Documents that work together for sharps: the procedure, a check the worker can follow it, a record of every find and exposure, and a supervisor check that the equipment is there and used.
Most paperwork for this work is written separately and never quite lines up. These documents are written to work together. The safe work instruction tells the worker what to do. The VOC assessment checks they can do it. The sharps kit check and needlestick incident record keeps the kit ready and records any exposure. The supervisor field verification checklist checks that tongs, containers and PPE are available, used and disposed of correctly.
A short setup guide tells you what to adapt before you use them. Everything is in editable Word or Excel.
A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. A needlestick or other sharps injury needs prompt first aid and medical assessment under your post-exposure procedure. The documents do not replace medical advice.
Delivered as one ZIP download. The files below are editable, and every Word document also comes as a PDF. Each download also includes Read Me First, a Product Overview, the Permitted Use Terms and Version Information (PDF).
| File | Format | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| How the Documents Work Together | Word (.docx) | How the documents in the pack fit together, and who uses each one, when. |
| Setup Guide | Word (.docx) | A short guide to what to adapt before use: your sharps equipment and disposal arrangements, post-exposure procedure, first aid and medical contacts, and local controls. |
| Sharps Handling Safe Work Instruction | Word (.docx) | The steps for the worker: assess the find, put on PPE, use tongs to place each sharp into an approved container, never recap or snap, dispose of the container, record the find, and the first aid and reporting steps after a needlestick. |
| Sharps Kit Check and Needlestick Incident Record | Word (.docx) | Checks the sharps kit is stocked and ready (tongs, containers, gloves), and records any needlestick or other exposure with the first aid given and the report made. |
| Sharps Handling VOC Assessment Tool | Word (.docx) | The assessor's tool: the practical observation checklist, evidence requirements, safety-critical fail criteria, the outcome and sign-off. |
| Sharps Handling VOC Knowledge Questions (Candidate) | Word (.docx) | The knowledge questions, for the person being assessed to answer. |
| Sharps Handling VOC Marking Guide (Assessor) | Word (.docx) | The expected answers and marking guidance, for the assessor only. |
| Sharps Handling VOC Register | Excel (.xlsx) | A register of everyone assessed: date, assessor, licence or authorisation sighted, outcome and when reassessment is due. |
| Supervisor Field Verification Checklist | Word (.docx) | For a supervisor: checks that tongs, containers and PPE are available and used, containers are not overfilled, disposal is correct and finds and exposures are recorded. |
Everything in the pack is written to the same work. The VOC assesses the worker against the safe work instruction, the sharps kit check and needlestick incident record covers each job before it starts, and the field verification checks the controls the instruction relies on.
Tells the operator what to do
The steps, hazards and controls for the task, written for the person doing it.
Included
Checks they can do it
Verifies each operator against that same instruction, on your equipment, with evidence and a clear outcome.
Included
Keeps the kit ready and records any needlestick
Tongs, containers and gloves checked, and any needlestick recorded with the first aid and report.
Included
Checks the controls are working on site
A supervisor checks on the floor that the controls the instruction relies on are in place and effective.
Included
What supervisors find in the field feeds back into the instruction and the VOC.
Before first use, adapt the documents to:
Before you use them
A VOC needs something to assess against. The pack includes the safe work instruction the VOC checks, plus the sharps kit check and needlestick incident record and the supervisor field verification checklist, all written to the same work, so what you instruct, what you assess and what you check in the field line up.
Yes. The Sharps and Discarded Needle Handling VOC assessment tool, knowledge questions, marking guide and Excel VOC register are all in the pack, so there is no need to buy the VOC separately.
No. A VOC supports workplace competency verification. It does not replace a high risk work licence where one is required. A needlestick or other sharps injury needs prompt first aid and medical assessment under your post-exposure procedure. The documents do not replace medical advice.
Yes. The VOC assessment, the safe work instruction and the supervisor field verification checklist are each sold on their own. The pack contains all of them, plus the kit check and incident record and the setup guide, which are only in the pack.
No licence is needed, but workers who may handle discarded needles must be trained in your procedure: use tongs or another tool, never recap, and put the needle straight into a rigid sharps container. The VOC checks each worker against the procedure, and the kit check makes sure the equipment is there.
Wash the area straight away with soap and running water, report it, and get medical assessment as soon as possible under your post-exposure procedure. Do not wait to see whether symptoms appear. The documents set out the steps and record the incident, but they do not replace medical advice.
Yes. Every document is supplied in Word (.docx) or Excel (.xlsx), so you can add your logo, change the wording and adapt it to your workplace. The copyright notice must stay.
Yes. The documents must be adapted to your equipment, the manufacturer's instructions, your site and your local controls before they are used. The setup guide in the pack lists what to change.
No document can. Your duties are met by managing the risks in your actual workplace. Using them does not by itself make a workplace compliant with WHS or OHS laws. They support the work of managing the risk; they are not legal advice.
Yes. Every price in the store includes GST, so $199.00 is the total, including $18.09 GST. Your receipt is a tax invoice showing the GST.
As a ZIP download. Card purchases can be downloaded straight away from the confirmation page and by a link we email you. Download links expire after 14 days for security; you can request a new one at any time.
Yes. Use Request an Invoice to order through your normal procurement process, with a purchase order number and quantities if you need them. The files are released once payment is confirmed.
Yes, across your own organisation. The documents are licensed for internal use by the purchasing organisation. A consultant, labour hire business or training provider supplying them to clients needs separate written permission.
They are written for Australian workplaces and refer to Australian WHS and OHS laws and licences. A business elsewhere should replace those references with its own country's requirements. Everything is editable for that.
Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law are not affected. See the Refund Policy for how we handle a document that is faulty, not as described, or not what you ordered.
Licence and legal information here is general. It may not be correct in your jurisdiction: please check with your local WHS or OHS regulator.
Ordering for a business or several sites? Request an invoice. Other questions: contact us.
Start with a toolbox talk to brief the crew on the hazard, then use the safe work instruction, the VOC and the field verification checklist to set and check the controls.
For every worker: how first aid works in your workplace, who the first aiders are, and what to do in the first minutes after someone is hurt. Not a first aid certificate.
For every worker who wears PPE: where it sits in the hierarchy of control, and how to choose, fit, wear, look after and replace it so it actually protects.
Sharps handling is a common critical control. To manage it as one, with performance standards and field verification across the business, see the Critical Control Management series.
Verify workers: knowledge questions with a marking guide, a practical observation checklist, fail criteria and sign-off.
The safe work instruction from the pack, on its own: the steps, hazards and controls, stop points, emergencies and sign-off, in editable Word.
The supervisor's field verification checklist from the pack, on its own: checks on site that the controls for the work are in place and working.