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Cleaning blood stains can be a challenging task. This proves to be the case when even the amount of blood involved is not significant. The task can prove to be seemingly overwhelming if there has been some sort of traumatic event and a considerable amount of blood needs to be cleaned up. There are some…
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The U.S. National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health provides a comprehensive and succinct definition of bloodborne pathogen: A pathogen is something that causes disease. Germs that can cause long-lasting infection in human blood and disease in humans are called bloodborne pathogens. In order to protect your health and the health of others, you…
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Different types of bloodborne pathogens render the process of cleaning up blood potentially dangerous, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Indeed, the CDC provides significant resources addressing blood safety, including safe cleanup practices associated with blood. Common Bloodborne Pathogens There is a trio of dangerous bloodborne pathogens that are most common. These are: HIV…
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has established a set of requirements and standards associated with cleaning up biohazardous waste. These requirements are developed from laws passed by Congress, together with regulations adopted by OSHA itself. At the heart of the requirements for cleaning up biohazardous waste is the OSHA Blood Pathogens Standard. Based on this…
DetailsBiohazardous waste is defined as material contaminated with potentially infectious agents that are considered to be a threat to public safety or health as well as the environment more generally. Liquid biohazards represent one of the types of dangerous biological matter a broad the public and biohazard remediation professionals face. There are four general categories of…
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Biohazardous waste is defined as biological substances that threaten individual health, as well as the environment. Biohazardous waste comes in the form of various microorganisms, viruses, bacteria, toxins, and other pathogens that are capable of adversely impacting human health. These hazards can also be harmful to other animals as well. Biohazard cleanup is also oftentimes referred…
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Sharps are medical or therapeutic devices or objects that come complete with projections, corners, or edges capable of piercing or cutting the skin. Sharps are also capable of piercing or cutting regular waste bags or receptacles. Laws at both the federal and state level regulate the manner in which sharps are to be disposed of. These…
DetailsWhen you contemplate the purchase of homeowners insurance, you consider coverage for losses that include fire, theft, and storm damage. If you are like most people buying homeowners insurance, you do not have the elimination of biohazards from your home on your radar. As is discussed in a moment, a grim situation could arise in…
DetailsCalifornia has stringent laws delineating the requirements that must be satisfied in order to provide biohazard cleanup services. These types of services are also known as biohazard remediation as well as trauma scene waste management. California law utilizes the latter term, trauma scene waste management practitioner in delineating the underlying requirements to perform this type of…
DetailsEvery day in California, people die in bed. In some cases, people experience traumatic deaths which result in blood staining a mattress. In other situations, people die, and their remains aren’t immediately discovered, resulting in fluids contaminating a mattress. Disposal of Uncontaminated Mattress If a person passes away in bed from natural causes, and the…
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