Various healthcare waste items require different treatments to ensure the safety of clinicians, patients, and the wider environment around us. This ranges from recycling or treatment to incineration or landfill. The journey starts with the clinician, who must appropriately...
Understanding Period Poverty Period poverty is a pressing global issue affecting millions of women and girls who struggle to afford menstrual products. This lack of access to sanitary products, safe and hygienic spaces to use them, and the right...
Every healthcare practice should know how to complete a pre-acceptance waste audit. It’s an essential part of your disposal workflows and means that your healthcare waste can be safely and efficiently managed, tracked, and disposed of. It is entirely...
Improper handling of clinical waste imposes significant health and environmental risks. Strict regulations are in place to ensure proper clinical waste management and disposal. Here are seven vital considerations to ensure your clinical waste disposal complies with all regulations:...
Yes, your company must provide sanitary waste disposal as it is a legal requirement in the UK. This includes all women and gender neutral bathrooms, disabled bathrooms and public restrooms. Providing members of your staff and customers who menstruate...
Personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand sanitisers are two absolute essentials in clinical care. But when they expire, you must dispose of them safely and legally. Increased demand over recent years meant many businesses stocked up on hand hygiene...
Stepping into a workplace might seem like a straightforward experience, but have you ever considered the role that floor mats play in shaping your first impression? Commercial floor mats are more than just decorative accessories; they are essential contributors...
Healthcare waste in the dental practice is helpfully segmented into colour coded waste streams, which is meant to make the identification of the correct waste stream for various products an easy task. Yet there can often be a sense...
Do you know how to dispose of contaminated dental equipment? This could include an old amalgamator or a dental pump that has sat dormant in your practice’s storage. Maybe you have some forgotten collector cups and filters, tucked away...
Research suggests that healthcare workers suffer from over two million needlestick injuries per year, with the prevalence of injuries being highest among dentists.1 As such, it’s important for professionals to keep on top of sharps safety as well as...