Lab & Medical Spill Kits

Speaking generally, in a laboratory spill kit you will find a wide range of products to neutralise, absorb and contain a wide range of spills. 

In more specific terms, here are some of the common things you may find in a lab spill kit:  

• Multi-purpose absorbent
• Acid neutralising absorbent
• Alkali neutralising absorbents
• A protective disposable aprons
• Disposable nitrile gloves
• Overshoes and a hairnet
• Safety glasses
• Clinical waste bags
• Spill caution sign
• And instructions.

The laboratory spill kits always come with instructions when you purchase them from Spill Station. They will also come with warning signs to place around the spill, disposal bags and even respirators if required. The all-around nature of our spill kits is what sets us apart at Spill Station.

Spill Station is a leading distributor of chemical spill kits, Australia .But, we also know that lab spill kits have things chemical spill kits don’t, and that is the ability to absorb many different substances. Whereas in a chemical spill kit, you will only have the capacity to work with certain chemicals, and not bodily fluids such as vomit or faeces. 

Spill kits should firstly always be kept in the appropriate housing facility, for example at Spill Station, our spill kits are in easily seen wheelie bins with appropriate signage. From here, a great idea is to place your spill kit near where the spill may occur. For example, a medical facility may put a spill kit in the lab that tests blood. 

If you’re still uncertain as to where to put your spill kit, Spill Station can offer training and audits to help make the process easier.

Spill kits are made to be used once and once only. All the contents of a spill kit are designed for one-time use and this includes the personal protective equipment, as they must be sealed and disposed of once used. This also goes for the sorbents in the spill kit, they are used to quickly absorb materials and can not be reused or cleaned. 

To facilitate this, it’s usual for workplaces to have multiple spill kits around the facility.

At Spill Station, we have something for pretty much any laboratory’s needs. According to what is required, you can choose from our wide variety of spill kits. 

Here’s what we offer:

• Laboratory Spill Response Kit: General purpose lab spills. 
• Multi-Purpose Body Fluid Spill Kit: For safety against HIV and hepatitis.
• OPA & Glutaraldehyde Spill Kit: Only for glutaraldehyde. 
• Peracetic Acid Spill Kit: Acid neutralising spill kit.
• Cytotoxic Spill Kit for Hard & Carpet Surfaces: For Cytotoxic spills on hard-to-clean surfaces.
• Alkali Spill Response Kit: Designed for alkaline liquids.
• Formalin Spill Response Kit: for exposure to formaldehyde.

In addition to this, we offer pouches for biohazard and mercury spill kits as well as PPE equipment and sharps clean-up bags.

This is something that Spill Station offers training on for managers, supervisors and even employees.  In general, for clinical areas, blood or bodily fluid and substance spills need to be dealt with in a timely manner. If the spill occurs in an operating room spills need to be attended to as soon as it is safe. 

 In general, care needs to be taken to thoroughly clean and dry areas where there's a danger of bare skin contact with a surface. To do this safety PPE needs to be used to keep the person cleaning safe, and then the PPE needs to be disposed of and hands cleaned upon finishing the cleaning.  

There are additional steps if you need to clean sharps, carpet or large quantities of fluids, but in the case of this happening employees need to be adequately trained and instructions left in the spill kit itself.