Sharps Container 150ml Round - Screw Lid, Personal Size

A 150ml round sharps container with a screw lid, for safe disposal of needles, lancets and blades. At 150ml this is the personal and travel size - the one that goes in a diabetic kit, a home care bag or a vehicle, rather than the wall-mounted bin a treatment room needs.

Features

• Puncture resistant rigid container
• Secure screw lid
• 150ml capacity, compact enough for a kit, bag or glovebox
• Round format that sits stable on a bench
• Single use - filled, closed and disposed of, never emptied and reused

Specifications

• Capacity: 150ml
• Shape: Round
• Closure: Screw lid
• Use: Single use sharps disposal

Using a sharps container safely

Three rules do most of the work. Drop the sharp in immediately after use, point first, without recapping the needle - recapping is where a large share of needlestick injuries happen. Stop filling at the fill line, or at about three quarters if none is marked, because an overfilled container cannot be closed safely and forces someone to push past protruding sharps. And close the lid properly once done; a screw lid is only protective when it is actually screwed down. Keep it upright, out of reach of children, and never put it in general waste. If you buy on a standard, check the marking on the container itself rather than assuming - Australian sharps containers are commonly made to AS 4031 or AS/NZS 4261, and the marking is printed on compliant product.

Common uses

Diabetic testing and injection at home, community and home nursing visits, travel, vehicle and remote kits, and tattoo, podiatry and veterinary settings needing a small point-of-use container. Stock it with lancets and lancing devices, or browse the wider medical supplies range at MediBC.