[Histonet] Labeling issues

[Carrie Disbrow]

Hi All,
 We are writing more numbers as the year goes..... S10-26,262 A1 - L1,  has a combination of 12 numbers and letters with a hyphen and comma. Only three more numbers compared to the beginning of the year with S10-126 A1 - L1 but the potential for more mistakes.   And what about the ergonomic issues of hand writing hundreds of slides per shift? And what about the stress of mislabeling that puts on the tech?  Anyone ever done any serious studies in their labs to see when errors occur? How was the need for bar coding presented to your institutions to convince the department of the need for the equipment?
Carrie