[Histonet] Safety shower

Alicia Lange aliciaroselange <@t> gmail.com
Fri Jul 11 12:30:19 CDT 2014 

I test our shower and eye wash weekly. We had a consulting company prepare us for an OSHA inspection and we were told then the testing needed to be done weekly for both. The temperate, flow, and clarity aren't necessarily tested just function. I use a 35 gallon trash bin to collect the water from the shower. I only run the shower enough to flush about 5 gallons out. 
Hope this helps! 

Alicia Lange HTL (ASCP)

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> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:36:14 +0000
> From: Amber McKenzie <amber.mckenzie <@t> gastrodocs.net>
> Subject: [Histonet] RE: safety shower
> To: John Shelley <jshelley <@t> sanfordburnham.org>, Nancy Schmitt
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> What should the water volume be? Temperature and clarity?  How do you test these things?
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> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 12:39 PM
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> Subject: [Histonet] RE: safety shower
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> Our safety group here had built a neat little contraption using flexible PVC piping and making it circular, slightly larger than the shower head and placed a shower curtain and rings on it. When they pull the lever and use their system the water falls into a garbage can for collection. They come around once a month to check it out.
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> Kind Regards!
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> John J Shelley
> Research Specialist, Histology Core Facility
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> How often are you testing your safety shower ?  Are you always checking for water volume,  temperature and clarity?
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> I appreciate your thoughts.,
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> Nancy Schmitt MLT, HT(ASCP)
> Dubuque, IA
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> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 14:49:35 +0000
> From: "Baldwin, Kathy" <sbaldwin <@t> mhhcc.org>
> Subject: [Histonet] Job Opportunity
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> Histology Tech position: Full time Monday thru Friday.  Jasper, Indiana 47546Jasper is a regional center in southwestern Indiana, noted for its German Catholic ancestral roots Jasper has often been called the "Wood Capital of the World", boasting a large number of furniture companies, including Kimball International<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimball_International> and Masterbrand Cabinets<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_Brands>. Jasper is also home to the Southern Indiana Education Service Center (SIEC), Jasper Engines & Transmissions (largest remanufacturer in the market), and to a satellite campus of Vincennes University<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincennes_University>.
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> JOB SUMMARY:
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> Responsible for embedding, sectioning and cover slipping paraffin blocks and staining tissues to provide the pathologist with accurately prepared specimens for review and diagnosis. The employee works with specimens from patients of all ages.  The employee must reflect mission statement and philosophy of Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in daily work habits and contacts.
> QUALIFICATIONS:
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> Education:       High school diploma or equivalent is required.  Associate degree preferred.  HT (ASCP) certification is preferred. Three years' experience as histology assist is acceptable.
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> Training:          Six months on the job training required.
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> Experience:      Previous histology experience is preferred.  New graduates of histology school will be considered.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:08:56 +0000
> From: "Cartun, Richard" <Richard.Cartun <@t> hhchealth.org>
> Subject: [Histonet] RE: Cytokeratin AE1/AE3
> To: "Rathborne, Toni" <Toni.Rathborne <@t> rwjuh.edu>, "Burnett, Brandy"
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> Reference:  Weaver DL, et al.:  Effect of occult metastases on survival in node-negative breast cancer.  NEJM 2011;364:412-421.  A study funded by the National Cancer Institute (Clinical Trials).
> 
> Conclusion - "These data do not indicate a clinical benefit of additional evaluation, including immunohistochemical analysis, of initially negative sentinel nodes in patients with breast cancer.
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> Also, from an NSABP study:  Role of IHC in invasive lobular carcinoma - Although routine IHC staining with cytokeratin is not indicated for most breast cancers, it can be helpful for examination of the sentinel nodes in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma since the morphology of lobular cancer can be difficult to detect on H&E of axillary lymph nodes [91,92]. In general, IHC should be used to definitively diagnose an area that is suspicious for, but not diagnostic of, lymph node metastases on H&E rather than as a routine method of evaluating nodes in cases of invasive lobular cancer.
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> I believe most major cancer centers have stopped doing cytokeratin IHC on sentinel nodes for most breast cancer specimens.  I know that we have.
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> Richard
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> Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
> Director, Histology & Immunopathology
> Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:49 PM
> To: Cartun, Richard; Burnett, Brandy; 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
> Subject: RE: Cytokeratin AE1/AE3
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> Would you share the source for the  sentinel lymph node recommendation mentioned? Although I just did a quick search, I didn't see anything on the CAP website.
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> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:08 PM
> To: Burnett, Brandy; 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
> Subject: [Histonet] RE: Cytokeratin AE1/AE3
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> "Extra-follicular reticulm cells" contain cytokeratin and will label with antibodies to low molecular weight cytokeratin.  Could that be what you are seeing?
> 
> Reference:  Linden MD and Zarbo RJ:  Cytokeratin immunostaining patterns of benign, reactive lymph nodes:  applications for the evaluation of sentinel lymph node specimen.  Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2001;9(4):297-301.
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> On another note,  the recommendation now is to not do CK IHC on sentinel lymph nodes (except for rare cases).  Lymph node involvement should be based on H&E; not IHC.
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> Richard
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> Richard W. Cartun, MS, PhD
> Director, Histology & Immunopathology
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 12:08 PM
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> Hi Histonetters,
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> I just came across a thread regarding issues with Cytokeratin AE1/AE3 from DAKO. I am having the same issues with our New protocol using HIER on the Link-48 in which sentinel lymph nodes from breast cases are staining non-specifically "in-between the cells".
> We never had this issue before on our old Autostainer plus, however, we were using only enzyme pre-treatment on it before staining.
> I was wondering if anyone else has come across this, and if they have fixed it?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Brandy Burnett, HTL
> Cape Cod Hospital
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:41:04 -0400
> From: Ronda Mire <rmire <@t> cvpath.org>
> Subject: [Histonet] formalin/xylene monitoring
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> Hello Netters
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> I just received my CAP self inspection checklist and I do not see the question regarding Xylene/Formaldehyde monitoring.  Has this checklist item been removed?  Is monitoring no longer necessary?  What gives?  I have checked the CAP website but haven't found anything.
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> Ronda Mire
> CVPath Institute
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:49:10 +0000
> From: Vincent Rivera <vrivera <@t> westderm.com>
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] formalin/xylene monitoring
> To: 'Ronda Mire' <rmire <@t> cvpath.org>,
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> Hi Ronda,
> 
> It is located in the Anatomic Pathology Checklist safety section, I believe.
> 
> Vincent Rivera, HT (ASCP), QIHC, QLS
> Histopathology Supervisor
> West Dermatology Pathology Laboratory
> vrivera <@t> westderm.com
> 714-924-7240 (Lab)
> 714-390-0906 (Cell)
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 9:41 AM
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> Subject: [Histonet] formalin/xylene monitoring
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> Hello Netters
> 
> I just received my CAP self inspection checklist and I do not see the question regarding Xylene/Formaldehyde monitoring.  Has this checklist item been removed?  Is monitoring no longer necessary?  What gives?  I have checked the CAP website but haven't found anything.
> 
> Ronda Mire
> CVPath Institute
> Gaithersburg, MD
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> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:57:09 -0400
> From: Ronda Mire <rmire <@t> cvpath.org>
> Subject: Re: [Histonet] formalin/xylene monitoring
> To: Vincent Rivera <vrivera <@t> westderm.com>
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> Found it,  Thanks !!!
>> On Jul 11, 2014, at 12:49 PM, Vincent Rivera <vrivera <@t> westderm.com> wrote:
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>> Hi Ronda,
>> 
>> It is located in the Anatomic Pathology Checklist safety section, I believe.
>> 
>> 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 Ronda Mire
>> Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 9:41 AM
>> To: <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
>> Subject: [Histonet] formalin/xylene monitoring
>> 
>> 
>> Hello Netters
>> 
>> I just received my CAP self inspection checklist and I do not see the question regarding Xylene/Formaldehyde monitoring.  Has this checklist item been removed?  Is monitoring no longer necessary?  What gives?  I have checked the CAP website but haven't found anything.
>> 
>> Ronda Mire
>> CVPath Institute
>> Gaithersburg, MD
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