Got an emergency crime scene cleanup? Call our 24/7 Toll-Free Emergency Line at +1 866-681-3107. We operate year-round including nights, weekends, and all public holidays.

Dealing with the death or severe injury of a loved one is one of the most horrific tragedies one can ever imagine. The emotional trauma one has to go through associated with a crime scene is beyond words, let alone mopping the floor after violent death. As such, crime scene cleanup is not a job for everyone. It is demanding, grueling, and requires a significant amount of training, and knowledge, combined with a cool head and a warm heart.

Given the exposure to a variety of hazardous risks, ranging from debris, broken glass, needles, and syringes, to bodily fluids and blood, it is imperative that a company specialized in biohazard remediation be hired after the scene was released. Having the correct procedure for cleaning blood and body fluids is subjected to a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1978 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1985, and therefore, can be by no means compromised.

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Risk Assessment

In accordance with the BC Work-related Death Protocol guidance, we carefully assess the potential biohazardous risks as well as infection risks when dealing with the deceased. Our standard risk assessment includes:

• identify the hazards and how the activities, processes, or microorganisms could cause harm to health
  • the condition/presentation of the deceased;
  • which microorganism(s) may be present;
  • the routes of transmission (ie airborne, droplet, or contact) and their infectious dose;
  • the clinical history of the deceased;
  • the prevalence of particular infections in the community;
  • the nature of any likely contact with the body, including the amount of leakage and potential contamination of clothes, equipment, or contact with blood or body fluids;
  • the susceptibility of individual people working on the premises;
  • the severity of the disease(s);
  • health surveillance and immunization are available for staff undertaking the task (ie whether prophylactic treatments are available).
• decide who might be harmed and how
  • the task being undertaken and how levels of contamination may change;
  • where the task will be carried out, including the local layout and a practical route for movement of work and people;
  • whether the task could create aerosols, splashes or will require the use of sharps;
  • what equipment will be used, whether the equipment is shared, and how it will be decontaminated;
  • who will carry out the task and whether they are part of any vulnerable group;
  • whether others could be affected by the task;
  • whether the work is routine, one-off, undertaken out of hours and/or by lone workers;
  • how much infectious material (ie body fluids) is being handled;
  • how many people are exposed?

Tools and Equipment

We select appropriate protective equipment and clothing based on the nature of the risk. All single-use clothing is disposed of as clinical waste – biohazards; reusable tools and equipment are properly decontaminated after use. Our standard tools and equipment include:

• heavy-duty overalls that
  • have no external pockets or Velcro fastenings
  • are bought one size too big, to prevent seams ripping during removal work
  • are worn with an attached fitted hood (worn over respirator straps) and disposable gloves
  • are disposed of as clinical waste after a single-use
  • the cuffs are sealed with tape
  • the legs are worn over footwear to prevent dust from falling into shoes.
• waterproof trousers and jackets;
• working boots with toe and sole protection;
• At the end of the removal work, safety footwear must be:
  • decontaminated
  • double bagged (if being used at another site), or
  • disposed of as clinical waste.
• waterproof heavy-duty gloves;
  • single-use gloves are worn
  • disposed of as clinical waste after use
• a standard construction site helmet (hard hat);
• respiratory protection (half-face filter respirators):
  • fitted with the highest efficiency filter possible (FFP3) and provide a protection factor of at least 20 to control the exposure of microorganisms down to the lowest levels.
  • a Class P1 disposable respirator
  • a Class P2 disposable respirator
  • a respirator fitted with a Class P1 filter cartridge
  • a respirator fitted with a Class P2 filter cartridge.
• a face visor, in case there is a likelihood of splashing
• only manually operated hand tools are used to clean biohazardous materials
• If necessary, specialized Type H vacuum cleaners are used.

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