[Histonet] Paraffin blocks

[Vincent Rivera]

You would think, especially when you see the amount of waste a tech can produce on "high volume" days, but we also discard ours into regular trash too. Just curious how other facilities handle this type of waste.

Regards,

Vincent Rivera, HT (ASCP), QIHC, QLS
Histopathology Supervisor
West Dermatology Pathology Laboratory
vrivera <@t> westderm.com
714-924-7240 (Lab)
714-390-0906 (Cell)


-----Original Message-----
From: Cooper, Brian [mailto:bcooper <@t> chla.usc.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:30 PM
To: Vincent Rivera; JOSEPH FRAZEE; histonet server
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks

Good question.  So the linear path would dictate that they too should be discarded into red bags, right?   You could also pose the same question about the kimwipes used to skim your flotation baths.  We've always just thrown both the shavings and kimwipes into the regular trash though.    Guess we're not so linear . . . 

Thanks, 

Brian


-----Original Message-----
From: Vincent Rivera [mailto:vrivera <@t> westderm.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 1:12 PM
To: Cooper, Brian; JOSEPH FRAZEE; histonet server
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks

I know this is slightly off topic but still along the same lines. How is everybody handling their paraffin shaving waste? The waste that is produced when trimming/facing tissue blocks? Is this also considered regulated medical waste?

Thanks,

Vincent Rivera, HT (ASCP), QIHC, QLS
Histopathology Supervisor
West Dermatology Pathology Laboratory
vrivera <@t> westderm.com
714-924-7240 (Lab)
714-390-0906 (Cell)


-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cooper, Brian
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 12:23 PM
To: JOSEPH FRAZEE; histonet server
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks

In every institution I've ever worked, paraffin tissue blocks were handled as regulated medical waste, and therefore discarded into red biohazard bags.

Brian D. Cooper, HT (ASCP)CM | Histology Supervisor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Children's Hospital Los Angeles bcooper <@t> chla.usc.edu 



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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of JOSEPH FRAZEE
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 12:13 PM
To: histonet server
Subject: [Histonet] Paraffin blocks

How is everyone disposing of paraffin blocks regular trash or biohazard containers
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