[Histonet] alcohol monitoring

[WILLIAM DESALVO]

What type of "alcohol" are you being asked to test and why? OSHA does establish limits for Isopropyl Alcohol (PEL 400 ppm) because it is an irritant. If you are doing tissue processing w/out xylene, then you are probably using isoporpyl alcohol and should test personnel maintaining the processor. I think you will need additional information before you can set a plan.

  
William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP)

 
> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:32:23 -0700
> From: cls71877 <@t> sbcglobal.net
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] alcohol monitoring
> 
> Hello,
> I was recently approached by my management about monitoring the alcohol in the lab?  I monitor for xylene and formalin, but I have never heard of doing so for alcohol.  Does anyone else do this at their lab?  Is there potentially a different type of testing to check for this?  Any guidance is much appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Cristi
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