Biohazard Cleanup Services in Palm Springs, CA

Biohazard restoration involves cleaning, application of EPA approved hospital grade disinfectants, and deodorizing areas where a traumatic event such as an accident, injury, or death has occurred. Thus, working with biohazards often means dealing with blood, human or animal remains, chemical spills, and more.

Our Biohazard Cleaning Services:

• Blood and Bodily Fluid Remediation
• Sewage Cleanup and Sanitation
• Deodorization and Odor Control
• Crime Scene Cleanup
• Hoarding Cleanup

It is useful to remember that the state officials are not required to clean up a crime scene. When police officials are finished gathering evidence from the scene, the duty of cleaning the area shifts to the property owner to seek biohazard cleaning services. Professional cleanup teams can arrive onsite only when the police have gathered enough evidence related to the crime.

The Blood Or Other Potentially Infectious Materials Standard

In 1991, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a standard to protect workers from the potential dangers of blood or other potentially infectious materials (BOPIM). Infectious pathogens for example are the Hepatitis B virus, HIV, the 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and numerous others.

Approximately 5.6 million employees are helped by this standard in healthcare jobs and related occupations, and includes biohazard remediation companies as well. The BOPIM standard also covers the biohazard cleaning and removal industry.

The BOPIM standard also has a few requirements, as follows:

• Record keeping
• Mandatory training
• Specific required vaccinations
• Proper handling, transport and disposal of hazardous medical waste materials
• Using appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Using work practice controls
• Conduct a Health and Safety Assessment (OSHA requirement)

Common Biohazard Situations

• Crime or homicide scenes
• Suicide or death
• Blood and bodily fluid
• Hoarding scenes
• Animal waste or remains
• Chemical hazards
• Coronavirus contamination

Each time abatement specialists handle potentially hazardous materials, they are doing so at significant risk. Therefore, following correct proper training and safety procedures are very important. This is necessary not only for their own individual safety but also for the individuals who will live or work in the property after the biohazard remediation is complete.

Biohazard Cleanup Certification Requirements

To be employed as a biohazard technician, a certificate is not required. However, biohazard technicians are strongly required to wear proper PPE when working in areas with bloodborne pathogens. The state of Georgia recently put into law which affects any company providing remediation services related to traumatic event locations and crime scene cleaning and restoration. Therefore, you need to review and follow local city, state, and federal regulations that could call for special licensing or have certain laws in place for licensing requirements, background checks, fingerprinting or more factors that may apply to biohazard cleanup businesses.

Personal Protective Equipment or PPE stands as the final line of defense that aids in keeping workers safe. PPE prevents any hazardous materials from touching workers, through skin, eyes, nose, mouth, or any other exposure. Particular PPE does vary depending on the particular work, however, it should always consist of properly designated waterproof coveralls, nitrile gloves which are also cut resistant, full-face protection, and a respirator.

Additionally, well known restoration companies offer biohazard handling training for new technicians. The training includes learning on-the-job safety procedures as set by OSHA, for handling biohazardous waste. Learning these guidelines reduce dangers of accidents, or even potential litigation situations.

PuroClean Biohazard Cleanup Process

• First, the remediation crew will identify the affected areas, conducts a health and safety assessment, and determines the magnitude of the biohazard project. Once a plan is devised, remediation work begins as quickly as possible.
• The crews then take precautions to maintain their safety and that of other individuals near the cleanup site.
• All possible infectious materials are eradicated from the site and properly disposed of.
• Hazardous medical waste, such as spinal fluid, peritoneal fluid, amniotic fluid, and other bodily fluids, is handled following OSHA regulations and transferred to a licensed hazardous medical waste incinerator.
• Porous items like fabric and carpeting that can’t be sufficiently cleaned are removed following industry standards and state regulations.
• Non-porous items are either cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectants if they are salvageable, or taken away and disposed of if non-restorable.
• After cleaning is completed, technicians deodorize the affected locations, and will ensure all affected areas are returned to their previous state in appearance and cleanliness. One way to guarantee that the areas have been cleaned and ready for occupancy is to have clearance testing performed by a licensed Industrial Hygienist.
• Removal of uncleanable contaminated materials, cleaning, and use of hospital-grade disinfectants are usually enough to dissipate odors, and in some difficult situations, other procedures of deodorization are used to accomplish the desired effects.

Providing Biohazard Cleanup Services with Empathy

The huge sense of loss experienced from property damage is not lost on PuroClean specialists. Our remediation specialists and owners make all possible efforts to be extremely empathetic to those who have experienced property damage and may be emotionally vulnerable. This special type of cleanup calls for additional care and compassion. Our technicians genuinely empathize with the clients that are unfortunately suffering from this traumatic situation.

The PuroClean RapidDefense™ Program by PuroClean

PuroClean has implemented a cleaning process that we feel is the best way to clean. The PuroClean RapidDefense™ Program consists mainly of the application of EPA approved hospital-grade disinfectants in high traffic areas. The 2019 Novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Norovirus, Influenza and many more pathogen-based germs are the goal of our PuroClean RapidDefense™ Program , helping to stop the spreading of such contaminants. Environmental Protection Agency-registered, safe solutions are used for this process for up to three months of protection from pathogens. Reach out to PuroClean to stop an outbreak and help build a safe and clean environment.

For Biohazard Cleaning Services, Call PuroClean!

If you find yourself needing biohazard cleaning and restoration services, call PuroClean and let us clean and remediate the affected site. Our trained technicians use the newests, state-of-the-art equipment and methods to effectively and efficiently clean and restore your affected property.

The quality of PuroClean’s remediation services, the quickness in which we deliver them, and the compassion we demonstrate throughout the process make PuroClean your ideal damage restoration company. We pledge to do whatever it takes to fully clean, remediate and rescue properties in all the cities and towns we serve.

*As not all PuroClean offices offer biohazard cleaning services, please contact the PuroClean home office at 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 recommended actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, like coronavirus. Since any surface can be re-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.