subject: Some Advantages of Spill Kits and Its Uses [print this page] If you work in a location where you work with biohazardous materials, you already know the potential risks associated with a spill in your environment. More than possible you also know that there is a distinct advantage to having spillage kits designed for biohazards, and you maybe know that its also a legal requirement in most places when you run a company that handles biohazards. There are a few different things incorporated in cleaning up a biohazard spill and keeping workers safe.
Your work area more than likely contains a safety shower, eye wash station and a hand washing sink as permanent fixtures. There should also be at least one biohazard spill kit on hand and well stocked at all times. Rules about what a kit must have can vary by location, but you can normally anticipate these things to be necessary at a least: eye protection, gloves, shoe covers, respirators or masks, biohazard bags, disinfectants for cleaning the affected area, sharps containers and tools for picking up sharp objects or broken glass. It will also contain an absorbent material designed specifically for handling common biohazards.
There are various advantages to this kit. The most obvious would be its awareness to the safety of the people in the area. The contents are developed to isolate and clean the spill properly, while keeping the people dealing with the spill as safe as possible. You never know what could be in the blood on the floor, or how bad your reaction to any other biohazard may be.
One more benefit is you can save your money by buying the kit you're making sure that you have everything you need to securely handle the spill without doing a lot of research. You also aren't costs more money by buying each thing in isolation (and possibly in bulk that you don't really need). This truly saves you both money and valuable storage space.
There are several forms of spill kits, one of them is what they named wall mounted spill kits.. Several are attached in certain surfaces for the ease of use. They come in many shapes and sizes and every is meant to fit into one particular circumstance. For example, wall mounted spill response kits are meant to be attached onto walls and portable mount spill kits are designed to latch on to any surface with ease.
As with any piece of equipment in your lab or work area, be positive to familiarize yourself and your colleagues with all the tools included, as well as orders included in the kit and any MSDS that may be included. Your first concern in any work environment, and especially an inherently risky environment, should be safety. With the help of these spill kits, you will be away from any biohazard spill if any.
