Clinic & disposal
The lines that run out mid clinic and the ones a regulator asks about. Sharps containers to the Australian standard in the sizes that suit a bench, a wall bracket or a home bathroom cupboard, because used needles cannot go in kerbside waste anywhere in the country and the rules for a full container differ by state. Couch roll, blueys and clinical waste bags in cartons rather than singles, because these are the wrong place to be lean.
Not sure which one you need?
Three plain questions and the Gauge Finder tells you the thickness, the length and how many. Nothing you answer is stored.
Sharps containers, and the fill line
Rigid polypropylene, yellow, puncture resistant, with a temporary closure you can work one handed and a final closure that cannot be reopened. Fill to the line and not past it, because an overfull container cannot be closed safely.
What happens to a full container depends on your state or territory. Our guide to sharps disposal sets out the arrangements in each.
The things that stop a room working
Couch roll, blueys, waste bags and wipes are nobody’s job to order and everybody’s problem when they run out. This is exactly the category that belongs on a standing order rather than on someone’s memory.
Questions about clinic & disposal
If yours is not here, the contact form routes to the person who can answer it.