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. 

Don't be basic - go reusable

It's cool to care about the environment! Choose reusable clinical waste and sharps so...

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Clinical Waste Considerations for GPs

Top healthcare waste management concerns for Doctors and General Practitioners.

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Karen Daley: Needlestick Injury Survivor & Safety Advocate

Karen Daley, former President of the American Nurses Association, spent time with us...

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Know the Do's and Don'ts of Sharps Disposal

Adhere to regulations when disposing of sharps in your healthcare facility, as failur...

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Student Reporting of Needlestick Injuries

A survey of 702 surgical trainees in 17 programs from 2007 reported that 99 percent h...

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Safest Height for Wall-Mounted Sharps Containers

At Sharpsmart, we follow the NIOSH guidelines for the mounting height of sharps...

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Let's Squeak More

Karen Daley's testimony asks that we look at two things, firstly how can we prevent s...

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EXPO-STOP 2015 Survey of Sharps Exposure

EXPO-STOP 2015 : Analysing the results of the largest sharps exposure survey in the U...

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