Toilet and sewer line backups could result in sewage entering your basement or other portions of your home or company. This dark, thick water is very hazardous and contains many dangerous contaminants. These contaminants are made up of pathogens, bacteria and viruses and cause health risks and illness dangers if humans or animals become exposed. Repairing these problems ASAP is highly important, as is removing sewage from your property. Having knowledge of what may lead to sewer backups may help you avoid a hazardous situation in your home or basement. Please see this list of things that may aid in stopping sewage backups that may occur in your home or business:
Our cleaning and remediation procedures for Category 3 water (which describes sewer and contaminated water backup) according to the standards put in place by the IICRC industry are:
1. Ensure all employees and occupants remain safe by restricting access to the site to restoration employees only in order to prevent any health-related problems.
2. Valuation of the work place along with health and safety surveys.
3. Ensure all PuroClean employees are supplied with and use the proper personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:
4. Engineering controls utilized and condemnatory barriers used (if needed) preventing cross-contamination.
5. Completely getting rid of any potential safety risks if possible.
6. Bulk water, soil, and contaminates removal
7. Eradication and disposal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous material that is not restorable – which can consist of but is not limited to:
8. Implement cleaning procedures and use of EPA approved biocides and antimicrobials
9. Actual cleansing of all remaining structures
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. All materials damaged by water to be dried and returned to pre-loss condition
12. All equipment used on the project to be cleaned after restoration completion
13. All materials from demolition process removed completely
PuroClean technicians use state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning procedures to effectively restore and clean the damaged building materials and items from your dwelling or business. If a sewage drain line backup from blockage happens, call our professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services.
PuroClean has proved time after time that our methods and our specialists are top quality, efficient, and work with care and compassion for all involved. We are your ideal damage restoration and cleaning group and we pledge to do whatever needs to happen to save and restore all homes and businesses in the communities we serve.
*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.
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