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.
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How to Deal with a Sharps Injury
Needlestick injuries are an occupational hazard for all healthcare workers. Learn mor...
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Common Mistakes with Sharps Waste Disposal
To help ensure the safety of staff and patients, and avoid the consequences of improp...
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What Diseases Can Result From a Sharps Injury?
A breakdown of common diseases associated with needlestick injuries and the importanc...
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7 Tips for Clinical Staff to Make Healthcare Safer
Ensuring patient safety is a collective responsibility that clinical staff shoulder e...
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Sharps Container Overfilling? No more!
Sharps container overfilling is a significant occupational risk to healthcare workers...
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How to Identify and Dispose of Infectious Waste
This mini-guide on infectious waste management will enable you to handle and dispose...
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12 Common Sources of Infection in Hospitals
This short guide explores 12 common sources of infection in hospitals and offers prac...
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10 Examples of Clinical Waste
How do you know if waste is clinical or non-clinical? Does it matter if you get it wr...
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