PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2012 - REG 27
Use of needles, sharps and other articles
PUBLIC HEALTH REGULATION 2012 - REG 27
Use of needles, sharps and other articles
27 Use of needles, sharps and other articles
(1) A person who carries out a skin penetration procedure must not use a
needle that has previously been used in a skin penetration procedure.
(2) A
person who uses a needle in a skin penetration procedure must dispose of the
needle in the appropriate sharps container immediately after completing the
procedure.
(3) A person who uses any article in a skin penetration procedure
that is manufactured for a single use only must dispose of the article
immediately after completing the procedure.
(4) A person who uses a
non-reusable sharp in a skin penetration procedure must dispose of the sharp
in the appropriate sharps container immediately after completing the
procedure.
(5) A person must not use an article that may penetrate the skin
of a person in a skin penetration procedure unless it is clean and has been
sterilised and kept in a sterile environment.
(6) A person must not use an
article in a skin penetration procedure if the article has previously been
used in a skin penetration procedure but did not penetrate the skin of the
person undergoing the previous procedure unless the article has been cleaned
and kept in a clean condition.
(7) In this clause,
"appropriate sharps container" means a sharps container that complies with AS
4031-1992Non-reusable containers for the collection of sharp medical items
used in health care areas .