When a sewer line is obstructed, the sewage that is thick and dark is dangerous to your health. This sewer water is extremely unclean, containing contaminants like bacteria, viruses and pathogens. All of these contaminants can pose a serious health danger and lead to many illnesses if humans or animals suffer exposure. If it happens that you experience sewage backup on the property of your home or business, or a toilet backup in either location, fixing either one is of the highest importance. Having this dirty sewer water in your home is dangerous and should be removed as soon as possible. Furthermore, knowing what is causing the sewer obstruction may aid in preventing this potentially hazardous situation. To help you in managing sewage backups in your home or business, here’s a list of things that may help:
The PuroClean procedures for cleaning and remediating Category 3 water, which is sewer and polluted water backup cleaning and restoration as set forth by IICRC industry regulations, consisting of:
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. Health and Safety checks and assessment of the workplace.
3. Ensure all PuroClean employees are supplied with and use the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:
4. Put engineering controls in place, as well as critical barriers if needed to stop any cross-contamination from occurring.
5. Stopping all potential hazards and safety risks if possible.
6. Disposal, removal of bulk flooding, soil, and contaminates.
7. Removal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not salvageable, which can be but are not limited to:
8. Implement cleaning procedures and use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials
9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structure items
10. A third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to perform clearance testing, to ensure the building is returned to a pre-loss condition for health and safety.
11. All materials affected by excess waters are to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry condition
12. Post remediation cleaning of all equipment used
13. All demo materials removed from the building
What happens if a sewer line backup occurs in your home or business? The perfect answer is: Contact PuroClean! Simply because PuroClean technicians are your ideal professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. With state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning tools, we efficiently restore, fix and completely clean the affected parts in your home or business.
The quality of PuroClean’s sewage removal and cleaning services, the speed in which we deliver them, and the compassion we demonstrate throughout the whole process make PuroClean your ideal damage restoration and remediation company. We pledge to do whatever it takes to restore and rescue properties in all the neighborhoods we serve.
*Not all PuroClean offices offer sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.
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