Fouled sewer lines can leak out sewage; a thick, dark liquid that forms. Sewage water is a serious health hazard and unsanitary; containing contaminants like pathogens, viruses and bacteria. These dangerous contaminants may present risks of serious sickness if animals or humans are exposed to them. Timely repair is key if you have sewage backup anywhere in your home or business . Quickly repairing this will prevent the hazardous waste water from lingering in occupied areas. To prevent a hazardous condition happening in your home or business, knowing what causes the sewer incidents could be extremely helpful. We’ve put together a list of things to aid in preventing and dealing with home or business sewage blockages:
Our procedures for Category 3 water (also known as sewer and contaminated water backup) cleaning, following the IICRC industry standards, consists of:
1. To ensure the safety of all occupants and workers by restricting jobsite access to restoration and cleaning personnel only to help prevent any health related occurrences.
2. Health & safety survey and complete building assessment.
3. Ensure all restoration employees are supplied with and use the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:
4. Put into place established engineering controls, critical barriers, to alleviate cross-contamination.
5. Stopping all potential hazards and safety risks if possible.
6. Disposal, removal of bulk water, soil, and contaminates.
7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminate affected porous and semi-porous items that is not restorable – which can be but is not limited to:
8. Cleaning methods put in place and the use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials
9. Physical cleaning of all remaining structures
10. We suggest using a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) to conduct clearance testing to ensure the property is returned to a sanitary pre-loss state for health and safety.
11. All materials affected by the water to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry standards
12. Post remediation cleanup of all equipment used
13. All demo materials removed from the building
If a sewage drain line backup takes place in your home or business, reach out to the PuroClean specialists for sewage removal and cleaning services. Our specialists use state-of-the-art tools, methods and cleaning systems to completely remediate the damaged structures and contents.
The high goals of our sewage removal and cleaning services along with the speed in which we complete the work, and the absolute care we demonstrate throughout the process make us 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.
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