Crime Scene & Trauma Cleanup

Crime Scene And Trauma Cleanup

When blood and biohazard spills aren’t properly sanitized, there’s a high risk of spreading pathogens, especially those that survive outside of the body for days, weeks, or even months.

When a tragedy occurs on your premises, it is your responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone on the property. At no point should you ever attempt to clean, disinfect, or remediate a crime scene or trauma scene yourself due to the dangers of blood-borne infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, HBV, HBC, and VHF, not to mention the mental toll this can take on the untrained.

How We Clean Up After a Crime Scene

The crime scene cleanup process can vary depending on the condition of the affected area. However, the crew will enter the home or business in approved hazmat PPE to document and assess the trauma scene.

The property will be assessed based on the square footage of the area, the amount of time since the incident has passed, the conditions in the area, supplies and equipment such as PPE, and how long it will take to remove the debris and dispose of it. You will have the option of what you would and would not like for us to remove before we begin work.

Listed Below is a Brief Rundown of Our Cleaning Process

We walk through the site to document all affected areas. We then isolate the work areas with hazard signs and yellow tape. Ensuring that the areas are not disrupted is of the utmost importance. It’s also important to isolate the areas to prevent accidentally tracking or spreading biohazards.

During the initial assessment, photos and notes will be taken of the scene. Photos and notes are used to quote accurate estimates and help us to restore work areas to their original condition.

All visible areas are thoroughly tested throughout the process, but we may test other areas. Because some traces of biohazards are not immediately visible, we cannot assume the contaminated area is contained in only one area. Infectious bacteria and viruses are very virulent and spread to surfaces you’d least expect.

The surfaces are then cleaned. We use a hospital-grade disinfectant registered by the EPA. All disinfectants are safe to use on surfaces and do not leave harmful residue.

In addition, some crime scenes require advanced restorations. In such cases, walls or portions of flooring will need to be removed and replaced. Each case is different, but our process will thoroughly examine and assess to ensure all surfaces and buildings are kept safe.

After the affected areas are cleaned, our workspaces are then disinfected. The safety and satisfaction of you and our workers is our top priority, so if the harmful material was in an area that required additional work to get to, then this is the step where we bring the house back to its condition before the contamination. We use the pictures taken during our initial assessment to come as close as possible.

In this step, a final walkthrough is conducted, the site is retested, and all hazardous materials are disposed of in a dump truck.