[Histonet] Respirators and Routine Histology

[Sarah Dysart]

I'm in Texas and have been in histology labs since 1998 in 4 different places.  None of them did we ever wear a respirator for normal histology work.  We did have to wear masks when cutting frozens because of possible TB in lung tissue, but that was it.  Most labs should have some kind of negative pressure in them and be exhausting out of the room.  I also have always had some kind of hood over the staining station, and usually another hood to gross specimens in.  I would say wearing a respirator every day for 8 hours would have made me decide on another field!!  How irritating!!
Good Luck!

Sarah Goebel-Dysart, BA, HT(ASCP)
Histotechnologist
Mirna Therapeutics
2150 Woodward Street
Suite 100
Austin, Texas  78744
(512)901-0900 ext. 6912


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They must be in a liberal part of Michigan. 

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Nothing at all??? 

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To: Amy Self; 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu' 
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Respirators and Routine Histology 

No, not here. We don't wear anything at all. We have excellent air flow, and we wear the badges that test for exposure to xylene and formalin annually which I think is a CAP requirement. Our results have been better than acceptable every year. 


Lisa Brenner HTL (ASCP) 
Histology Technical Consultant 
Holland Hospital 
phone: (616)394-3184 
lisab <@t> hollandhospital.org>>> Amy Self <ASelf <@t> georgetownhospitalsystem.org> 1/5/2012 3:09 PM >>> Happy New Year to All, 

I need some help from all of you out there in histoland. 

How many of you wear respirators during your entire 8 hour work day for routine histology? If you don't wear a respirator do you wear any type of mask or shield at all for routine histology? 

Also if any of you have any histology safety procedures or information that you would be willing to share with me I would greatly appreciate it. 

Thanks in advance for all of your help, Amy 


Amy Self 
Georgetown Hospital System 
843-527-7179 
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