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 biomedical waste management within your facility.
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Medismart Safety Cost Volume Impact
A 3 year study examining the impact of transitioning from a 240 Litre bin to a Daniel...
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Reusable Sharps Containers Improve Staff and Environmental Safety
This paper analyses Methodist Medical Center's decision to use a reusable containment...
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The Historical Trends and Improvements in SI
This article glances at the history behind sharps injuries and how it has been improv...
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The Widespread Movement to Reusable Sharps Containers
This paper acknowledges the significant impact that reusable containers have had on h...
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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 be...
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Safety and Cost Considerations for Medical Device Decisions
The article, ‘Litigation Exposure from a "Cost Over Safety" Attitude’ explored cases...
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Sharpsmart: Impact on Sharps Injuries
A Before-After intervention study of 8 acute care hospitals ranging in size from 150...
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