Healthcare professionals use intravenous (IV) drips for a variety of reasons. These include providing key medicines, electrolytes, vitamins and minerals, but they are also used for sedation as an alternative to anaesthesia. Midazolam (a benzodiazepine) is the most commonly...
Pharmacies and chemists will produce waste every day. They could operate within a hospital, supermarket or on their own premises. Managing waste items and ensuring they are safely disposed of will protect pharmacists, technicians, patients and the environment. The...
When establishing a waste management system in a laboratory, it’s important to understand the guidelines and regulations that professionals are held to. These shape the workflows used daily, and ensure technicians and visitors are kept safe. It’s important to...
Our sense of smell is incredibly powerful and has been shown to have direct links to how comfortable we feel in a particular environment. It is the sense with the greatest emotional and sensitive impact, and it transfers directly...
During the colder weather and shorter days of winter, our habit of staying for longer indoors and the natural dip in seasonal immunity create an ideal environment for viruses to spread. While many of us consider seasonal sniffles unavoidable,...
Dental professionals produce waste every day, from single-use PPE such as gloves and face coverings, to packaging for clean equipment. However, other common waste items are teeth – and clinicians must be prepared to manage them. Every member of...
Laboratory clinical waste guidance The laboratory can use a number of different materials day to day, and produce a variety of hazardous solutions, which each require safe handling. Understanding key aspects of the waste workflow is vital for a...
On 19 November 2025, World Toilet Day encourages every organisation to take sanitation seriously. Clean, safe toilets are often taken for granted, yet for billions of people around the world, they remain out of reach. The United Nations created...
Every visit to a washroom should feel effortless, clean, private, and respectful. Yet for too many people, the experience can still feel awkward or undignified. From a lack of accessible facilities to missing sanitary waste disposal options, these small...
A modern laboratory setting produces a wide and complex array of materials, resulting in many different waste streams, from hazardous solvents and chemical residues to biohazardous materials and sharps. Optimising laboratory waste management, therefore, begins not just with selecting...