The Lab & Medical Spill Kit collection provides ready-to-use spill response kits for laboratories, healthcare facilities and medical settings, covering acids, alkalis, body fluids, cytotoxic drugs, mercury, formalin and disinfectant chemicals such as OPA and glutaraldehyde.
These kits are designed for pathology labs, hospitals, aged care and medical practices, research laboratories and any workplace handling hazardous chemicals or biological material where a rapid, contained spill response is required.
What's included:
- Chemical spill kits: Acid Spill Response Kit, Alkali Spill Response Kit and Peracetic Acid Spill Response Kit for corrosive and oxidising chemical spills.
- Body fluid & biohazard kits: Multi-Purpose Body Fluid Spill Kit, Cytotoxic Body Fluid Spill Kit and Biohazard Spill Kit Pouch for blood, body fluid and biological spills.
- Disinfectant & fixative kits: Formalin Spill Response Kit and OPA & Glutaraldehyde Spill Response Kit for high-level disinfectant handling areas.
- General laboratory kits: Laboratory Spill Response Kit and Laboratory Spill Control Kit for general chemical spill coverage.
- Mercury Spill Kit Pouch: for containment of broken thermometers, mercury switches and similar mercury-containing equipment.
Use cases:
- Pathology & research laboratories: stocking spill stations with kits matched to the specific chemicals in use.
- Hospitals & medical/aged care facilities: body fluid and cytotoxic kits for infection control and chemotherapy drug spill response.
- Dental & sterilisation areas: OPA and glutaraldehyde kits for high-level disinfectant spill containment.
FAQs
How do I choose the right spill kit for my lab?
Match the kit to the chemical hazard on your SDS - for example, an Acid Spill Response Kit for acidic reagents or a Cytotoxic Body Fluid Spill Kit for chemotherapy drug spills - rather than relying on a single general-purpose kit.
Can one kit be used for multiple spill types?
Some kits, such as the Laboratory Spill Response Kit and Laboratory Spill Control Kit, are formulated for general chemical spills, but specific hazards like mercury, cytotoxic drugs or formalin require their dedicated kit.
Where should spill kits be stored?
Kits should be stored close to where the relevant chemical or biological material is used or stored, with staff trained on their location and use as part of site emergency procedures.
Do these kits need to be restocked after use?
Yes. Once a kit's contents such as absorbents, PPE or waste bags have been used, the kit should be restocked or replaced so it's ready for the next incident.
