[Histonet] Safety Question

[Andrew Prior]

Hi Amy,

We try to keep everything in its original bottles, but create our own labels if we do decant into a new bottle. We include Reagent name and conc., expiry date and lot no., and hazards. We also use hazard pictogram labels - available on rolls from most major suppliers. Alongside the labels we have the Safety Data Sheets in the lab and there are COSHH assessments for all chemicals which users have to read and sign before starting work.
If you use secondary bottles frequently, then it's probably worth spending 5 min setting up label templates so that everyone in your lab knows what info is required.
Hope that helps

Andrew

Andrew Prior
Histologist
Tissue Regenix Ltd

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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:55:59 +0000
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Hello histonetters, I asked this same question about a week ago and got one response hoping to get a little more this time:

Chemicals from the manufacturer should be labelled with Pictograms, Signal word, Hazard and Precautionary statements, Product identifier and supplier identification.  If you transfer these chemical into another bottle how are you getting all this new info onto the secondary bottle??  Are you creating your own label?  Does the manufacturer send extra labels for this purpose?

Thanks again for your help,

Amy Johnson HTL, ASCP
Associates in Pathology
Wausau WI, 54401
715-847-2130
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