Biohazard Cleanup Services in Huntsville

Biohazard restoration often means working to clean up areas where a traumatic event has happened, and requires professional cleanup of chemical spills, blood, or human and animal remains. Cleaning locations during a biohazard cleaning involves the application of EPA approved hospital grade disinfectants and complete deodorization of the affected space.

Biohazard Cleanup Services Include

• Hoarding Cleanup
• Crime Scene Cleanup
• Deodorization and Odor Control
• Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation
• Virus Decontamination and Protection
• Blood and Bodily Fluid Remediation

Once police and investigators have gathered all the evidence from a crime scene, they are not responsible for any of the actual sanitizing of the scene. Once police release the crime scene area, the responsibility falls on the owner of the premises to hire biohazard cleaning services. The biohazard cleaning crew can only start doing their work after police have permanently released the scene.

The Blood Or Other Potentially Infectious Materials Standard

In 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a standard to protect working individuals from the risk of blood or other possibly infectious materials (BOPIM). Infectious pathogens for example are the Hepatitis B virus, HIV, the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and numerous others.

Nearly 5.6 million workers are helped by BOPIM in healthcare jobs and related occupations, and includes biohazard remediation companies too. The BOPIM standard also covers the biohazard cleaning and restoration industry.

The BOPIM standard also has a few requirements, as follows:

• Record keeping
• Mandatory training
• Specific required vaccinations
• Proper handling, transport and disposal of hazardous medical waste materials
• Using appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Using work practice controls
• Conduct a Health and Safety Assessment (OSHA requirement)

More Common Biohazard Scenarios

• Coronavirus contamination
• Chemical hazards
• Animal waste or remains
• Hoarding scenes
• Blood and bodily fluid
• Suicide or death
• Crime or homicide scenes

PuroClean specialists face significant dangers each and every time they handle items that are potentially hazardous. For this reason, the practice of proper training and safety steps are critically important. The training and safety methods are important for both the technicians working on the project as well as the individuals who will be occupying the premises once the biohazard remediation is complete.

Is Certification Required to Perform Biohazard Cleanup?

Biohazard specialists are not required to obtain a specific certificate to go to work. They are subject to OSHA requirements, however, to don the proper PPE when working with or around bloodborne pathogens. We also suggest you check the local city, state, and federal regulations for certain licensing obligations, laws, background checks, fingerprinting or additional requirements to do biohazard restoration. For example, the state of Georgia put forth a new law that is directly related to any company performing restoration services for crime scene and trauma remediation.

To help ensure the safety of our technicians, PPE is used as the last line of defense. PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) protects the body from coming into contact with hazardous items, via the skin, eyes, mouth, nose, or any other area. PPE types change with each project, but needs to always consist of cut resistant and nitrile gloves, full face guard, properly designated waterproof coveralls, and a respirator.

Reputable remediation companies provide biohazard restoration training for individuals. Learning OSHA’s on-the-job safety processes for handling biohazard waste is a significant part in the training. The technician’s training greatly reduces the risk of potential lawsuits and injuries from accidents.

Our Biohazard Cleanup Process

• First, the restoration crew will identify the affected areas, conducts a health and safety evaluation, and determines the magnitude of the biohazard cleanup. Once a plan is in place, remediation work begins as quickly as possible.
• The crews then take steps to maintain their safety and the safety of others near the cleanup site.
• All potentially infectious materials are eradicated from the site and disposed of correctly.
• Hazardous medical waste, like spinal fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, and other bodily waste, is handled following OSHA regulations and transferred to a licensed hazardous medical waste incinerator.
• Porous items like fabric and carpeting that can’t be sufficiently cleaned are removed following industry guidelines and state regulations.
• Non-porous items are either cleaned using hospital-grade disinfectants if the items appear to be salvageable, or removed and disposed of if non-restorable.
• After cleanup is completed, technicians deodorize the affected locations, and will ensure all of the cleaned areas are returned to their previous state in appearance and cleanliness. One way to guarantee that the areas have been cleaned and ready for occupancy is to have clearance tests performed by a licensed Industrial Hygienist.
• Removal of uncleanable contaminated materials, cleaning, and use of hospital-grade disinfectants are often enough to control odors, and in some difficult situations, other means of deodorization are implemented to accomplish the desired air cleanliness.

Providing Biohazard Cleanup Services with Empathy

The huge sense of loss felt from property damage is not lost on PuroClean specialists. Our remediation specialists and owners make special efforts to be extremely empathetic to those who have experienced property damage and may be emotionally vulnerable. This special type of cleanup calls for additional care and compassion. Our technicians genuinely empathize with the individuals that are unfortunately suffering from this traumatic situation.

The RapidDefense™ Program by PuroClean

The RapidDefense™ Program by PuroClean is the absolute best way to clean, which involves using of EPA approved hospital-grade disinfectants in public locations. This cleaning system helps halt the spread of pathogen-based sickness germs, like Influenza, Norovirus, and the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19). These cleaning methods use Environmental Protection Agency-registered, safe products to give up to 90 days of safe-guard against pathogens. Call PuroClean before an outbreak occurs, and to help you to maintain the cleanest conditions possible.

For Biohazard Cleaning Services, Call PuroClean!

If you find yourself in need of biohazard cleaning and restoration services, call PuroClean and allow us to clean and remediate the contaminated site. Our trained technicians use the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and methods to effectively and efficiently clean and restore your damaged property.

PuroClean’s commitment to quality, compassion and timeliness of delivery throughout the entire project propels us above all other competition, and makes us the clean choice in the industry. PuroClean vows to go the extra mile to rescue, clean and restore properties in all communities within our service area.

*As not all PuroClean offices offer biohazard cleaning services, please contact the PuroClean home office at 1-800-775-7876 to help you find a PuroClean location that may be able to help you.

Cleaning and application of hospital grade cleaners of frequently touched objects and surfaces are the recommended actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, like coronavirus. Since all surfaces and objects can be re-contaminated following cleaning, and because COVID-19 is also spread person-to-person, PuroClean’s cleaning services cannot be guaranteed to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html) for more information regarding coronavirus, its spread, and prevention.