[Histonet] RE: Formalin in operating (surgery) rooms

[Podawiltz, Thomas]

We do not allow any formalin in the surgery rooms. They come to the Histology department to pre-fill their containers since they do not a fume hood in the OR. Those containers go into a utility room and a scrub tech will leave the surgical suite to place the collected specimen in the appropriate sized container. 

They had to start doing this several years ago after a spill in one the surgical suites. 


Tom 



-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Candace J. Wagner
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2014 1:50 PM
To: 'histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: [Histonet] Formalin in operating (surgery) rooms

Hello all out in Histoland,
I had a surgery tech ask me if there was a specific amount of formalin allowed in the surgery rooms.
I could not find anywhere any documentation on a specific amount.  We supply our surgery dept. with the formalin they need, usually about 2 gallons in each room now, but just wondering if anyone has any idea if there is such a "specific" amount?? Thanks

-CJ-



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