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Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore Chemical/Mercury Spill Management Procedure/Policy Purpose

1. The chemical/mercury spill management procedure outlines the steps to safely isolate, clean up, and dispose of chemical spills at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital in Lahore. 2. The procedure involves isolating the spill area, donning protective equipment, cleaning the spill with absorbent materials and water, carefully removing protective clothing and contaminated materials, and documenting the incident. 3. The policy aims to protect patients and staff from harmful chemical exposure during spill incidents through establishing clear guidelines developed by the Infection Prevention and Control Department and approved by hospital leadership.

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Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital, Lahore Chemical/Mercury Spill Management Procedure/Policy Purpose

1. The chemical/mercury spill management procedure outlines the steps to safely isolate, clean up, and dispose of chemical spills at Ghurki Trust Teaching Hospital in Lahore. 2. The procedure involves isolating the spill area, donning protective equipment, cleaning the spill with absorbent materials and water, carefully removing protective clothing and contaminated materials, and documenting the incident. 3. The policy aims to protect patients and staff from harmful chemical exposure during spill incidents through establishing clear guidelines developed by the Infection Prevention and Control Department and approved by hospital leadership.

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GHURKI TRUST TEACHING HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Chemical/Mercury Spill Management Procedure/Policy

Purpose:
To ensure the safe management of a chemical/mercury spill.

Associated Documents:
• Incident Form

Equipment:
Spillage Kit

Procedure:
1. Isolate the area
• Contain the spill by covering it with an impermeable plastic backed pad.
• Cordon off the area. If possible, close off the area by closing windows and
doors. Turn off any fans which may spread the spill/aerosols.
• Move patients away from the area of the spill.
2. Obtain spillage kit and don protective clothing
• Open the spillage kit and put out the caution sign.
• Don PPE in the following order:
 Shoe covers,
 Disposable impermeable long-sleeved gown,
 Mask,
 goggles
 Gloves (two pairs). Put the cytotoxic gloves on first, followed by the thicker
domestic gloves. Ensure sleeve cuffs are tucked into the gloves
3. Clean up the spill
• Take out the clear and Red plastic bag from the spillage kit. Roll down the
edges of the red bag.
• Gather up contaminated material enclosed in the disposable towels /cotton and
place in the Red bag. The floor should be dry at this stage.
• Ask someone else to bring some water in a disposable container. Pour water
over spill area (same amount of water as the spill)
• Repeat as necessary
• Dry with disposable towels (from the outside of the spill to the middle of the
spill). Dispose of the disposable towels in the Red bag.

4. Dispose of waste
• Remove protective clothing in the following order and place in the clear bag ƒ
 Shoe covers ƒ
 Gown – ask PCA to untie the gown at the back so as not to contaminate
hair and neck. ƒ
 Mask ƒ
 Goggles - If the goggles have been contaminated, discard into the bag.
 Outer gloves
• Unroll the edges of the red bag, remove the second set of gloves and place into the
red bag, seal the bag with a plastic tag.
• Remove red bag to waste segregation area.
• Wash hands with copious amounts of soapy water.

5. Documentation of Spill and spillage kit replacement


 Complete an Incident Form and submit to infection prevention control
Department.
 Replace the used items from spillage kit for next time use.

Policy Prepared By: IPCO Snober Yaqoob

Reviewed By: Manager Quality Assurance Dr. Saba Nurrani

Approved By: Medical Director [Link] Ijaz

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