Spillage Kit Contents
- Disposable plastic gloves
- Appropriate disinfectant e.g.Virkon (pre-weighed powder), clear phenolic (concentrated liquid) e.g. Stericol, Hycolin, Clearsil in a bottle marked with a dilution line
- Disposable cloths or paper towels for soaking with disinfectant and applying to spill
- A small plastic dustpan and paper towels
- Autoclavable plastic tongs
- An autoclavable waste disposal bag
To deal with a small scale spill
- Wear a lab coat, disposable plastic gloves and use eye protection.
- Cover spillage with paper towels.
- Dilute the disinfectant to the recommended concentration.
- Pour a ring of freshly made up disinfectant around the spill and over the paper towels covering the spill.
- Leave for at least ten minutes.
- Using paper towels, sweep the debris on to the plastic dustpan.
- Using tongs if necessary, place the debris into an autoclavable disposal bag (broken glass should be placed in a separate solid autoclavable container or ‘double-bagged’).
- Autoclave the debris.
- Place in a bin bag and dispose of with domestic waste.
- Autoclave the dustpan and tongs. If not autoclave safe, immerse in freshly prepared 1% Virkon or clear phenolic disinfectant such as Stericol (at the recommended dilution) for at least 24 hours.