Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Buffalo, NY

Toilet and sewer pipe backups could result in sewage entering your basement or other portions of your home or business. This dark, thick water is very hazardous and contains many dangerous contaminants. These contaminants consist of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and cause health risks and illness dangers if humans or animals become exposed. Repairing these problems ASAP is imperative, as is getting rid of the sewage from your property. Having information of what may lead to sewer backups may help you avoid a hazardous situation in your home or basement. Following is a list of things that may help prevent sewage backups that may occur in your home or business:

Why Sewage Backup Occurs

• Clogged Drain Pipes – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain pipes or main sewer pipes become clogged. To present an example: if one commode starts a sewage backup, the attached drain and/or numerous toilets and the main sewer may become blocked.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong long roots have the ability to grow into and around pipes, even demolishing sewer lines. Tree roots are able to extend out to a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Keep an eye out for roots near your sewer mainline or septic tank area to prevent damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Aging sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems will fail by slowly cracking and crumbling over time – leading to sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewage. Keep in mind the age of your home and surrounding area and look out for these potential problems.
• Large Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rainfall can overcome your main storm and sewer lines. If it turns out that your public sewers can’t handle large rainfall amounts, the water can backflow its way into the sewer lines linked to the mainline, and put your home or business in a potentially dangerous risk of sewer backup. There is a risk of genuine health issues when in and around flooding waters in your area that occurs from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other related weather, when water blends with sewage, impurities and chemicals. When wading in this waste use extreme caution, and also when the water diminishes and starts drying. Organic substance that is dried out can then convert to be aerosolized and present a threat of breathing in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to protect against these dangerous risks.

Our Buffalo, NY sewage cleanup and sanitation process

Our cleaning and remediation procedures for Category 3 water (which describes sewer and contaminated water backup) according to the standards put in place by the IICRC industry are:

1. Ensuring safety for all personnel and occupants by placing restrictions on site access to remediation personnel only in order to prevent health related occurrences.

2. Assessment of the area and Health and Safety surveys.

3. Ensure all remediation personnel are supplied with the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This can include but is not limited to:

• Nitrile and cut resistant gloves
• Rubber boots with steel toes and shank
• Full face respirator
• Full body suit protection

4. Put engineering controls in place, as well as critical barriers if needed to stop any cross-contamination from occurring.

5. Eradicating any type of potential safety risks if at all possible.

6. Clearing the site of all bulk water, soil, and contaminates.

7. Remove and dispose of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not able to be restored, which could include but is not limited to:

• Hardwood flooring
• Padded and upholstered items
• Gypsum board
• Carpet, rugs, pad, or underlayment
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment

8. Implement cleaning methods and use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials

9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structure areas

10. A clearance test by a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to assure the building is returned to a pre-affected condition for health and safety.

11. All materials damaged by water to be dried and returned to pre-loss standard

12. Post restoration cleaning of all tools and machinery used

13. All materials from demolition process removed completely

For the Perfect Professional Buffalo, NY Sewage Cleanup Company, Call PuroClean Today!

When a sewage drain pipe backup takes place in your home or business, call the PuroClean specialists for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our technicians use state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems to efficiently remediate the damaged building materials and contents.

The high measure of our sewage removal and cleaning services along with the rapidity in which we complete the work, and the absolute care we demonstrate throughout the process make us your complete water damage restoration and remediation company. PuroClean pledges to do whatever it takes to rescue, clean and restore all properties that are within our service areas.

*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.