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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 .
: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.