...what
do you do with the leftover waste? Do you put it into a biohazard container? No
offense, but your safety dept. seems to be adding to the hazard by increasing a
possibility of a spill and exposing you to more fumes. We can send our formalin waste with blood but no large pieces of tissue.
Betsy Molinari HT(ASCP)
Texas Heart Institute
Houston,TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Vinnie Della Speranza
[mailto:dellav@musc.edu]
Sent:
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: formalin separation from
tissues for disposal
I know that this topic has been
discussed on the list numerous times before however we are being faced with a
slightly different slant that I would welcome your input on.
Our Safety dept. has become conerned
that our waste formalin contains blood and lipid that they feel must be
separated from the formalin before it can be carted away.
We currently use a filtering funnel
when pouring off the waste formalin but this won't extract the lipid and blood
which are in liquid suspension in the formalin.
Has anyone else been required to
address this issue? I'm hoping someone can offer a reasonable solution that
will satisfy our Safety folks.
thanks
Vinnie Della Speranza
Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services
Ph: 843-792-6353
fax: 843-792-8974