Every ward produces clinical liquid waste, such as the contents of bedpans, urinals and commodes, and it has to be disposed of safely. It should never go into a hand-wash basin or an ordinary utility sink. A sluice sink with slop hopper is built for that one job. The hopper is a deep, toilet-like bowl that connects to a large soil outlet and is flushed with water, carrying waste straight to the drain. A grating or rest allows bedpans and containers to be rinsed over it. It’s made in stainless steel that’s easy to clean and disinfect, and it belongs in every sluice and dirty utility room.
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It’s a fixture for disposing of clinical liquid waste. The slop hopper is a deep, flushing bowl connected to the soil drain, used to empty bedpans, urinals and commodes. The sink section, if fitted, is used for rinsing.
In the sluice room or dirty utility room on each ward, close to patient areas, so staff don’t have to carry waste far.
No. It’s for waste disposal and rinsing only. Hand washing should always take place at a separate, dedicated hand-wash basin.
Yes. It’s flushed with water, much like a toilet, through a cistern or flush valve, so waste is carried fully into the drain.
Disposing of clinical liquid waste is one of the most important hygiene tasks on any ward, and it needs a fixture built for that job alone. Jayna’s stainless steel sluice sink with slop hopper gives nursing staff a dedicated, flushing basin for emptying and rinsing bedpans and urinals. It keeps ...
