Archived Biohazard Blog Posts
Challenging Clean up with Biohazards need Professional assistance.
6/30/2022 (Permalink)
In the event that your property needs hazmat, trauma or crime scene cleanup, SERVPRO of Carrollton can help you. This type of situation requires competence, experience and respect for all involved. Our skilled professionals will always treat your property and the people involved with the greatest empathy and respect in the face of trying circumstances.
Once the police have completed their investigation of a crime scene, cleanup and restoration can begin. This involves an assessment of your property to determine the proper equipment and cleaning products needed. Because traumatic events often involve biological and chemical contaminants, it’s very important to know that the restoration process is being handled in compliance with all government, environmental and health regulations.
Our professionals do this in the safest way possible for you, your property and everyone living or working on your property. We are trained and prepared both physically and mentally to handle biohazard, trauma, and crime scene cleanup and restoration with respect and professionalism.
Call today for more information. 972-446-0383.
SERVPRO Protects your Home and Family During Challenging Events.
6/30/2022 (Permalink)
When you hear the term “biohazard” some people envision some sort of toxic environmental situation that they’ll likely never face. However, “biohazard cleanup” may include the removal of blood or other bodily functions, as well as hoarding situations or the presence of drug substances. Some kinds of cleanup are just best left to professionals. Because of the nature of the substances deposited and the training needed to eliminate them safely, the aftermath of hoarding, a health crisis, or criminal activity in your home requires professional attention. Our staff is well trained, and our equipment is designed to help you through this catastrophe.
Crime scene cleanup
If the unimaginable happens in your home, our crime scene cleanup experts can handle it. Whether a traumatic injury or death results in the need for blood or other bodily fluid removal or vandalism or drug trafficking activity surprises you when you return after a time away, we are ready to restore your home and your peace of mind. The pathogens likely present when blood and other fluids saturate your carpets, walls, furnishings, and other surfaces and possession must be removed following applicable safety and health codes.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and local health inspection agencies mandate the procedures employed. SERVPRO ensures that all our employees responding to your home are fully certified and experienced in this specialized restoration area.
Drug situations in your home
It’s not uncommon for drug activity to happen when homes are left unoccupied for a length of time. If you come back to your home after a prolonged absence and find drug activity has occurred, act fast and with caution. When potent drugs such as synthetic narcotics and opioids or methamphetamines are involved at a crime scene, even casual contact may unwanted circumstances. Do not expose yourself or your family to these risks. Let our SERVPRO experts clear your home of these and other dangerous substances.
Police activity can cause a biohazard situation
Police enforcement efforts during an event may fill your home with irritants such as tear gas and pepper spray. Evidence-gathering materials can stain and damage surfaces, fixtures, and furnishings. SERVPRO crews use efficient cleaning products and methods to eradicate these residues. Deodorization strategies including advancements such as thermal or ULV foggers and hydroxyl or other oxygenation generators are sometimes necessary to return your home to its pre-crime condition.
Help with hoarding and other biohazard situations
Family members sometimes face an uncomfortable situation if a loved one has become a hoarder. Besides being overly messy, hoarding can lead to more toxic situations when foods and other substances rot or deteriorate over time. Food and other products can lead to a biohazard situation that again requires the professional intervention of a hoarding cleanup professional. We provide cleanup and recovery services for many biohazard situations. These include the following:
- Sewage backups
- Crime scene residues
- Suicide/death accidents
- Homicide cleanups
- Blood cleanup
- Accident cleanup
- Hoarding scenes
- Animal waste/remains
- Chemical spills
- Tear gas cleanup
- Meth lab cleanup
SERVPRO is here to help!
You deserve to be treated with respect and compassion in the aftermath of a crime committed in your home. SERVPRO employees receive sensitivity training as part of their coursework in crime scene restoration. We pledge to be there for you and your family on all levels as we help during this challenging time.
Contact SERVPRO of Carrollton for your post-crime scene cleanup needs. We are available 24/7 at 972-446-0383.
What is considered Biohazard?
10/5/2021 (Permalink)
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When people hear the term “biohazard”, they think of toxic chemicals or some other toxic spillage. However, the following are all considered biohazardous when it comes to cleanup services by SERVPRO of Carrollton:
- Sewage backups
- Crime scene residues
- Suicide/death accidents
- Homicide cleanups
- Blood cleanup
- Accident cleanup
- Hoarding scenes
- Animal waste/remains
- Chemical spills
- Tear gas cleanup
- Meth lab cleanup
Any of these situations require professional biohazard cleanup services.
SERVPRO has expertise in biohazard cleanup services
Should you experience any of the situations above, it’s important that you do not try to clean up the situation in your home. Trained biohazard cleanup professionals know how to handle each kind of situation, so it's imperative that you deal with professionals to get the problem handled. If you experience a sewage backup, SERVPRO of Carrollton will come in and remove the sewage, contaminants, and moisture, and help ensure the structure is thoroughly cleaned, disinfected, and deodorized. Should your home or business experience a crime scene, we will remove and dispose of bodily fluids, tissue and other potentially pathogenic substances resulting from accident, trauma, crime, or death. We will clean, disinfect, and deodorize the structure. If illicit drugs are the biohazard, we follow federal and state guidelines to professionally clean all surfaces.
We are available 24/7 to help with biohazard cleaning.
The Service You Hope to Never Need -- Crime Scene Cleanup in Dallas.
6/23/2021 (Permalink)
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For Compassionate and Professional Crime Scene Cleanup Call SERVPRO.
Bad luck or bad choices -- either or both of these circumstances can land a Dallas homeowner in a complicated situation. A crime committed on your property would become your problem even if you were uninvolved. Substances and debris need clearing and cleaning, and you do not have the training or the expertise. Consider working with one of our crime scene cleanup crews to set your home and your life back to rights.
Your crime scene cleanup scenario is unique. Perhaps you discovered a family member was making or dealing in drugs. The paraphernalia, the ingredients, and finished products can be lethal to touch or inhale even by accident. Maybe a home invasion ended in an injury or death of victim or perpetrator.
Blood and bodily fluids must be cleaned after a body is removed or a stricken person is taken by ambulance. The circumstance could be a suicide or unattended death, and the discovery of either may take days. Odors and decay complicate an already horrifying scene. We can help.
Blood and fluid-borne pathogens are to be presumed part of the debris after a violent injury or death. SERVPRO crime scene cleanup technicians receive advanced training following OSHA, EPA, and local health rules. Not only will we remove the hazardous human waste and substances, but we also have the products registered by the EPA to deep clean and disinfect the area.
If it took time to find the crime scene, the remains might be covered in decay and mold. Odors can be stifling and nearly impossible to eradicate. SERVPRO crew members take each crime scene challenge on step by step to remove the debris, sanitize and clean the space and use modern deodorization technology that neutralizes the stench on a molecular level. If necessary, we create zones to keep microbial infestations and pathogens away from your living areas using negative pressure air scrubbers. Our crew is clad in personal protective equipment and take no chances that could spread hazardous materials.
Even the tiniest amount of some illegally traded and used drugs can harm or even kill. For you and your loved ones to feel confident that you can live in the home again, every minute particle of the chemicals used and remaining must be eliminated. SERVPRO crime scene cleanup specialists have the tactics and tools to achieve this.
Finally, it is likely you and your family did not expect or ask for this nightmare, but you are charged with finding a solution. SERVPRO technicians treat customers and their families dealing with crime scene struggles with respect and compassion. Our services are discrete and professional.
SERVPRO of Carrollton is there for members of our community wrestling with the aftermath of violent crime or tragedy and the after effects needed to be cleaned from your home.
Call (972) 446-0383 any time of the day or night for our sensitive yet competent and speedy services.
Struck by Covid-19? Who you gonna call? SERVPRO of Carrollton!
10/5/2020 (Permalink)
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Summary
This Halloween does not have to be any scarier with COVID. SERVPRO has the tools and skills needed to help you feel safe at home. By letting us come fog your home, we help you reach a higher level of cleanliness against COVID with our hospital-grade cleaning ingredients.
Halloween just got scarier
This Halloween just got more frightening! COVID is something none of us saw coming in 2020. Well, SERVPRO decided to fight back!
We are all keeping in mind social distancing but is hard when you must stay 6-feet apart from family, friends and loved ones. 2020 played a cruel “trick” this year with COVID. Luckily, SERVPRO has a little “treat” for you at home.
SERVPRO is qualified to COVID clean your offices and homes!
CSC
SERVPRO believes in being CSC (Certified: SERVPRO Cleaned). By becoming CSC at home, you go beyond normal cleaning and carpet cleaning. We understand you still go grocery shopping, go to work, or maybe hangout with a friend or two. When you go home, you should not have to worry what you bring back with you from the outside.
SERVPRO has 50 years of experience and expertise in being a higher standard of clean. We combine our skill with effectiveness and professionalism every step of the way.
Consult
When we first speak to you, we ask about your needs. We want to make sure all your concerns are met with compaction and knowledge.
SERVPRO wants to know what has happened and what you are most worried about so we can assign a program that is right for you.
Clean
As previously mentioned, SERVPRO has been around for 50 years. We take great pride in our expertise and make sure we get the job done right.
SERVPRO has trained experienced techs in biohazard cleaning and decontamination for porous and non-porous surfaces that would be in your home. We use ingredients that follow the CDC, EPA and NSF guidelines while being hospital-grade.
By utilizing these ingredients, we are safe to fog any home. We fog all home types whether is an apartment, condominium or house. Your home is important to you, so it is important to us.
Certify
Once having SERVPRO professionally cleans your home space, we call to see how you feel. We want to make sure you feel comfortable in your own space where you should be free to be you,
Conclusion
COVID has been tough on us all. There is no reason to make it any more difficult. SERVPRO is here for your home 24/7 like we always have been. We have the tools and disinfectant to make sure you are can breathe freely at home. You have enough to worry about, let us help make your home CSC.
For more information or any additional questions, call SERVPRO of Carrollton at (972)446-0383 or visit our site at https://www.SERVPROcarrolltontx.com
Minimize your risk of Covid-19.
6/22/2020 (Permalink)
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Tips and Best Practices to Minimize Your Risk
Cities and states are taking increasingly drastic measures to curb the severity of the pandemic, including the closing of bars, restaurants, and public venues. In some areas, officials have issued “shelter in place” orders in order to compel residents to stay in their homes and limit movement. To further protect yourself, minimize your exposure with the following tips:
Practice Good Hygiene
- Clean hands with sanitizer and wash your hands frequently
- Avoid touching your face and cover coughs and sneezes
- Disinfect “high touch” surfaces like doorknobs, light switches, tables, doorknobs, and handrails regularly
- Increase ventilation by opening windows or adjusting air conditioning
At The Office
- Stop shaking hands – use other non contact methods of greeting
- Use videoconferencing for meetings when possible
- When not possible, hold meetings in open, well-ventilated spaces
- Disinfect “high touch” surfaces like desks, keyboards, light switches, doorknobs, and telephones
- Consider adjusting or postponing large meetings or gatherings
Stay Home if...
- You are feeling sick
- You have a sick family member in their home
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcases-updates%2Fsummary.html
Cleaning an Undiscovered Death
10/16/2019 (Permalink)
Biohazard Clean up
Discovering an unattended death usually happens between loved ones or friends/neighbors. When this happens, it's both shocking and overwhelming. You may feel like you need to move the body or cleanup the area. Coming into contact with decomposition is not a safe option if you're not properly trained to do so.
Don't ever feel like you need to be the one to clean a death of a loved one. This can be an emotionally taxing situation as well as dangerous if done incorrectly. Let SERVPRO of Carrollton come in and take care of this for you. We are discreet, thorough, and compassionate. All of our technicians are trained to make sure everything is both cleaned and sanitized so you don't have to think about it.
We are always available 24/7/365
You can reach us at 972-446-0383