Research

A study into the activation rate and use of Safety Engineered Devices (SED) in 6 hospitals in US west.

This peer-reviewed study interviews clinicians to identify what measures are successful in reducing exposure to body fluid. Preventing the risk of BBP exposure.

The article compares the global warming potential (GWP) of 40 acute NHS Trust hospitals converting from single-use plastic containers to reusable sharps containers.

A microbiological study to investigate the volume of plastic that could be reduced through implementation of a reusable sharps container system.

This study examined literature and guidelines to determine the microbiological risk of using reusable clinical waste containers.

This study examined literature and guidelines to determine the microbiological risk of using reusable clinical waste containers.

This before/after intervention studies UK hospitals to attain information on the differences in CO2 emissions from reusable and disposable sharps systems.

This 12-month study across 10 UK hospitals proves that the introduction of Sharpsmart collectors decreased the average sharps waste and CO2 emissions.

The assessment study, ‘Reusable Sharps Containers help Chesterfield Royal Cut Related CO2 Emissions by 90%’ was conducted to determine the impact on CO2 emissions from using the Sharpsmart containers.

This article explores the positive impacts that the Sharpsmart system had on a 400 bed small acute trust, including a reduction in sharps injuries, a reduction in their carbon footprint, and cost and time savings for staff.

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

This study carried out a survey of top ‘sharps safe’ occupational health professionals to ascertain BE incidence in their hospitals for the 2012 calendar year.