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Biohazard cleanup services utilize advanced tools and methods to ensure safe, effective removal of harmful biohazards from your home or business. When it comes to experiencing a traumatic event, you don't have to handle cleanup on your own. Turn to Steri-Clean near for cleaning services that restore your life when you need it the most.

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What Are Biohazards?

A biohazard is a biological substance that can cause diseases and threaten life. They may be left behind from an event such as an unattended death or hoarding situation. Some examples include:

Blood
Urine
Vomit
Human/Animal Waste

Mucus
Saliva
Medical Waste
Decomposition Fluid
Used Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets)

Should You Clean Up Biohazards Yourself?

Cleaning biohazards should be handled by a professional. DIY efforts can be risky when you don’t have the proper training and tools. Even if the environment looks visibly clean, toxic biohazards may still remain deep beneath the surface, whether they’ve seeped into furniture, drywall, or carpeted floors. With professional biohazard cleanup, you'll be protected from biohazard risks.

Our team professionally removes biohazards from any situation, whether it’s a crime scene or a hoarded house. This process involves several steps: removal of contaminated objects, cleaning, sanitizing, and deodorizing. We use protective gear, advanced equipment, and comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations to ensure that all biohazards are safely removed from your home or workplace. Professional biohazard cleanup services ensure a cleaner, safer environment for you to use.

The Biohazard Removal Process

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Biohazard cleanup is much more complex than the usual cleaning job because it requires using specialized gear, equipment, and procedures. Prolonged exposure to biohazards puts you at risk of diseases such as hepatitis, HIV, and airborne contaminants, making it important to start the biohazard removal process as soon as possible. Biohazard removal is a step-by-step process designed with health and safety in mind. At the scene, our cleanup team protects themselves by gearing up in personal protective equipment (PPE), including a mask, gloves, and biohazard suit.

Before our cleaners get to work, a biohazard specialist will complete an OSHA-compliant evaluation of the contaminated area. They will locate sources of contamination, any affected materials, potential exposure risks, and structural damage. Inspection is essential because it helps our crew determine the most effective strategy for removing biohazards.

We establish the necessary containment procedures after the evaluation is complete. This includes sealing off areas with plastic sheeting, limiting foot traffic between zones, and creating negative air pressure environments to prevent the spread of airborne particles and contaminants.

After containment, it’s time for the removal and disposal of contaminated items. This can include anything from carpets, home decor, and furniture to waste such as bandages, plastic bottles, napkins, and anything else that may have been exposed to biohazardous materials.

Once contaminated items have been removed or disposed of, we’ll begin cleanup using EPA-grade disinfectants and specialized tools. We thoroughly disinfect every area, whether it’s a doorknob, dining table, light switch, or other contaminated surface.

A final verification is necessary to ensure that the scene is free of biohazards. To measure the scene’s cleanliness, we use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing methods that detect remaining biological substances.

Our Services

Our Biohazard & Trauma Cleanup Services

Blood Cleanup

When the police leave, we’ll help put things back together.

Suicide Cleanup

It’s important to decontaminate trauma scenes as soon as possible.

Crime Scene Cleanup

When the police leave, we’ll help put things back together.

Biohazard Remediation & Sterilization Services

Bodily fluids can spread harmful pathogens and contagions

Infection Control / Disinfection

Trust Steri-Clean to keep your property contagion-free.

Meth Lab and Fentanyl Cleanup

Steri-Clean fully decontaminates and restores the space of former meth labs.

Decomposition Cleanup

Decomposing bodies requires professional

Fingerprint Dust Cleanup

Fingerprint dust causes permanent staining if cleaned incorrectly.

Tear Gas Cleanup

The harmful chemicals from tear gas are no match for our team.

What Are Biohazards?

Biohazard is the common abbreviation for biological hazard—potentially dangerous biological substances that pose a threat to humans and other animals. The most common biohazards are bacteria, viruses, and toxins. These are classified into four categories, from least to most dangerous.

BSL-1: Non-infectious bacteria, minor bacteria, and viruses that pose little danger.
BSL-2: Viruses and bacteria that can cause mild disease but are difficult to contract.
BSL-3: Bacteria and viruses that can be fatal but are easily managed with vaccines and other treatments.
BSL-4: Viruses and bacteria that can cause fatal diseases and for which there is no vaccine or other treatment.

According to Boston University, biohazardous waste poses a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of. Professionally trained teams of technicians are required to combat the dangers of biohazards and ensure the safety of all parties involved.

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