Fw: RE: [Histonet] slide and block discards

[Cheryl]

 Thanks to Liz for this CDC reference!

--- On Mon, 2/18/13, Elizabeth Chlipala <liz <@t> premierlab.com> wrote:


From: Elizabeth Chlipala <liz <@t> premierlab.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide and block discards
To: "Cheryl" <tkngflght <@t> yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, February 18, 2013, 10:40 AM



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This is from the CDC
 
http://www.cdc.gov/od/eaipp/faq.htm
 

What type of material does NOT require an Etiologic Agent Import Permit?
Non-infectious materials – e.g., formalin-fixed specimens, tissues, or slides, or non-infectious human stem cells or non-infectious human organs for transplantation.
 
Liz
 

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From: Cheryl [tkngflght <@t> yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 11:38 AM
To: Elizabeth Chlipala
Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide and block discards








Nice.  So they clearly state UNFIXED but leave out FIXED tissue--which allows the assumption that fixed tissue is not on the list thus not biohazardous.
 
Anything you've found that STATES this outright?
 
I really want to close this loop!!
 
Thank you!


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--- On Mon, 2/18/13, Elizabeth Chlipala <liz <@t> premierlab.com> wrote:


From: Elizabeth Chlipala <liz <@t> premierlab.com>
Subject: RE: [Histonet] slide and block discards
To: "Cheryl" <tkngflght <@t> yahoo.com>, "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Date: Monday, February 18, 2013, 10:32 AM


Just found this off the OSHA Website

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/recognition.html

It lists how OSHA defines blood and it also lists the OPMI - other potentially infectious materials (unfixed tissue or organ) plus it has a bunch of guidance links on the topic.

Hazard Recognition
The CDC estimates that 5.6 million workers in the health care industry and related occupations are at risk of occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and others. All occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) place workers at risk for infection with bloodborne pathogens. OSHA defines blood to mean human blood, human blood components, and products made from human blood. Other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) means: (1) The following human body fluids: semen, vaginal secretions, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva in dental procedures, any body fluid that is visibly contaminated with blood, and all body fluids in situations where it is difficult or impossible to differentiate between body fluids; (2) Any unfixed tissue or organ (other
 than intact skin) from a human (living or dead); and (3) HIV-containing cell or tissue cultures, organ cultures, and HIV- or HBV-containing culture medium or other solutions; and blood, organs, or other tissues from experimental animals infected with HIV or HBV. The following references aid in recognizing workplace hazards associated with bloodborne pathogens.

Elizabeth A. Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
Premier Laboratory, LLC
PO Box 18592
Boulder, CO 80308
(303) 682-3949 office
(303) 881-0763 cell
(303) 682-9060 fax
liz <@t> premierlab.com

Ship to address:

Premier Laboratory, LLC
1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E
Longmont, CO 80504
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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cheryl [tkngflght <@t> yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 11:25 AM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] slide and block discards

Hello All-

Does anyone have some authoritative document stating that histologic slides and/or blocks are non-infectious?  We all know this to be true--but is there a piece of paper that states this unequivocally?

Thanks!


Cheryl Kerry, HT(ASCP)
Full Staff Inc.
Staffing the AP Lab by helping one GREAT Tech at a time.
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