[Histonet] RE: Glassware Cleaning, CAP Checklist Item GEN.41770

[Michael Ann Jones]

Ditto with Brian Cooper.
Michael Ann Jones, HT (ASCP)
Histology Manager
Metropath
7444 W. Alaska Dr. #250
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.634.2511
Mjones <@t> metropath.com




On 8/5/14, 1:07 PM, "Cooper, Brian" <bcooper <@t> chla.usc.edu> wrote:

>I've never been asked by a CAP auditor either, but our internal
>inspectors used to inquire about this in a previous lab all the time.  We
>use Bromocresol Purple as an indicator here, and we have a simple log
>sheet wherein our crew just tests one piece of cleaned glassware each
>day.  They write the type of glassware they test, and place a checkmark
>in a "yellow" or "purple" column based upon what they see.  If "purple,"
>they rewash, retest and document accordingly.
>
>Brian D. Cooper, HT (ASCP)CM | Histology Supervisor
>Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
>Children's Hospital Los Angeles
>4650 Sunset Blvd MS#43- Los Angeles, CA 90027
>Ph: 323.361.3357     Pager: 213-209-0184
>bcooper <@t> chla.usc.edu
>
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>Subject: [Histonet] Glassware Cleaning, CAP Checklist Item GEN.41770
>
>Do others in Histology follow these CAP Guidelines for cleaning
>glassware?   I'm not sure if this question actually applies to Histology.
> I have never had an inspector ask me about it, but I'm wondering if
>anyone has been questioned.
>
>Laurie Colbert, HT (ASCP)
>Histology Supervisor
>PATH MD
>8158 Beverly Blvd.
>Los Angeles, CA  90048
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>(424) 245-7284 main lab
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