Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation in Fort Payne, AL

When sewer pipes become blocked, the thick, black water that forms as sewage is a health danger, and is tremendously unsanitary as it consists of contaminants like pathogens, bacteria, and viruses that can present a risk of extreme sickness illness if exposed to people or animals. If you have a sewer backed up in your basement, or your toilet has backed up, you will need to fix it quickly, or you will end up with dirty water all over your floors. Knowing what causes sewer backups, however, may help you avoid a hazardous occurrence in your basement, home or business. Here’s a list of items that may help to prevent and handle sewage backups:

Causes of Sewage Backup

• Clogged Drain Pipes – Sewage backs up into your home or business when your drain lines or main sewer lines become blocked. To present an example: if one toilet starts a sewage backup, the attached drain and/or many toilets and the main sewer may become caught up in the problem.
• Imposing Tree Roots – Trees that have large strong imposing roots have the capacity to grow through and around pipes, even crushing sewer pipes. Tree roots can reach a long distance and damage your pipes, causing a sewer backup. Be very aware of roots near your main sewer lines or septic tank area to protect them from damage.
• Aging & Damaged Sewer Lines – Aging sewer lines, pipes, drains and septic systems can fail by slowly weakening and failing over time – resulting in sewage backups, flooded homes, and basements full of sewer water. Keep in mind the age of your home and community and keep an eye out for these potential problems.
• Heavy Rainfall Amounts – Large amounts of rain can crowd your main storm and sewer lines. If it happens that your public system can’t handle large rainfall amounts, the water can backflow its way into the sewer lines linked to the mainline, and set your home or business in a likely dangerous possibility of sewer backup. There is a risk of severe health issues when in and around rising waters in your town or city that happens from flooding in rivers and streams, hurricanes, and other associated weather, when water merges with sewage, impurities and chemicals. When wading in this waste use extreme caution, and also when the water recedes and starts drying. Organic waste that is dried out can then become aerosolized and present a danger of breathing in these contaminants. Be positive to use proper PPE to guard against these dangerous risks.

PuroClean’s sewage cleanup and sanitation process in Fort Payne, AL

The PuroClean method for cleaning and remediating Category 3 water, which is sewer and contaminated water backup cleaning and restoration identified by IICRC industry regulations, consisting of:

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

2. Inspection of the work place along with health and safety reviews.

3. Ensure all restoration employees are supplied with and use the correct personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:

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

4. Engineering controls utilized and condemnatory barriers used (if needed) preventing cross-contamination.

5. Eliminating any and all probable safety risks if possible.

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

7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminate affected porous and semi-porous material that is not restorable – which can consist of but is not limited to:

• Carpet, rugs, pad, or underlayment
• Padded and upholstered objects
• Gypsum board
• Vinyl flooring and underlayment
• Wooden flooring

8. Cleaning processes put in place and the use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials

9. Actual cleaning of all remaining structures

10. It is recommended to hire a third party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) for a safety clearance inspection to ensure the building is returned to 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 restoration cleaning of all equipment used

13. Transfer and disposal of all demo materials removed from the property

Call PuroClean for your Professional Fort Payne, AL Sewage Cleanup Needs!

Call the PuroClean professionals for sewage abatement, cleaning and restoration. Whether it’s from a stopped up toilet, flood waters or sewage drain backups to tackle the problem for your home or business. PuroClean uses the latest, state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems to completely and efficiently clean and restore all affected objects and structures.

The high standard of our sewage eradication and cleaning services along with the speed in which we complete the work, and the sheer compassion we practice throughout the process make PuroClean your complete damage restoration and remediation company. PuroClean pledges to do whatever it takes to save, clean and restore all properties that lie within our service neighborhoods.

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