Histology safety usually focuses on general laboratory issues, but this article concentrates on the hazards affecting the individual histotech and their evolution in the last half a century. Using the information from a survey especially designed for the occasion, the hazards were divided into 4 groups, and their prevalence was expressed as percentages for national and foreign laboratories. All...

Employment or Leadership: None declared. Consultant or Advisory Role: A.S. Jaffe, Beckman Coulter, Critical Diagnostics, Inverness Medical, Radiometer, Pfizer, and Amgen. Stock Ownership: None declared. Honoraria: A.S. Jaffe, Roche and Abbott Laboratories. Research Funding: A.K. Saenger, Roche Diagnostics; G.G. Klee, Beckman Coulter; A.S. Jaffe, Beckman Coulter. Expert Testimony: None declared....