Why it’s essential to have a biohazard remediation company on hand

On December 10 2004, around 1:30 PM, Custodian Debbie Rothwell received a call in what would turn into her worst day on the job. Upon her arrival she was shocked to see the bloody scene of a student that shot himself in the head inside the schools main entrance, according to  http://caselaw.findlaw.com/. Rothwell had to remove medical supplies, brain matter, pieces of bone, and blood in the hallway.

Within a few years, Rothwell filed suit against the District and Superintendent Green in 2007. Her claim was that she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case was dismissed claiming pursuant CR 12 (b)(6) asserting her claims were precluded by the exclusivity provision of the IIA because her claimed injury occurred during the course of her employment. The trial court granted the District’s motion and dismissed the action with prejudice, and her lawsuit was reinstated in 2009.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated in 2013, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death for all ages in the United States. 8% of students have attempted suicide one or more times within 12 months. With these statistics there could be more cases like Rothwells. Especially because there are many custodians that aren’t fully trained or equipped to handle such a clean-up, emotionally.

There are companies trained and prepared in the field of biohazard remediation to handle a scenario like Rothwells. There is a lot more involved with biohazard remediation, and only a trained professional should provide the service, and many custodians and workers aren’t. If the blood isn’t cleaned up properly, it becomes a health hazard for anyone that comes into contact with it. Only a trained professional with proper tools, equipment, and properly used disinfectants can truly make the area or item safe. There has to be a proper clearance test in order to verify if the contaminated surface was disinfected. The clearance test proves that disinfection has been done properly and that the surface is safe to touch without the need to worry about it, according to American Bio Recovery Association (ABRA).

If you choose to hire a contractor or other professional service provider to do the clean up, make sure the contract has experience cleaning the issues. Check their references and ask the contractor to follow the recommendations in the EPA guide on the epa.gov website.

Bat Cleanups

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If you have bats in the attic of your home or building, then you have large piles of guano, or waste, as well. Besides making your house smell bad, guano can cause a lung infection called histoplasmosis that is caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus that is carried in bat guano. Pests, such as cockroaches, are also attracted to guano, causing even more infestation. In addition, the droppings and urine can corrode wood and drywall.
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Raccoon Infestation

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Raccoon’s will get into any opening they can squeeze their heads through. They can rip into a roof’s overhangs, shingles, gable vents and where two roofs meet, or simply anywhere they sense a void. They can even get into the attic through crevices in the chimney.
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Dry Ice Blasting

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Dry Ice blasting is safe alternative to traditional cleaning methods is used for mold mitigation, fire restoration, graffiti removal and much more. A non-abrasive, non-conductive, non-poisonous cleaning process that uses a compressed air system with soft dry ice pellets that vaporizes on impact causing no secondary waste but removing over 99.9% of the contaminant. This process uses frozen Carbon Dioxide “dry ice” pellets that turn into gas upon impact causing the contaminant to break into small chips and fall to the ground. Since no abrasive chemicals are used this process is ideal to use in settings where there are young, elderly or sick people. The most common uses for dry ice blasting are graffiti removal, smoke damage, mold remediation and high grade adhesive removal. Please visit www.coldjet.com to find out other uses.

CO2 blasting employs 3 core factors:

  1. pellet kinetic energy
  2. thermal shock effect
  3. thermal-kinetic effect

Dry Ice Blasting optimizes blast performance by combining these forces and adjusting:

  • compressed air pressure
  • blast nozzle type (velocity distribution)
  • CO2 pellet size and density
  • pellet mass rate
  • flux density (particles per unit area per second)
  • Pellet Kinetic Energy

Pellet Kinetic Force

The Dry Ice Blasting process incorporates high velocity (supersonic) nozzles for surface preparation and coating removal applications.

Since kinetic impact force is a product of the pellet mass and velocity over time, the Dry Ice Blasting achieves the greatest impact force possible from a solid CO2 pellet by propelling the pellets to the highest velocities attainable in the blasting industry.

Even at high impact velocities and direct head-on impact angles, the kinetic effect of solid CO2 pellets is minimal when compared to other media (grit, sand, PMB).

This is due to the relative softness of a solid CO2, which is not as dense and hard, as other projectile media. Also, the pellet changes phase from a solid to a gas almost instantaneously upon impact, which effectively provides an almost nonexistent coefficient of restitution in the impact equation.

Very little impact energy is transferred into the coating or substrate, so the Dry Ice Blasting blasting process is considered to be nonabrasive.

Thermal Shock Effect

Instantaneous sublimation (phase change from solid to gas) of CO2 pellet upon impact absorbs maximum heat from the very thin top layer of surface coating or contaminant. Maximum heat is absorbed due to latent heat of sublimation.

The very rapid transfer of heat into the pellet from the coating top layer creates an extremely large temperature differential between successive micro-layers within the coating. This sharp thermal gradient produces localized high shear stresses between the micro-layers. The shear stresses produced are also dependent upon the coating thermal conductivity and thermal coefficient of expansion / contraction, as well as the thermal mass of the underlying substrate.

The high shear produced over a very brief expanse of time causes rapid micro-crack propagation between the layers leading to contamination and/or coating final bond failure at the surface of the substrate.

Thermal-Kinetic Effect

The combined impact energy dissipation and extremely rapid heat transfer between the pellet and the surface cause instantaneous sublimation of the solid CO2 into gas. The gas expands to nearly 800 times the volume of the pellet in a few milliseconds in what is effectively a “Micro-explosion” at the point of impact.

The “Micro-explosion,” as the pellet changes to gas, is further enhanced for lifting thermally-fractured coating particles from the substrate. This is because of the pellet’s lack of rebound energy, which tends to distribute its mass along the surface during the impact. The CO2 gas expands outward along the surface and its resulting “explosion shock front” effectively provides an area of high pressure focused between the surface and the thermally fractured coating particles. This results in a very efficient lifting force to carry the particles away from the surface.
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Hoarding

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Hoarding is a problem that is both an emotional and health related concern. Our staff have been trained in working closely with individuals in a compassionate way to ensure that all problems are resolved appropriately. Due to the emotional toll that hoarding can take on a family our staff will work closely with all parties involved. Hoarding is not just an issue of removing debris as there can be hidden damage underneath. We will aid in the removal of all debris, treat any contaminated areas and then restore the area to a livable state.
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Animal Infestation / Hoarding

Having a pet or two can be one of the most wonderful things in life. Animals have an unconditional love for their owners and most times owners have an unconditional love for their pets. However, sometimes there comes a point where the animals become too much for the owner to keep up with the maintenance. Animal urine and fecal matter are difficult to clean with household products due to enzymes that may be left behind. Our staff is compassionate and understanding of the importance of your pets. We use special enzymatic cleaners to clean the area to remove the biological enzymes and smells that are left behind.

Sewage / Water Mitigation

Sewage includes any liquid or solid that contains fecal matter, pathogens or other microorganisms that can cause diseases. When an area is affected with sewage it is important to identify all contaminated areas so that all areas can be treated. There are some materials that once exposed to sewage cannot be properly decontaminated and must be disposed of properly. Our staff will work closely with you and inform you of any belongings that will need to be removed. Once all biological contamination is corrected the area will be properly restored and sealed with Smart Shield ™ to deter mold growth.

Mold

Over the past few years the tri-state area has been plagued with strong storms that have caused areas to flood that have not in the past. Many people believe the just drying the area out and spraying some bleach on it will cure any problem. This is not the case. If mold is not treated properly it can become an indoor contaminate that can affect the health of your family and the structural safety of the building. Our staff is trained in a multi-step process to eradicate the mold, remove it if needed and then sealing the area with Smart Shield ™ to deter future mold growth.

Bed Bug Preparation

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One of the growing problems that many households are now having to deal with is bed bugs. During the day bed bugs hide in small cracks and crevices in all rooms of a house, apartment or office space. Since some adult bed bugs can survive up to a year without food, preparing the area before treatment is the most effective way of completely removing the problem. Our staff will work with you to properly prepare your space while ensuring your belongings are treated with the utmost respect and care. When this process is used prior to or in conjunction with pesticide application it has been proven that the success rate is optimized. Without proper preparation the bed begs may return.
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Hoarding

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Emergi Clean, Inc. works alongside and assists their clients. Hoarding can be very serious as it takes over their lives. There are many degrees of hoarding and generally with professional assistance a plan of action can be developed. We at Emergi Clean, Inc will work very closely with everyone involved, we help organize, sort and find items that may have been misplaced. We remove items that may cause health & safety issues. We can help clean, deodorize, disinfect the best or worst of environments. Emergi Clean, Inc. is constantly looking for the newest and most improved ways to meet the needs of their clients. Emergi Clean, Inc. is discreet and understands the importance of your privacy and will not be judgmental but treat you as a client with the utmost respect. Each and every scenario is different, human, animal, trash, clothing and hoarding in general can create a unsafe health related environment, blood, bodily fluids, animal urine and feces and insect infestations are extremely dangerous.
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