Knowledge Centre

Knowledge Centre

As a clinical partner, we want to empower you to provide a safer environment for your staff, greater waste segregation outcomes for lower environmental impact, and a more efficient workflow. To do this, we have compiled some of our best resources to help you achieve safety in sharps handling and optimised clinical waste management within your facility. 

Exposure Injury Reduction Strategies: Results that Protect Lives

Clinicians were interviewed to identify four common themes that successfully limit ri...

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Sharpsmart: Reduction in Sharps Injuries, Costs, and CO2 Emissions

This article explores the positive impacts that the Sharpsmart system had on a 400...

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Sharpsmart: Size and Location Impact on Sharps Injuries

This 6-year study examined the impact of converting from a small patient room sharps...

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Sharps Injuries in USA Health Care Facilities

This study carried out a survey of top ‘sharps safe’ occupational health professional...

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Safety Engineered Devices: Use and Activation in USA

The study sampled sharps containers from 5 facilities to identify the proportion of h...

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Safety Engineered Devices: Use and Activation in Australia

The study took a sampling of sharps containers to identify the proportion of hollow-b...

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Sharpsmart Sharps Containers: Impact on Emissions & Injuries

A 12 month study determining the effect of the Sharpsmart on greenhouse gas emissions...

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Sharpsmart: Impact of Engineering on Sharps Injuries

A 2 year, 28 hospital before-and-after study comparing sharps injuries in hospitals t...

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