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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear Moe,<br>
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this is a question of liability. We do it the other way round in
our histology & DNA lab (especially in the histology which
works with poisonous osmium tetroxid): we explain the health risks
properly, refer to the msds sheets which list all known hazards,
and then let pregnant women who wish to work in the lab sign a
document that they have been informed about potential health risks
(in a thorough safety briefing), and that we do not take any
responsibility or liability.<br>
<br>
Our advice for permanent staff is: do not enter the lab area. For
visitors, you cannot take any responsibility anyway, but I guess
because of the legal system in the US you could be sued. As you
probably don't know the exact history of your specimens anyway
(could include also other poisons or poisonous products resulting
from secondary reactions), I would avoid to target for any
protocol on specific (single) chemicals anyway, because you can't
include the rest you don't know.<br>
<br>
Consequently, I would warn explicitly for any eventual risks
potentially linked with the material, and let the visitor sign
that he understood, knows and accepts that you will not take any
responsibility or liability.<br>
<br>
Hope this helps<br>
<br>
Dirk<br>
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Am 12.02.2015 um 18:07 schrieb Flannery, Moe:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do any of your organizations have a formal
protocol outlining the use of specimens that may contain
hazardous materials (i.e. arsenic, formalin) by staff or
researchers who are pregnant? We had a request from a visiting
researcher who is pregnant to work in the bird skin collection
which does contain arsenic. Unfortunately our institutional
chemical hygiene protocol for arsenic does not address
pregnancy.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for any suggestions or copies of
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