Toilet and sewer pipe backups may result in sewage entering your basement or other areas of your home or company. This dark, thick water is extremely hazardous and contains many dangerous contaminants. These contaminants are made up of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and present health risks and illness dangers if people or animals experience exposure. Finding a remedy to these problems ASAP is imperative, as is removing sewage from your premises. Having information of what may cause sewer backups may help you avoid a hazardous situation in your home or basement. Following is a list of things that may aid in stopping sewage backups that may occur in your home or business:
PuroClean’s process for cleaning and remediation of Category 3 water, also known as sewer and contaminated water backup clean up according to the IICRC industry standards, is as follows:
1. Ensure all personnel and occupants stay safe by limiting access to the site to remediation employees only in order to thwart any health-related problems.
2. Health and Safety survey and assessment of the jobsite.
3. Ensure proper personal protection equipment (PPE) is being utilized by all restoration personnel. This may include but is not limited to:
4. Implement established engineering controls, critical barriers, to stop cross-contamination.
5. Eliminating any and all probable safety risks if possible.
6. Bulk water, soil, and contaminates removal
7. Getting rid of any and all porous and semi-porous contaminated materials that are unable to be saved, which includes but is not limited to:
8. Implement cleaning procedures and use of EPA certified biocides and antimicrobials
9. Full physical cleaning of all structure items that remain
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. Drying of all items affected by the water intrusion back to pre-loss dry standard
12. After completion of remediation – Cleaning of all equipment used
13. Disposal of all remaining materials removed from the building
Our technicians utilize state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning procedures to effectively restore and clean the unsound building materials and items from your house or business. If a sewage drain pipe backup from blockage happens, call our technicians for sewage removal and cleaning services.
PuroClean has proved time after time that our methods and our technicians are top quality, efficient, and work with care and compassion for all involved. PuroClean is your ideal damage restoration and cleaning firm and we pledge to do whatever needs to take place to save and restore all properties in the communities we serve.
*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.
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