Biohazard cleanup companies are businesses that work with teams of professionals qualified, trained and licensed to remediate biohazard situations in a safe and efficient manner that complies with all the applicable laws and regulations and that are also duly insured to perform such work. The range of the situations that require the services of a biohazard cleaning company is very wide – here are some of the most common events that need such a specialized approach.

Crime Scenes

The sites where some sort of violent crime, accident or suicide has taken place and that are contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids are one of the most common types of places that require specialized cleaning. When biohazard cleaning companies are hired for such work, the specialized cleaning team will wait until the forensic experts do their jobs collecting the evidence they need to move on with the investigation and securing the crime scene and will start cleaning the contaminated area afterwards.

While restoring the crime scene to the state that the area was before the crime has taken place is among the most important tasks of biohazard companies, the cleaning process usually involves the use of harsh, specialized chemicals as well as of devices that deliver steam to make sure that no pathogens are left at the crime scene, which might also lead to the deterioration of the surfaces in the room.

After the biohazard cleaning team has performed the cleaning and the sanitization of the room, they also deodorize the room, then, in the final phase, they remove and dispose of all the materials that might have come into direct contact with the hazardous material, leaving the scene completely safe for being used again.

Hoarding Cleanup

The mental issue that causes the sufferer to collect an excessive amount of items and to store those items in a chaotic manner is more common than you would imagine. Another very important task that biohazard cleanup Denver companies are requested for is the cleanup of the spaces into which a hoarder has piled up the collected items. The process usually needs specialized chemicals as well as tools to remove the bacteria and other pathogens that might have accumulated during the hoarding process.

Sewage Cleanup and Deodorization

The situations that involve burst sewage pipes or other events that have as a consequence sewage water penetrating into spaces where it should not also require specialized cleanup processes. Sewage water spreads diseases as well as bad odors, so the cleanup process requires a special, professional approach.

The steps of the process usually include the containment of the sewage water followed by the removal of the material and by the actual decontamination and cleaning process that removes all the residues and pathogens from the flooring and the walls and the affected area as well as from the objects in those rooms. The last phase is usually drying performed with the help of special ventilators and the decontamination and deodorization, followed by the disposal after items that have come into contact with hazardous materials.