Knowledge Centre – Blog
- 5 Ways Sharpsmart’s Reusable Containers Minimise Infection Risk
- A Sharps Solution to a Pointed Issue
- A Systematic Review on Healthcare Workers in Africa
- Are Reusable Sharps Containers Clean?
- Carbon Tax Might be Unavoidable, but it Shouldn’t be a Surprise
- Control Measures to Prevent Needlestick Injuries
- Convert to Daniels Sharpsmart Reusable Containers
- Daniels Robotic Washer
- Daniels Sharpsmart Emoya Med Virtual Tour
- Daniels Sharpsmart S32 A + I Trochar Solution
- Disposable vs Reusable Sharps Containers
- Disposable vs Reusable Sharps Containers
- Does your Sharps Container Pass the Candy Test?
- Effects of Hazardous Waste on the Environment
- Guaranteed Compliance
- How Our Reusable Containers Are Washed and Sanitised
- How Reusable Containers Break the Chain of Infection
- How to Deal with a Sharps Injury
- How to Dispose of Needles
- Infection Prevention by the Inside Hospitals UK Publication
- Influencing Factors of Sharps Container Design
- Medical Waste Considerations for Med Spas
- Needlestick Injuries – the Most Frequent Recorded Incident Among Nursing Students
- Needlestick Injuries Among Nurses in a Regional Hospital in South Africa
- Reusable Sharps Containers Reduces Plastic to Landfill
- Safest Height for Wall-Mounted Sharps Containers
- Sharps Container Overfilling? No more!
- The Life Journey of Our Reusable Sharps Containers
- The Pyramid Effect in Sharps Containers
- The Sharpsmart Safety Engineered Sharps Device
- Understanding the Behaviour Behind Every Needle Stick Injury
- Why Sustainability Matters
Knowledge Centre – Research
- C-Diff Transmission Potential with Sharps Containers
- Exposure Injury Reduction Strategies: Results that Protect Lives
- Reusable Sharps Containers: Impact on Infection Risk
- Safety and Cost Considerations for Medical Device Decisions
- Safety Engineered Devices : Use and Activation in Six Western US Hospitals
- Sharps Injuries in USA Health Care Facilities
- Sharpsmart: 28% Waste Reduction After Introducing Reusables
- Sharpsmart: 86% Carbon Emissions Reduction
- Sharpsmart: 90% Decrease in CO2 Emissions
- Sharpsmart: Impact on Life-Cycle Carbon Footprint
- Sharpsmart: Impact on Sharps Injuries
- Sharpsmart: Reduction in Sharps Injuries, Costs, and CO2 Emissions
- Sharpsmart: Reusable Sharps Containers Assist in Cutting Carbon
- Sharpsmart: Size and Location Impact on Sharps Injuries
- The Historical Trends and Improvements in SI
- The Microbiology Behind Reusable Containers in Hospitals
- The Widespread Movement to Reusable Sharps Containers
- Tonnes of Plastic Reduced with Reusable Sharps Containers
Knowledge Centre – FAQs
- Are any harmful chemicals used in the washing process?
- Are safety engineered devices (SEDs) adequate to prevent sharps injuries?
- Are Sharpsmart Containers impenetrable?
- Are Sharpsmart containers safe for MRI suites?
- Are Sharpsmart sharps containers always mounted?
- Can Access Plus lids be left open in Operating Rooms or Labs?
- Can I put a sharps container on the floor?
- Can I reopen a locked Sharpsmart collector?
- Can Needlestick Injuries be prevented?
- Can we be sure that Sharpsmart sharps containers are completely decontaminated (including prions) and there is no risk of cross infection between hospitals?
- Could Sharpsmarts reduce HAI risk?
- Do Sharpsmart containers meet PG2 certification standards?
- Do Sharpsmart containers reduce manufacturing volume?
- Do the containers really reduce NSIs? What independent evidence do you have?
- Do you have a wide variety of sizes that can be tailored to the procedures/care on individual wards and areas?
- Does Washsmart processing of Sharpsmarts eliminate HAI organisms including C. difficile?
- Don’t pre-assembled containers need considerably more storage space than single-use containers; where will they be stored in our facility?
- Has the Washsmart system been tested?
- How are our installation technicians equipped to understand layout and protocols of hospitals?
- How are the Washsmart systems maintained?
- How can you reduce NSIs by 25%, when the RCN reports suggest that less than 10% of NSI’s are in any way related to the Sharps Container?
- How do I know when a sharps container is full?
- How do I lock my Sharpsmart container?
- How do you dispose of ‘giving-sets’ into a Regular re-usable sharps container? Do you have different Access Re-usable containers with no tray (i.e. an open aperture) for giving sets? How does an open aperture improve safety and reduce NSIs?
- How do you guarantee the containers are clean?
- How does the Sharpsmart container range maximise cost efficiencies for its customers?
- How does the Sharpsmart container safety tray work?
- How far can we fill the Sharpsmart sharps container?
- How many times are Sharpsmart containers re-used? How do you guarantee the containers are clean?
- How much do Sharpsmarts reduce hospital landfill of plastic and cardboard?
- How safe are Sharpsmarts from staff trying to retrieve sharps?
- How safe is the Sharpsmart system from people being able to put their hands in the container and pull out sharps?
- Is recapping needles safe?
- Is the S14 the smallest reusable Sharpsmart container?
- Is the Sharpsmart container leak-proof?
- Is there a disease transmission risk if full and clean Sharpsmarts are transported or stored together?
- Is there a risk of contamination with reusable containers?
- Sharpsmarts are not stackable. Do they take up more storage space?
- Should the lids of Sharpsmarts be closed during TB cases in the OR?
- The containers are pre-assembled and thus need considerably more storage space than single use containers. Where will they be stored on the wards?
- Transporting pre-assembled sharps waste containers around the country surely can’t be environmentally friendly?
- What about Clostridium difficile? Is there a risk using reusable sharps containers?
- What about prions? Is there a transmission risk using reusable sharps containers?
- What additional costs are associated with trolleys, brackets, trays etc.?
- What are the containers made of? What happens to the containers at the end of their useful life?
- What are the features of the Sharpsmart safety tray?
- What can I put into a Sharpsmart sharps container?
- What happens to the containers at the end of their useful life?
- What is a needlestick injury?
- What is the difference between a Sharpsmart regular and Sharpsmart Access Plus container?
- What is the environmental impact of using Sharpsmart containers?
- What is the image given to nervous patients/children, when such a large trolley and sharps container are wheeled in before a procedure?
- What is the life-span of Sharpsmart containers?
- What level of Decontamination is required for processing of Reusable Sharps Containers?
- What proportion of the transported used sharps container capacity is actually sharps waste?
- What should I do if I get stuck with a needle?
- Where are the containers made?
- Where will the clean and used sharps waste containers be stored on the hospital site? How much storage space will be required? Both in stores and on wards?
- Who distributes Sharpsmarts around the hospital and exchanges them when full?
- Who owns the Sharpsmart containers and molds?
- Why are Sharpsmart containers not enclosed in a wall cabinet?
- Why don’t Sharpsmarts have a needle disconnect tool?
- Will small items (such as butterfly needles) activate the Sharpsmart Tray?
Products
- 4 Operating Instructions for Sharpsmart Containers
- Accessplus Wall Bracket (S-series)
- Bench Bracket – S14
- Bench Bracket – S22
- Locking Wall Bracket – Left Side Lock
- Locking Wall Bracket – Right Side Lock
- PR Study: 28% Waste Reduction
- PR Study: Impact of Engineering on Sharps Injuries
- PR Study: Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- PR Study: Safety Engineered Device Usage and Activation in 6 Hospitals
- PR Study: Sharpsmart – 84% GHG Emission Reduction
- PR Study: Sharpsmart – Annual Plastic Reduction
- PR Study: Sharpsmart Impact on Sharps Injuries
- PR Study: Sharpsmart Size and Location Impact on SI
- PR Study: Using Reusable Containers for Hospital Waste
- Reusable vs Recycle Flyer
- S-Series Floorstand
- S14 | Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container
- S22 | Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container
- S22A+ | Sharpsmart Access Plus Reusable Sharps Container
- S32 | Sharpsmart Reusable Sharps Container
- S32 Access Plus Poster
- S32A+ | Sharpsmart Access Plus Reusable Sharps Container
- Sharpsmart – Safe Sharps Disposal
- Sharpsmart AccessPlus Operating Instructions
- Sharpsmart Container Brochure
- Sharpsmart Features
- Sharpsmart Regular Operating Instructions
- Sharpsmarts’ Features and Benefits
- Standard Cradle – 15mm Mount
- Standard Cradle – 25mm Mount
- Standard Wall Bracket
- The Cartsmart
- What to Do if You Suffer a Needlestick Injury Poster
Let’s Talk!
If you are interested in the Sharpsmart sharps container technology for your hospital or healthcare facility, please reach out to our Compass team so we can scope what solutions will be best for you.