- Information on blood clean up after :
- Suicide
- Murder
- Blood Spill
- Sewage Spill
- Body Fluid
The purpose of this web site is inform and educate the public and communities of Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Harford County, Carrol County, Howard County, Prince George County, and Montgomery County and surrounding Maryland areas on ways to solve blood and body fluid clean issues.
This web page is divided into source solution categories. Please look at each box below to find your questions and answers.
Any questions that are not answered from this site can be answered by going to www.americanbiorecovery.com
This web page is divided into source solution categories. Please look at each box below to find your questions and answers.
Any questions that are not answered from this site can be answered by going to www.americanbiorecovery.com
Information For Homeowners and Renters
Blood and body fluid spills come from different sources ranging from suicides, murders to homebound patients who accidentally spill blood on carpets and walls.
Usually in the past, blood was cleaned up by family members and friends.
Sadly, many deadly diseases and illnesses can be contracted through blood and body fluid, so one must be very careful when attempting to clean up after blood and body fluid spills.
You also must realize that not completely cleaning up and sanitizing a blood and body fluid situation can result in causing others from contracting blood borne diseases.
Please read the section below called " How To Clean Up After Blood and Body Fluid Situations "
Blood and body fluid spills come from different sources ranging from suicides, murders to homebound patients who accidentally spill blood on carpets and walls.
Usually in the past, blood was cleaned up by family members and friends.
Sadly, many deadly diseases and illnesses can be contracted through blood and body fluid, so one must be very careful when attempting to clean up after blood and body fluid spills.
You also must realize that not completely cleaning up and sanitizing a blood and body fluid situation can result in causing others from contracting blood borne diseases.
Please read the section below called " How To Clean Up After Blood and Body Fluid Situations "
Information For Property Owners and Business Management
Blood and body fluid spills come from different sources ranging from suicides, murders to homebound patients who accidentally spill blood on carpets and walls.
Usually in the past, blood was cleaned up by family members and friends.
Sadly, many deadly diseases and illnesses can be contracted through blood and body fluid, so one must be very careful when attempting to clean up after blood and body fluid spills.
You also must realize that not completely cleaning up and sanitizing a blood and body fluid situation can result in causing others from contracting blood borne diseases.
Please read the section below called " How To Clean Up After Blood and Body Fluid Situations "
Blood and body fluid spills come from different sources ranging from suicides, murders to homebound patients who accidentally spill blood on carpets and walls.
Usually in the past, blood was cleaned up by family members and friends.
Sadly, many deadly diseases and illnesses can be contracted through blood and body fluid, so one must be very careful when attempting to clean up after blood and body fluid spills.
You also must realize that not completely cleaning up and sanitizing a blood and body fluid situation can result in causing others from contracting blood borne diseases.
Please read the section below called " How To Clean Up After Blood and Body Fluid Situations "
" How To Clean Up After Blood and Body Fluid Situations "
When cleaning up after blood and body fluid spills please follow these guidelines:
1. Protection: Protection is the key to make a successful clean up. There is no point in any attempt to clean up blood and body fluid, if the ones who clean become ill.
The United States Government has a department that protects US workers from getting ill and injured in the work place called the Occupational Health and Safety Administration other wise known as OSHA.
Although OSHA protects American workers, many of their guidelines can and should be followed by the general public.
One such guideline is called Bloodborne pathogens. - 1910.1030
Bloodborne pathogens. - 1910.1030 completely guides those who work or potentially work in bio hazard ( blood and body fluids) situations.
One part of this guideline describes protective wear when dealing with blood and body fluids. Please read below:
"Provision. When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masks and eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices. Personal protective equipment will be considered "appropriate" only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employee's work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used."
For more detail information on the OSHA Blood borne pathegon 1910.1030 guideline please click on the link below:
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051
2. Disposing Of Biohazard Materials ( blood and body fluid stained items, such as mattresses, floors, carpets, etc)
Although every state is different, most states agree that bio hazard effected materials must be contained in a safe and legal containers ( specialized labeled bags and boxes), transported legally and destroyed by a certified/licenced facility. Let's take each issue separately.
A. Safe and legal containers- To remove any blood and body fluid soaked item from a home or commercial space, great care must be taken to put any biohazard items in a well marked and well sealed container that is in accordance with Maryland law. To find out exactly what to do, contact the Maryland department of transportation or request information through jeff.cohn@si-restoration.com
B. Transportation- Just the idea of transporting blood and body fluid items in your vehicle without a licensed and Maryland state inspected vehicle can bring you hefty fines.
C. Destroying The Biohazard ( blood and body fluid ) items- Dumping the effected materials in the dumpster or in your trash can , can lead you into two main problems. One issue is infecting dangerous diseases to anyone who may search through your " trash ". I own a 40 cubic dumpster in a commercial space, and find many " neighbors" diving into my trash to find possible treasures. Any of these neighbors could contract a disease.
It's not only just commercial spaces, but homeowners trash cans can also be dug through by strangers, pets and even animals. These folks can easily transfer diseases from your " small blood issue" to everyone in the neighborhood.
The second issue of concern is the legal and civil action that can be placed on you, if you don't have the blood and body fluid effected materials destroyed correctly.
There are several Maryland specialized locations that can destroy these bio hazard effected items correctly and supply the paperwork for you to prove that the items were destroyed.
When cleaning up after blood and body fluid spills please follow these guidelines:
1. Protection: Protection is the key to make a successful clean up. There is no point in any attempt to clean up blood and body fluid, if the ones who clean become ill.
The United States Government has a department that protects US workers from getting ill and injured in the work place called the Occupational Health and Safety Administration other wise known as OSHA.
Although OSHA protects American workers, many of their guidelines can and should be followed by the general public.
One such guideline is called Bloodborne pathogens. - 1910.1030
Bloodborne pathogens. - 1910.1030 completely guides those who work or potentially work in bio hazard ( blood and body fluids) situations.
One part of this guideline describes protective wear when dealing with blood and body fluids. Please read below:
"Provision. When there is occupational exposure, the employer shall provide, at no cost to the employee, appropriate personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, gloves, gowns, laboratory coats, face shields or masks and eye protection, and mouthpieces, resuscitation bags, pocket masks, or other ventilation devices. Personal protective equipment will be considered "appropriate" only if it does not permit blood or other potentially infectious materials to pass through to or reach the employee's work clothes, street clothes, undergarments, skin, eyes, mouth, or other mucous membranes under normal conditions of use and for the duration of time which the protective equipment will be used."
For more detail information on the OSHA Blood borne pathegon 1910.1030 guideline please click on the link below:
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10051
2. Disposing Of Biohazard Materials ( blood and body fluid stained items, such as mattresses, floors, carpets, etc)
Although every state is different, most states agree that bio hazard effected materials must be contained in a safe and legal containers ( specialized labeled bags and boxes), transported legally and destroyed by a certified/licenced facility. Let's take each issue separately.
A. Safe and legal containers- To remove any blood and body fluid soaked item from a home or commercial space, great care must be taken to put any biohazard items in a well marked and well sealed container that is in accordance with Maryland law. To find out exactly what to do, contact the Maryland department of transportation or request information through jeff.cohn@si-restoration.com
B. Transportation- Just the idea of transporting blood and body fluid items in your vehicle without a licensed and Maryland state inspected vehicle can bring you hefty fines.
C. Destroying The Biohazard ( blood and body fluid ) items- Dumping the effected materials in the dumpster or in your trash can , can lead you into two main problems. One issue is infecting dangerous diseases to anyone who may search through your " trash ". I own a 40 cubic dumpster in a commercial space, and find many " neighbors" diving into my trash to find possible treasures. Any of these neighbors could contract a disease.
It's not only just commercial spaces, but homeowners trash cans can also be dug through by strangers, pets and even animals. These folks can easily transfer diseases from your " small blood issue" to everyone in the neighborhood.
The second issue of concern is the legal and civil action that can be placed on you, if you don't have the blood and body fluid effected materials destroyed correctly.
There are several Maryland specialized locations that can destroy these bio hazard effected items correctly and supply the paperwork for you to prove that the items were destroyed.
Additional information on blood and body fluid clean up issues resulting from suicides, murders, hoarding, and any type of blood spill may be found by going to the American Bio recovery Association web site www.americanbiorecovery.com