{"id":15,"date":"2026-01-20T21:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purocleanstage.wpengine.com\/new-puroclean-demo\/?post_type=service&#038;p=15"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:20:09","slug":"biohazard-cleanup","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/","title":{"rendered":"Biohazard Cleanup Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compassionate and Professional Biohazard Cleanup Services in Honolulu, HI<\/h2>\n<p>Traumatic accidents or events that may have resulted in injury or death need the services of certified biohazard cleanup professionals. Our biohazard remediation services consist of thoroughly cleaning and applying EPA-approved hospital-grade disinfectants and then thoroughly deodorizing the location. Chemical spills, blood, and human or animal remains are biohazard materials that call for professional restoration. If you need compassionate and professional biohazard cleanup,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/contact\/\"> contact us immediately.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Included Within The Biohazard Remediation Services<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/blood-bodily-fluid-remediation\/\">Blood and Bodily Fluid Remediation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/virus-decontamination-and-protection\/\">Virus Decontamination and Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/sewage-cleanup-sanitization\/\">Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/deodorization-odor-control\/\">Deodorization and Odor Control<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/crime-scene-cleanup\/\">Crime Scene Cleanup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/hoarding\/\">Hoarding Cleanup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to remember that state officials are not obligated to clean up a crime scene. When police officials are finished gathering evidence from the scene, cleaning the area shifts to the property owner to employ biohazard cleanup services, professional cleanup teams can arrive onsite only when the police have gathered enough evidence related to the crime.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOPIM Standard<\/h2>\n<p>In 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a standard to protect workers from the risk of blood or other possibly infectious materials (BOPIM). Infectious pathogens include the Hepatitis B virus, HIV, the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and many more.<\/p>\n<p>This standard helps protect nearly 5.6 million workers in the healthcare industry and related jobs, including biohazard remediation businesses. Biohazard remediation is within the scope of the BOPIM standard.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The BOPIM standard additionally consists of specific requirements, such as:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Record keeping<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory training<\/li>\n<li>Specific required vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Proper handling, transport and disposal of hazardous medical waste materials<\/li>\n<li>Using appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)<\/li>\n<li>Using work practice controls<\/li>\n<li>Conduct a Health and Safety Assessment (OSHA requirement)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>More Common Biohazard Scenarios<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/services\/biohazard-cleanup\/crime-scene-cleanup\/\">Crime or homicide scenes<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Suicide or death<\/li>\n<li>Blood and bodily fluid<\/li>\n<li>Hoarding scenes<\/li>\n<li>Animal waste or remains<\/li>\n<li>Chemical hazards<\/li>\n<li>Coronavirus contamination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every time abatement specialists handle potentially hazardous materials; they are doing so at significant risk. Thus, following specific proper training and safety procedures are very important. This is necessary for their own individual safety and the individuals who reside in the property after the biohazard remediation is complete.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Certification Required to Perform Biohazard Remediation?<\/h2>\n<p>To work as a biohazard technician, a certification is not required. However, biohazard specialists are strongly required to wear correct PPE when working in areas with bloodborne pathogens. Georgia recently passed a law that affects any firm providing remediation services related to traumatic event locations and crime scene cleaning and restoration. Therefore, you should refer to local city, state, and federal laws that could call for specific licensing or have certain rules and regulations in place for licensing requirements, background checks, fingerprinting, or further factors that may apply to biohazard remediation services.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Protective Equipment or PPE is the final line of defense that aids in keeping workers safe. PPE prevents hazardous materials from reaching the workers through skin, eyes, nose, mouth, or another contact. The type of PPE does vary depending on the project. However, it should always consist of properly designated waterproof coveralls, nitrile gloves which are also cut resistant, a full-face guard, and a respirator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":7,"template":"","class_list":["post-15","service","type-service","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puroclean.com\/honolulu-hi-puroclean-property-restoration-services\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}