Biohazard Cleanup Services in Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Biohazard cleanup involves cleaning, applying EPA-approved, hospital-grade disinfectants, and deodorizing locations where a traumatic event, such as an accident, injury, or death, has occurred. Thus, working with biohazards often means working with blood, human or animal remains, chemical spills, and more.

Our Biohazard Cleaning Services:

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

Bear in mind that the state is not responsible for cleaning up a crime scene. Once police investigators collect evidence from the scene, it is up to the property owner to employ biohazard cleaning services. A professional cleanup company can arrive onsite only after the police have gathered enough evidence related to the crime.

The Blood or Other Potentially Infectious Materials (BOPIM) Standard

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a standard in 1991 to help guard workers from possible dangers of blood or other potentially infectious materials (BOPIM). Hepatitis B virus, HIV, the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and many more are examples of Infectious pathogens.

An estimated 5.6 million workers in the medical field and related positions are covered by this standard. The biohazard restoration and cleaning Industry is also covered under the BOPIM standard.

The BOPIM standard also consists of various requirements, such as:

• 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)

Common Biohazard Scenarios

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

Each time technicians handle potentially hazardous materials, they are doing so at significant risk. Thus, following correct proper training and safety procedures are crucial. This is necessary not only for their own personal safety but also for the people who will reside in the property after the biohazard remediation is complete.

Is Certification Needed to Perform Biohazard Cleanup?

To work as a biohazard specialist, a certification is not required. However, biohazard technicians are obligated to wear proper PPE when working around bloodborne pathogens. The state of Georgia recently passed a law which affects any company providing remediation services related to traumatic event locations and crime scene cleanup and restoration. Therefore, you need to review and follow local city, state, and federal regulations that could call for specific licensing or have certain rules and regulations in place for licensing requirements, background checks, fingerprinting or more factors that may apply to biohazard cleanup companies.

PPE ensures the safety of technicians and happens to be the last line of protection. This equipment guards the skin, eyes, mouth, nose and other areas from being exposed to hazardous material. The extent of PPE used on each project may vary on different job sites. However, PPE should always consist of full face protection, cut resistant and nitrile gloves, properly designated waterproof coveralls and a respirator.

Furthermore, reputable restoration companies offer biohazard remediation courses for workers. That includes learning OSHA’s on-the-job safety procedures when handling biohazardous waste. Doing this reduces the potential of accidents and probable lawsuits.

Our Biohazard Cleanup Process

• First, the cleanup crew identifies the affected areas, completes a health and safety assessment, and determines the scope of the biohazard project. Once a plan is devised, remediation will take place as quickly as possible.
• Biohazard specialists then take steps to maintain their safety and that of other individuals near the cleanup site.
• All potentially infectious materials are eradicated from the site and properly disposed of.
• Hazardous medical waste, like spinal fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, and other bodily waste, is handled in strict accordance with OSHA regulations and transferred to a licensed hazardous medical waste incinerator.
• Porous materials like fabric and carpeting that can’t be effectively cleaned are disposed of following industry standards and state regulations.
• Non-porous materials are either cleaned using hospital-grade disinfectants if they are salvageable, or removed and disposed of if non-restorable.
• After cleaning is completed, technicians deodorize the affected areas, and will ensure all of the cleaned areas are returned to pre-loss conditions in appearance and cleanliness. One way to ensure that the area has been cleaned and ready for occupants is to have clearance testing performed by a licensed Industrial Hygienist.
• Removal of uncleanable contaminated materials, cleaning, and use of hospital-grade disinfectants are usually enough to control odors, and in some tougher situations, other means of deodorization are used to accomplish the desired air cleanliness.

Biohazard Cleanup Services Provided with Empathy

Whether you’re the customer, occupant or owner of the project location, PuroClean completely grasps the magnitude of suffering you’re going through. Our restoration crews strive to be exceptionally sensitive and understanding so as not to enhance the sense of loss that is already felt. Biohazard cleanup particularly can be especially traumatic. Therefore, all PuroClean employees empathize with all individuals, showing the utmost compassion and respect throughout the cleanup process.

The PuroClean RapidDefense™ Program

The RapidDefense™ Program by PuroClean is the absolute most efficient way to clean, which involves the use of EPA approved hospital-grade disinfectants in common areas, high traffic zones. This cleaning system helps halt the spread of pathogen-based sickness germs, like Influenza, Norovirus, and the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19). These cleaning procedures use Environmental Protection Agency-registered, safe cleaning solutions to give up to three months of protection against pathogens. Contact PuroClean before an outbreak can occur, and to help you provide the cleanest conditions possible.

For Biohazard Cleaning Services, Call PuroClean of Rancho Cucamonga!

If your home or business is in need of biohazard restoration, contact PuroClean of Rancho Cucamonga and our team of technicians to thoroughly cleanse and restore your contaminated spaces. We will sufficiently restore your affected areas using state-of-the-art techniques and equipment.

The quality of our remediation services, the speed at which we deliver them, and the compassion we demonstrate during the process make PuroClean of Rancho Cucamonga your perfect damage restoration company. We promise to do whatever it takes to fully clean, remediate, and rescue properties in all the communities we serve.

*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 the use of hospital grade disinfectants of frequently touched objects and surfaces are the required actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, like coronavirus. Since any surface can be re-contaminated after cleaning, and because the coronavirus is also spread person-to-person, PuroClean’s cleaning services are not guaranteed to stop 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.