[Histonet] RE: wax on the floors

Katelin Lester katelin09htl <@t> gmail.com
Thu Dec 12 09:05:20 CST 2013


The kind with the blade was damaging our floors and the blade would break
causing a major safety issue. We just bought a long handled scraper from
Bel Art; it works really well.
http://www.amazon.com/Bel-Art-Scienceware-368290001-Handled-Scraper/dp/B002VBW4N2/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383939732&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=BEL+F368290001+Discrp%3A+Nylon+Long+Handled+Scraper+60%22

Katelin, HTL
On Dec 11, 2013 12:32 PM, "Blazek, Linda" <lblazek <@t> digestivespecialists.com>
wrote:

> I'm still looking for Bruce the stripper!
> We use to use a paraffin floor scraper kind of like a scraper on the end
> of a broom stick but somehow it disappeared.  We now use a paraffin
> scrapper that is much easier on the floor.  The one designed for scrapping
> the floor had a blade that had a tendency to gouge the floor.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Mayer,Toysha N
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 3:17 PM
> To: 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
> Subject: [Histonet] Re: wax on the floors
>
> Ok, I could not resist.  Let's see, I have used:
> Paint scraper
> Slide (when I first started)
> Spackle spatula taped to a broomstick (when I worked at small, poor place)
> Ice thingy (removes the ice from car windshield)  hey I live in Houston, we
> don't have ice Floor scraper from a carpet/vinyl floor company (when I
> worked in a fancy lab)
>
> Also, don't let housekeeping wax the floors.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Toysha N. Mayer, MBA, HT(ASCP)
> tnmayer <@t> mdanderson.org
> Instructor/Education Coordinator
> Program in Histotechnology
> School of Health Professions
> MD Anderson Cancer Center
> 713-563.3481
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 09:49:03 -0800 (PST)
> From: Paula Pierce <contact <@t> excaliburpathology.com>
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] wax on the floors
> To: "Victor A. Tobias" <vtobias <@t> uw.edu>,        Histonet
>         <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
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> A brand name! LOL
> ?
> Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT
> President
> Excalibur Pathology, Inc.
> 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address!
> Norman, OK 73069
> 405-759-3953 Lab
> 405-759-7513 Fax
> www.excaliburpathology.com
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Victor A. Tobias <vtobias <@t> uw.edu>
> To: Paula Pierce <contact <@t> excaliburpathology.com>; Nancy Schmitt <
> Nancy_Schmitt <@t> pa-ucl.com>; Histonet <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:25 AM
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] wax on the floors
>
>
> Is Bruce a Brand name or the employee?
>
> Victor Tobias HT(ASCP)
> Clinical Applications Analyst
> Harborview Medical Center
> Dept of Pathology Room NJB 244
> Ninth & Jefferson
> Seattle, WA 98104
> vtobias <@t> u.washington.edu
> 206-744-2735
> 206-744-8240 Fax
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Paula Pierce
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 9:17 AM
> To: Nancy Schmitt; Histonet
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] wax on the floors
>
> Bruce floor stripper!
> ?
> Paula K. Pierce, HTL(ASCP)HT
> President
> Excalibur Pathology, Inc.
> 5830 N Blue Lake Dr. Please note new address!
> Norman, OK 73069
> 405-759-3953 Lab
> 405-759-7513 Fax
> www.excaliburpathology.com
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Nancy Schmitt <Nancy_Schmitt <@t> pa-ucl.com>
> To: "histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 11:05 AM
> Subject: [Histonet] wax on the floors
>
>
> Happy Hump Day!
>
> What is everyone doing to clean floors of paraffin?? Does anyone have any
> great secrets to how the floors are cleaned of the debris?
>
> Thanks for any input!
>
> Nancy
>
> Nancy Schmitt HT, MLT(ASCP)
> Histology Coordinator
> United Clinical Laboratories
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