[Histonet] Aussies and Kiwis standing up at microtomes

[P. Emry]

Ahhhhh working with a beer at my elbow.  Sounds very sane to me.

I think we got one of your country women..a Wealthal..up for a phd.
She denies dwarf tossing, but I have heard things to the contrary.

I have two square carts with drawers in used in the dental school.
They have wheels on them.  I put the microtome on one and the waterbath on
the other.  They sit side-by side with a space between.  They are just
high enough for me to use a standard height chair with wheels and move
back and forth between them.  It is the best arrangement I have found.  I
can get up over the water bath to get a good look at what is going on.  I
really like it.  Not hard on the back like benches.

Would suggest it for those having problems with benches and sitting still
in one possition.

If I can figure out how to put an ice bucket for the beer between, we's
really have something.
Trisha


On Mon, 17 May 2004, Andrew Kennedy wrote:

> Hi Tim and Fred (and the rest of Histonetters too!!)
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> In my experience, we Aussies don't like to stand up at the microtome if we
> can help it. Standing and cutting sections makes no sense at all - we might
> spill our beer and not be able to see the television that sits on the bench
> next to us so we can watch Aussie Rules (I prefer Rugby League, by the way)
>
> :-)
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> But seriously folks, you would have to have high benches and even then you
> would probably hunch over the microtome - I remember seeing a histotech
> cutting standing up years ago when I was a lab assistant. She turned the
> microtome sideways, stood at the bench (which was desk height) and stooped
> over the microtome. That can't be good for your back! It was the most
> uncomfortable looking cutting position I've ever seen.
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> Overlapping with the safety thread that is currently quite "hot", we really
> owe it to ourselves and to those we work with to be safe all the time!
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> In Australia, Occupational Health and Safety is an important issue that
> affects everything we do in the workplace. However, any safety procedure
> that has been implemented in our labs is a result of consultation with the
> parties at stake. Safe Operating Procedures are designed by the people who
> will use them, not by some beaurocrat sitting in an office telling others
> what to do! Take control of your safety and use common sense at the same
> time! Makes sense to me!!
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