[Histonet] Paraffin Accumulation on floor

[Rathborne, Toni]

We also use the long-handled scraper. Our greatest problem though, was the hallway outside of Histology  where non-technical staff would be walking in heels. We eventually had that hall carpeted, which has been a great improvement.

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Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin Accumulation on floor


How is everyone dealing with the accumulation and tracking of paraffin
problems.  We have mats on the floor where we cut and embed.  We also
have the mats that you walk on and it takes the paraffin off of the
bottom of your shoes and you peel off a layer a day.  Our medical
director wants us to find a way to keep the floors clear, so that no one
will slip and fall.  I have never seen a histololgy lab that did not
have a paraffin tracking problem.

Allison Scott HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
LBJ Hospital
Houston, Texas 77026

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