The Sharpsmart sharps container system is driven by a single objective - To Save Lives.
In fact, thousands of healthcare facilities across the United Kingdom rely on the Sharpsmart sharps container and Sharpsmart services to manage their clinical and sharps waste disposal.
Studies compared across five countries demonstrate the Sharpsmart's proven ability to reduce sharps injuries by up to 87% in sharps disposal while decreasing infection risk through its hands-free operation. In notable medical journals, the Sharpsmart system has been regarded "the Safest sharps containment system in the world."
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The Sharpsmart system’s performance has been proven in peer-reviewed, evidence-based studies confirming significant sharps injury reductions and is voted “Best System” by healthcare workers.
Sharpsmart collectors arrived pre-assembled at your healthcare facility in bulk transport units; this eliminates staff time needed for assembly of containers, sharps injury risk from incorrectly assembled containers, and eliminates cardboard packaging.
Sharps containers should be placed as close as possible to the point of sharps generation. Correct placement of collectors is an important part of the success of the Sharpsmart system. A wide range of accessories and mounting options ensures a Sharpsmart collector is where you need it, when you need it.
Many healthcare workers suffer sharps injuries from overfilled sharps containers. Sharpsmart collectors eliminate this risk with their unique, gravity balanced safety tray which eliminates hand-access to contents and automatically closes when the fill-level is reached, thus preventing any chance of overfilling.
When full, Sharpsmart collectors are locked by engaging tamper-proof side locks which cannot be re-opened manually and can only be unlocked during Sharpsmart's robotic washing process. This security measure eliminates risk of unauthorised access to contents in storage and transport.
Sharpsmart is certified to United Nations PG2 specifications for Transport of Dangerous Goods. No additional packaging is required to transport Sharpsmart collectors on public roads. In transport, our purpose-built transporters ensure collectors are secured, suspended, and free from cross contamination.
Sharpsmart collectors eliminate over 28% of plastic and cardboard. All collectors are washed through Sharpsmart’s unique robotic Washsmart which ensures safe and effective sanitisation to an extremely high degree of microbiological efficacy with zero harmful chemicals. To reduce water usage, fresh water from later stages of the robotic process is recycled back for earlier-stage use.
At the completion of the Sharpsmart robotic washing process, a final quality control inspection ensures that containers are clean and fully functional. Sharpsmart collectors are made with replaceable parts; any damaged components are removed, sorted, and sent to plastic reprocessing plants to be ground down and recycled.
Peer reviewed in four independent studies, clinically proven to reduce Sharps Injuries by up to 87%, and relied on by healthcare facilities around the world, the Sharpsmart sharps containment system is driven by a single objective – To Save Lives. Designed with 13 safety features, manufactured with needle-impenetrable plastic, a gravity balanced safety tray for risk-free sharps disposal, and a built-in overfill protection mechanism, the Sharpsmart is the most advanced sharps container system in the world.
If a piece of candy fell into an open sharps container…
Could a child’s hand reach in to get it?
A sharps container with a no-hands access safety tray is CRUCIAL, especially when situated in a patient environment. The unique patented Sharpsmart tray achieves 100% hand-access restriction, even for tiny inquisitive hands!
This is just the start of its life cycle… Let us take you on a journey of what happens to a Sharpsmart container from the moment we drop it off at your hospital dock right through to its robotic emptying and washing process. It’s a fascinating adventure our little yellow containers have – where they’re mounted, how they’re moved, and who interacts with them daily.
As healthcare facilities across the United Kingdom increasingly focus on reducing the environmental impact of their waste streams (and as environmental impact regulations increase), it is vital to understand the difference between disposing of sharps, cytotoxic and pharmaceutical waste in ‘reusable’ containers, and disposing of them in ‘disposable’ or ‘recyclable’ containers.
At Sharpsmart we don’t just look at a sharps container as a container – to be effective, it must be part of a much bigger system. One that enables point-of-use access, safe foot-pedal operation, wall-locking for tightened security measure, mounting in small spaces, and protection from floor contamination. Our unique Sharpsmart system does it all! Over 60 accessories designed to optimise efficiency, enhance safety and reduce patient interruptions.
