Blocked sewer lines can leak out sewage; a thick, dark water 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 suffer exposure. Quick repair is key if you experience sewage backup anywhere in your home or business . Quickly repairing this will prevent the hazardous waste water from lingering in occupied areas. To stop a hazardous condition happening in your home or business, knowing what leads to the sewer incidents could be extremely helpful. We’ve put together a list of items to aid in preventing and dealing with home or business sewage blockages:
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. To ensure the safety of all occupants and workers by restricting jobsite traffic to restoration and cleaning personnel only to help prevent any health related occurrences.
2. Health and Safety checks and assessment of the workplace.
3. Ensure all remediation employees are supplied with and use the required personal protection equipment (PPE). This includes, but isn’t limited to the following:
4. Put engineering controls in place, as well as critical barriers if needed to stop any cross-contamination from occurring.
5. Completely getting rid of any potential safety risks if possible.
6. Clearing the jobsite of all bulk water, soil, and contaminates.
7. Removal of all contaminated porous and semi-porous materials that are not salvageable, which can include but are not limited to:
8. Cleaning procedures implemented, as well as the use of EPA registered biocides and antimicrobials
9. Manual cleaning of all remaining structure material
10. A clearance test by a third-party Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is recommended to assure the building is returned to a pre-loss condition for health and safety.
11. All materials affected by excess waters are to be dried and returned to pre-loss dry condition
12. Post remediation cleanup of all equipment utilized
13. Removal and disposal of all demo materials removed from the premises
What do you do if a sewer line backup occurs in your house or business? The perfect answer is: Call PuroClean! For the simple fact that PuroClean technicians are your perfect professionals for sewage removal and cleaning services. With state-of-the-art equipment and cleaning systems, we efficiently restore, repair and completely clean the affected areas in your home or business.
The sheer expertise of our sewage removal and cleaning services, in addition to the speed that we deliver the work, as well as our compassion demonstrated throughout the process helps make PuroClean your perfect damage remediation and restoration firm. We vow to do everything possible and within our power to restore and rescue properties in all the towns and cities that make up our coverage areas.
*Not all PuroClean offices provide sewage cleanup and sanitation cleaning services.
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