[Histonet] CAP Guidelines for Microwaves

[Angela Bitting]

Are any of the chemicals we heat in our microwaves toxic? I don't think most special stains solutions fall in that catagory. That's the first question to answer before getting to wrapped up in this ventilation issue? 
 
Angela Bitting, HT(ASCP)
Technical Specialist, Histology
Geisinger Medical Center 
100 N Academy Ave. MC 23-00
Danville, PA 17822
phone  570-214-9634
fax  570-271-5916

>>> "Joe Nocito" <jnocito <@t> satx.rr.com> 3/23/2006 7:42 PM >>>

but what about using a table top fume absorber with charcoal filters? CAP 
writes these questions so ambiguously that it becomes a joke. This is the 
main reason why I have a negative attitude towards CAP.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rene J Buesa" <rjbuesa <@t> yahoo.com>
To: "Joe Nocito" <jnocito <@t> pathreflab.com>; "'Parker, Helayne'" 
<HParker <@t> Skaggs.Net>; <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Histonet] CAP Guidelines for Microwaves


> Joe:
>  It is not external ventilation to the MW oven what CAP wants, is a vent 
> connected from the microwave to an outlet and there is not a single 
> household MW oven with that characteristec so, for all practical purposes 
> the mensage keeps being: don't use them (the household appliance) for 
> histology work, specially if tissue processing is the objective of the 
> use.
>  René J.
>
> Joe Nocito <jnocito <@t> pathreflab.com> wrote:
>  I don't believe CAP is saying not to use them. They are saying use them
> safely with ventilation and make sure they don't leak radiation.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J 
> Buesa
> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:35 AM
> To: Parker, Helayne; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] CAP Guidelines for Microwaves
>
> Helayne:
> In short, the message from CAP is: "do not use them!"
> Unfortunate though!
> René J.
>
> "Parker, Helayne" wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone new what CAP require of us if we have a common
> household microwave that we use for special stains.
>
> Helayne Parker,HT (ASCP)
> Histology Section Head
> Skaggs Community Health Center
> Branson, Missouri
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