Re: [Histonet] Handline paraffin

2015-08-04 Thread Rene J Buesa via Histonet
Use the paraffin MSDS René On Tuesday, August 4, 2015 3:27 PM, Roslyn Macon his...@aol.com wrote: Sent from my iPhone On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Karen Stephanson via Histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: Is there any written documentation? On Aug 3, 2015 11:10

Re: [Histonet] Handline paraffin

2015-08-04 Thread Roslyn Macon via Histonet
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 3, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Karen Stephanson via Histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: Is there any written documentation? On Aug 3, 2015 11:10 AM, Rene J Buesa via Histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: It is absolutely NOT necessary to

Re: [Histonet] Handline paraffin

2015-08-03 Thread Karen Stephanson via Histonet
Is there any written documentation? On Aug 3, 2015 11:10 AM, Rene J Buesa via Histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: It is absolutely NOT necessary to wear gloves when working with paraffin. This is NOT a harmful or irritating substance. It is just an oil of high molecular weight

Re: [Histonet] Handline paraffin

2015-08-03 Thread Esther C Peters via Histonet
: Rene J Buesa via Histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Monday, August 3, 2015 12:52 PM To: Johnson, Carole; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Handline paraffin It is absolutely NOT necessary to wear gloves when working with paraffin. This is NOT a harmful

[Histonet] Handline paraffin

2015-08-03 Thread Johnson, Carole via Histonet
This is kind of an odd question, but I was asked by a pathologist for any SOPs or references for the necessity of wearing gloves when embedding and working with paraffin. I am not aware of sources other than the MSDS for the different formulations. Does anyone require gloves to be worn during

Re: [Histonet] Handline paraffin

2015-08-03 Thread Rene J Buesa via Histonet
It is absolutely NOT necessary to wear gloves when working with paraffin. This is NOT a harmful or irritating substance. It is just an oil of high molecular weight (mineral oil)René On Monday, August 3, 2015 12:48 PM, Johnson, Carole via Histonet histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu wrote: