[Histonet] Formaldehyde sensors and badges

[Michael Ann Jones]

Both Leica and Statlab (probably many labs) sell fume monitor badges for
both xylene and formaldehyde.
Techs wear badges for work shift and then they are sent to company for
analysis reports.
Monitoring must be done with job/equipment change, new employees, new
process¹, etc.
Once levels are within acceptable standards, monitoring is optional.
We monitor annually, every year always.
If levels are above acceptable standards, investigation with documentation
must take place and re-testing must be done until levels are within
standards.
Hope that helps.

Michael Ann




On 8/20/15, 10:56 AM, "Wheelock, Timothy R. via Histonet"
<histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

>Hi Everyone:
>
>We are looking into formaldehyde sensors or badges to monitor our
>exposure to formaldehyde in our dissection room and our fixed tissue
>storage room.
>Does anyone have experience with this that they could share?
>Thank you so much.
>
>Tim Wheelock
>Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center
>McLean Hospital
>Belmont, MA
>
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