Our Safety
Boasting the safest sharps containers and clinical waste management systems in the world, Sharpsmart products and solutions protect healthcare workers and those in their care.
In 2 years with Sharpsmart, disposal related sharps injuries fell by 83.1%
A 6-year, 3-phase study compared the use of a small patient-room sharps disposal container with the Sharpsmart reusable sharps container. In phase 1 of the study, the facility utilised disposable sharps containers and recorded 19.4% of sharps injuries being container-related. In phases 2 and 3 with the introduction of Sharpsmart, container-associated sharps injuries were reduced to zero, disposal-related sharps injuries fell by 83.1%, and recapping sharps injuries were reduced to 85.1%.
An audit of sharps containers revealed 42.5% of all devices were discarded ‘sharp’
A study took a sampling of sharps containers from five healthcare facilities in Florida. Contents were decanted, categorised and counted to identify the proportion of hollow-bore safety engineered devices (SED) among the sharps present, and the proportion of SED correctly activated. 69 Gallons of sharps from 18 sharps containers were examined, revealing 54.4% of hollow-bore sharps were conventional (non SED) sharps, 39.9% of conventional needles were capped, and 21.6% of SED were not activated or activated incorrectly.
86.6% reduction in container-associated sharps injuries
A comparison of the Sharpsmart sharps management system with 10 alternate sharps container brands
A study carried out in 8 acute care hospitals ranging in size from 150 to 850 beds in Australia, New Zealand and Scotland, compared the Sharpsmart reusable sharps container to 10 alternate sharps container brands. Upon implementation of the Sharpsmart system, results revealed an 86.6% reduction in container-related sharps injuries, and a 25.7% reduction in non container-related sharps injuries.
In 2 years with Sharpsmart, container associated sharps injuries were eliminated
A 6-year, 3-phase study compared the use of a small patient-room sharps disposal container with the Sharpsmart reusable sharps container. In phase 1 of the study, the facility utilised disposable sharps containers and recorded 19.4% of sharps injuries being container related. In phases 2 and 3 with the introduction of Sharpsmart, container associated sharps injuries were eliminated completely.
Recapping sharps injuries reduced by 85.1% with Sharpsmart
A 6-year, 3-phase study compared the use of a small patient-room sharps disposal container with the Sharpsmart reusable sharps container. In phase 1 of the study, the facility utilised disposable sharps containers and recorded 19.4% of sharps injuries being container-related. In phases 2 and 3 with the introduction of Sharpsmart, container-associated sharps injuries were reduced to zero and recapping sharps injuries were reduced by 85.1%.
Safety-Designed Medical Waste Systems
Safety isn’t restricted to Sharps Containers
We need to get back to the fact that we’re working in a clinical environment where staff and patient safety should be the number one priority. At Sharpsmart, we have designed all of our containment systems – sharps, cytotoxic, offensive and infectious clinical waste, and pharmaceutical waste, to achieve the highest standard of safety, clinical design and efficiency in the industry. Hands-free access, smart security locks, clean aesthetics, robotic washing process that achieves 100% sanitisation, and clear colour coding for effective segregation. Our staff, our products, and our healthcare waste management solutions are clinically focused to meet the unique needs of healthcare.
Sharpsmart. World Leading Sharps Safety Technology
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.
Infection risk… could this be reduced by safe waste practices?
With safety as our primary driver, learn why Sharpsmart has invested millions of dollars in R&D to develop world-leading leakproof containment systems, robotic washing processes achieving the highest levels of bacterial load reduction, and a suite of space-optimising accessories that enable hands-free operation and point-of-use accessibility. Sharpsmart recognises that a clinical environment requires a clinical solution, and safety in an infection controlled environment is not simply a ‘nice to have’.
Infection Prevention and Waste | A new paradigm
Rethinking how clinical waste impacts the healthcare environment
We talk about hand-hygiene, we talk about “touches” and the spread of infection, what we don’t talk about is the impact waste in a patient environment has on infection control. Bins being wheeled from ICU through to a waste compound, static containers that never undergo high-pressure wash or sanitisation, open-lidded bins in patient wards. At Sharpsmart, we are rethinking what clinical means when it comes to healthcare waste management.
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