Board Approves Microtome Measures
By: Kevin Thompson Vol: 39 | No: 26 | Published on: June 29, 2012
Cal/OSHA approves formal safety procedures for using microtomes in laboratory work. Here's what workers have to do so they won't get too close to the action.
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The Cal/OSH Standards Board approved a rulemaking proposal on June 21 designed to ensure safety for laboratory workers using microtomes based on safety procedures used by a large laboratory firm. Microtomes are used to slice tissue for microscopy samples. They became an issue when a worker lost the tip of a finger in 2008 while … Read More » This...
