Biohazard Cleanup Lehigh Valley
Biohazard Cleanup Lehigh Valley
Biohazards include any substance that poses a health risk to human and other living organisms. Common biohazards include medical waste, drug paraphernalia and supplies, blood and bodily fluids, biological material, and toxic chemicals. We strongly recommend that you do not try to clean up biological hazards on your own, as there is a potential risk of spreading contaminants.
Biohazard cleanup and remediation is about restoring your life in the aftermath of a tragic event or traumatic experience. Our compassion and professional crews are here to guide you through the remediation process. We document the scene and all work to simplify your insurance claims process and can even work directly with your insurance company.
After an assessment and free estimate, we protect your property against cross-contamination before beginning the cleanup process. Next, we remove hazardous contaminants and properly dispose of them in accordance with local regulations. Then we clean, disinfect and deodorize the affected areas. Finally, we restore the property to its original condition.
Biohazard Cleanup and Remediation Services
Our goal is to restore your home or business to its original, livable condition. We begin by removing and disposing of potentially infectious and hazardous materials according to industry standards and government regulations. Our biohazard cleanup specialists then decontaminate and sanitize all affected areas and items. Unfortunately, it may be necessary to discard some porous materials contaminated by hazardous materials.
Cross-Contamination Prevention
Your safety is our primary concern, so we use industry-standard cross-contamination protocols to prevent the spread of hazardous contaminants.
Removal and Disposal
We then remove and safely dispose of hazardous contaminants, including biological material, blood, and bodily fluids. Depending on the circumstances, it may be necessary to remove affected flooring or other structural materials.
Clean, Deodorize, and Disinfect
Using professional cleaners and disinfectants, our technicians remove traces of blood, bodily fluids, and biologic material.
Reconstruction
If necessary, we provide complete reconstruction and restoration services. This may include painting walls and ceilings, laying new carpet, or even hanging new drywall.
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What kinds of Biohazard materials are disposed of?
Blood and Bodily Fluid
Situations involving blood and bodily fluids pose a risk for spreading blood-borne pathogens, bacteria, and viral contaminants. If not properly cleaned and disinfected, these biological hazards may spread diseases or present health risks. We use industry-standard biohazard remediation and cleanup procedures to decontaminate, sanitize, and restore your home or business after a traumatic accident or event.
Unattended Deaths
Our biohazard teams provide complete cleanup and decontamination services after an unattended death. An unattended death involves someone who has died alone but is not found immediately. Elderly or ill individuals who live alone are most susceptible to passing away alone, but unattended deaths also include sudden accidental deaths, suicides, overdoses, and homicides. In the wake of an unattended death, our compassionate technicians will properly clean, sanitize, and deodorize the scene.
Suicide and Homicide
Suicides and homicides are tragic and emotional events. Let our trained and compassionate cleanup crews professionally clean and disinfect affected areas to prevent contamination.
Crime Scene
Crime scene cleanup can be extremely distressing and emotional. Our professional cleanup teams use professional disinfectants to clean and restore your home or business after a traumatic experience or tragic event.
Illegal Drug Labs
We clean up illicit drug production labs including those used to produce or process methamphetamine, fentanyl, and heroin. The chemicals used in the production and processing of illegal drugs are volatile and may cause explosions or fires. Even the residues left behind can be dangerous and toxic. Our biohazard remediation and cleanup professionals follow all state and federal regulations for the cleanup of illicit drug labs.
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Death Cleanup
Sometimes people die and no one knows about it for days, weeks, or even months. Even in a short period time, a body decomposes and the spilled blood or other bodily fluids must be cleaned up and restored. If an unattended death is discovered on your property, we are here for you 24/7 for cleanup.
Sometimes there may be a smell emitting nearby that alerts neighbirs to the fact that something has gone terribly wrong. Other times, a concerned neighbor, friend, or family member calls the police for a wellness check. Often times, when a first responder checks on the person in question to make sure they are okay, they find they have passed away without anyone knowing. By that time, the body has started to decompose and after the police have conducted their investigation and the coroner removes the body, the decomposed blood and bodily fluids must be cleaned up by the property owner.
Blood Cleanup
An essential part of every body, blood is the liquid of life, as long as it remains inside the body. Once blood is outside of our bodies, it’s then considered a biohazardous material because it contains disease-causing pathogens.
After a crime or traumatic accident every drop of blood needs to be cleaned up properly and all contaminated surfaces cleaned and disinfected, otherwise viruses and bacteria can be left behind to infect others, and cause dreadful odors.
Leave no blood behind
Protecting yourself from exposure to blood-borne pathogens should be the main concern after an accident, crime, or suicide and since blood is almost impossible to clean up especially when it’s spread over a large area, soaked through the floorboards, or tiny nooks and crannies of a vehicle, then the cleaning process is even harder.
Proper Procedures for Blood Cleanup
Protecting those who are assigned with cleaning up the bloody area is the first concern. The Federal Government requires special licenses and permits to remove, label and legally dispose of biological waste. Once personal salvageable items are cleaned and returned All surface will be cleaned making sure all visible traces have been fully removed using industrial cleaning solutions. We then use hospital-grade disinfectants and the latest in disinfectant technology to disinfect all areas, visible and hidden to make sure all remaining unseen viruses and bacteria have been fully removed and the area truly clean and restored. We will use permanent odor removal techniques to make sure the odor is gone and will never return.
Bodies can start to decompose only 12 hours after death, especially in high heat climate areas. Colder areas can take longer, usually 48-72 hours.
Flies are often the first on the scene and lay their eggs which develop into larva and feed on the dead body. Once that happens, what’s left behind are biohazardous materials and a terrible odor. Adult flies will then travel to other parts of the property, taking the body fluids with them and infecting other areas. This is the main reason that an entire space around a decomposing body is considered hazardous and must be properly cleaned.
Death Cleanup is a specialized field of cleaning
Police or other first responders are not equipped to clean up the resulting blood and bodily fluids. Professionals will use strong, industrial-grade cleaners and high-tech cleaning equipment, and then dispose of all biohazardous waste then thoroughly clean, sanitize, and disinfect all remaining surfaces.
Some bodily fluids may have traveled and layers of building materials may be infected with blood and other bodily fluids. Our cleanup includes the removal of all the flies, larva, and the resulting odors. When we have completed the job, all traces of the biohazards will be removed so you are free to move forward.
Insurance companies
When there is an unattended death on your property, paperwork is one of the last things you want to deal with, so we will gladly work with your insurance carrier on your behalf. Many of our death cleanup services are covered by insurance policies and can send them all the documentation needed and file the claim on your behalf. We will answer any of the insurance company’s questions and make sure you get the service you deserve.
Suicide
When families are suddenly confronted with a suicide of a loved one, it’s a devastating time. Once police and crime scene investigators leave the area, family members are often faced with the task of cleaning the blood and body tissues left behind.
During these moments of distress and overwhelming cleanup, we offer compassionate and professional cleanup for those suffering a loss through suicide. We have the experience and technical skills to handle all of the cleanup and take the load off your shoulders, so you are free to grieve.
Horrendous emotional impact comes along with suicide as the family of the victim usually doesn’t plan to move out of the house where the suicide occurred. We conduct all cleanup with the utmost respect and understanding to the family still living there.
All body fluids and tissues are considered biohazards that require knowledge, special safety handling procedures, and legal disposal of all biohazardous waste set by Federal regulations. Those using Improper cleanup and disposal techniques of biohazards can face hefty fines and legal liability for all resulting damage.
Urine and Feces Cleanup
After a serious trauma or undiscovered death, natural body mechanisms result in contamination of the whole area surrounding the incident site with urine, feces and other bodily fluids.
Compulsive hoarding also creates filth. In hoarding situations, you usually find collections of decaying food, urine, as well as rodent and human feces, resulting in terribly unpleasant odors and health hazards, and these smells attract other vermin and the infestation only becomes more severe. A house that hoards can drop the property value of the whole neighborhood.
Clearing and Cleaning of Feces and Urine
Professionals need to take charge of clearing and cleaning of feces and urine because water and soap are not enough. Urine and Feces excrements are considered biohazards and can cause disease and spread viruses that create pandemics.
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