PuroClean of Columbia 
PuroClean restoration professionals are licensed, insured, and certified to remediate biohazard environments safely and in accordance with all applicable laws and standards. We understand that some events may be sensitive and must be handled with compassion and discretion. We bring a sense of calm back to those impacted, whether the loss is in a home, commercial property or business office.
We treat biohazard-damaged property as if it were our own. Our technicians clean every affected item respectfully and professionally, from your floors to your walls.
PuroClean uses Environmental Protection Agency-registered, safe products to provide protection that prevents contamination and minimize the risk of spreading pathogens.
We understand the trauma you and your loved ones are facing. PuroClean rescues properties with compassion and care.
PuroClean RapidDefense™ is the best way to sanitize public areas. Our system helps stop the spread of pathogen-based illnesses, such as Influenza and Norovirus.
Biohazard restoration often means working to clean up areas where a devastating event has happened, and requires certified cleanup of chemical spills, blood, or human and animal remains. Cleaning property during a biohazard cleaning involves the application of EPA approved hospital grade disinfectants and full deodorization of the affected space.
After police and investigators finish gathering all the evidence from a crime scene, they are no longer responsible for any of the actual cleaning of the scene. When police release the scene, the responsibility is with the owner of the property to hire biohazard cleaning services. The biohazard cleaning technicians can only start doing their work after police have permanently released the scene.
In 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) put forth a standard to protect workers from the risk of blood or other potentially infectious materials (BOPIM). Infectious pathogens include the Hepatitis B virus, HIV, the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and many others.
Nearly 5.6 million employees are helped by BOPIM in healthcare jobs and related occupations, and includes biohazard restoration companies as well. The BOPIM standard also covers the biohazard cleaning and restoration industry.
Also, the BOPIM standard has several requirements, including:
More Common Biohazard Scenarios
Every instance that technicians need to handle potentially hazardous materials, it is quite a significant risk. Thus, adhering to safety guidelines and proper training is necessary. The importance of these rules are both for the technicians and individuals who will later occupy the previously contaminated space. The technicians and residents depend on these safety guidelines. The safety of both technicians and tenants from biohazard dangers is of utmost importance during and after the project.
Biohazard technicians are not obligated to obtain a specific certificate to do their work. They are subject to OSHA requirements, however, to don the proper PPE when working with or near bloodborne pathogens. We also suggest you check the local city, state, and federal regulations for certain licensing obligations, laws, background checks, fingerprinting or other possible requirements to do biohazard restoration. For example, the state of Georgia voted in a new law that corresponds to any company performing restoration services for crime scene and trauma remediation.
PPE is the last line of defense and helps ensure the safety of workers. PPE equipment blocks hazardous material from coming into contact with the body through the skin, eyes, mouth, nose, or any additional area. Although PPE varies from project to project, it should always include full-face protection, cut resistant and nitrile gloves, properly designated waterproof coveralls, and a respirator.
Reputable restoration companies provide biohazard restoration training for employees. Learning OSHA’s on-the-job safety methods for handling biohazard waste is a significant part in the coursework. The technician’s training greatly reduces the risk of potential lawsuits or injuries from accidents.
PuroClean Biohazard Cleanup Procedures
PuroClean restoration specialists are very aware of their actions and make attempts to not add to an already stressful situation. With any sort of property damage, the feeling of loss experienced by the property owners is already quite high, and we try not to compound stress. Owners and technicians from PuroClean strive to be extra sensitive, with complete understanding of the extreme emotions and traumatic situations being experienced. PuroClean will always show empathy, extra care and attention.
The RapidDefense™ Program by Puroclean is the most favorable cleaning process. The RapidDefense™ Program implements the application of EPA approved hospital-grade cleaning products in all public areas. This system aids in stopping the spread of illnesses of pathogen-based origin, like Norovirus, Influenza as well as the Novel coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19). The program’s process calls for using Environmental Protection Agency-registered cleaning solutions that are safe and offers protection against pathogens that will work up to three months. To help you create a clean environment, contact PuroClean before an outbreak occurs.
Contact your local PuroClean when you’re in need of biohazard restoration professionals. PuroClean technicians will clean and remediate your contaminated areas. State-of-the-art equipment, tools and methods will be used by our specialists to effectively treat your damage.
The quality of our restoration services, the quickness in which we deliver these services, and the compassion of our team throughout this trying time, helps to make PuroClean your ideal biohazard damage restoration choice. We promise to do whatever it takes to help and rescue properties in all of the towns, cities, and communities with our service area.
*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 cleaners 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 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.
"I...felt the service was superb. They were prompt and efficient. They came when they said they would. They explained clearly what to expect...very professional."
CAMILLE D. (ASI)
Lexington, SC
"...very nice to work with. On time and respected our home like it was theirs."
CAROLYN S. (STATE FARM)
Lexington, SC
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