Are employees allowed to clean up blood at work?

How many times have you seen an accident happen at work that involved blood? If you work in a construction or mechanical industry, chances are it’s a lot! Bio Scene Clean Up provides industrial clean up services in Oldsmar, Florida and surrounding areas.

Every person who owns and operates a business with employees should have an emergency  blood/biohazard clean up protocol in place. Unless your employees are specifically trained and certified in blood and biohazard remediation, it is never a good idea to have employees clean up blood and other bodily fluids in the workplace.

Because the health condition of most people is not known, any blood or bodily fluids should be cleaned up by a professional biohazard cleanup company like Bio Scene Clean Up. We are experienced in the removal and disposal of biohazard materials and are certified to return a biohazard scene to a safe area for other employees. If you allow an untrained employee to perform the clean up task, you not only are putting their health at risk, but may be held liable in the event that the employees health becomes compromised. This is also true for allowing other employees to come in contact with a biohazard scene in the workplace.

In the event of an accident involving blood and bodily fluids, the best possible thing you can do is get the injured person medical attention immediately then seal off the affected area to keep others safe. Contact Bio Scene Clean Up immediately for emergency dispatch so we can properly clean the accident scene and restore it to pre-incident, biohazard free condition.

For more information about workplace accidents and help with establishing the proper protocol for your business visit the OSHA website for complete instructions or contact our office to establish an emergency procedure protocol for your employees.

Suicide Cleanup Services

With holidays approaching, this is the time each year that we see an increase in calls for Suicide Cleanup Services. The holiday months, coupled with colder temperatures, may people suffering from depression and mental illness become less active and families are faced with the responsibility of dealing with the aftermath of death and suicide.

This is an extremely emotional time for someone responsible for the cleanup and removal of death and suicide biohazards. Bio Scene Clean Up is a certified biohazard cleanup company that provides these services to families and property owners who need death and suicide cleanup.

Because the health conditions of the deceased are seldom known and often the presence of drugs are involved, it is important that you hire a certified company that can professionally remediate any traces of biohazards from your property.  Most clients experience an astounding amount of grief during this time and are incapable of dealing with the cleanup of these types of scenes. The potential for dangerous biohazards and health compromises arising from biohazard cleanup is too risky for an untrained person to attempt any form of cleanup.

Bio Scene Clean Up technicians maintain all of the proper equipment and specialized training to aide families and property owners during these difficult times. We are endorsed by many police departments and agencies in your local areas and have two decades of experiences in serving victims of crime and tragedy.

If you or someone you know is faced with the responsibility of death or suicide aftermath, contact us immediately for assistance.  Most insurances cover the costs of these types of cleanup jobs and our emergency dispatch service technicians can help you with the proper processes and protocols that you will be required to follow.

Blood Cleanup in the Workplace

While most people would agree, workplaces today are safer than they used to be in the United States however accidents can and do happen. Bio Scene Clean Up provides blood and biohazard cleanup in the workplace from accidents, death, suicide and other traumatic events. Some larger facilities have custodial staff that are directed to clean up these biohazards, but just how safe is it?

Every State has certain criteria when it comes to the cleanup, disposal and transport of biohazard materials. With the majority of custodial staff members not being trained or certified in biohazard management, it’s likely that you are at risk for compromising the health and safety of other workers in and around accident or trauma scenes.

Bio Scene Clean Up maintains all of the necessary certifications and permits to clean and remediate biohazards from accident scenes.  We are trained in OSHA standards of biohazard cleaning and work to ensure that your facility or property is completely free from all biohazards when our job is complete.

If you operate a business that has a higher risk for workplace accidents, it is a good idea to have a contact established with a company like Bio Scene Clean Up who can be immediately dispatched when an accident occurs.  We are experienced in working within restricted and classified areas, high security areas like prisons and government agencies and are trained in all of the necessary skill sets required to help you protect your employees and clients from biohazard compromises.

If you would like more information on how our company can be an immediate responder for your workplace or industrial accidents, contact us and we will provide you with complete information and procedures that you’ll need to follow with us when an accident occurs. Don’t wait until an accident occurs and become liable for the safety of others. Call us first!

Workplace and Construction Site Accident Cleanup

Construction in our country is always in high demand. Whether commercial or residential, large or small, this industry has always been in the top percentile of workplace accidents and many contain some form of biohazard issues that must be professionally cleaned up to avoid liability.

Bio Scene Clean Up serves the largest portion of Florida and these accident calls are frequent.  Because of our climate and exceptionally good weather year round, there are construction projects working year round.  We are experienced in many forms of workplace accidents including slip n falls, power tool accidents, deaths by heavy equipment and general accidents that have a presence of blood, tissues and bodily fluids.

These accident scenes must be properly cleaned and all biohazards removed to protect other workers and anyone who may come in contact with pathogens or other possible infections materials that may be present.  These scenarios, when not properly cleaned may potentially be a huge liability for the company or property owner of the construction site.  Some pathogens can become airborne and ingested by others and certain infectious diseases and biohazards from blood or bodily fluids can remain present and dangerous for weeks if not months after an accident occurs.

If blood and fluids are present and not properly cleaned and sanitized the smell from this can linger on for months. It’s important that a professional, experienced biohazard clean up company like Bio Scene Clean Up remediate the scene and return it to a safe environment as soon as possible.  We are specifically trained to find elements that cannot be seen with the naked eye and are a certified biohazard waste disposal company.  These certifications are required for the removal and disposal of most any form of biohazards found at a workplace accident.

If you own a construction company, please contact our company for more information on the areas that we cover and what you’ll need to do immediately if an accident occurs on your job site.  We offer emergency dispatch services 7 days a week to assist our clients. 

Is there a common connection in Bankers committing suicide?

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In the 1930’s bankers who committed suicide were commonly known as “jumpers” as the fought to maintain the pressures of failing businesses. It’s the same cliché today, so is there a common connection? Large public polls show that the general population are angry at large banks who were bailed out during our economic collapse (much like they are at congress).

Most bankers start their career at a very early age and fight to rise to the top of their industry. If they only knew that their rise to the top only numbered their days.  It’s a stressful and very volatile position that can take its toll on the mental state of mind of these professionals, and the common and unfortunate end result seems to be suicide.

Bio Scene Clean Up gets calls to perform the clean up and bio-hazardous remediation in scenes like this frequently.  Suicides (accidents in the workplace) are more common than anyone would imagine. Our technicians are experienced in trauma, death, suicide and murder / crime scenes.  From blood removal, to clean up of bodily fluids and matter, we perform these tasks discreetly and with the utmost confidentiality. We realize the importance of restoring these scenes and getting the area back to a normal, functioning condition as soon as possible.  It’s an emotional time and we work diligently to provide expedient services that do not impede the normal business activities.

These cases are all sad and tragic incidents and Bio Scene Clean Up is experienced in working with authorities and professionals in work places to help keep the trauma of co-workers or co-tenants to a minimum, while resorting the accident scenes.  We provide 24 hour, 7 day per week emergency dispatch to these types of scenes.

Because of the recent rise of suspected and know suicides among banking executives, we have to wonder what the direct relating cause is.  Recently, more and more larger financial institutions have insisted on executives taking more time off and providing better working conditions and benefits for their employees. Our company is always disturbed by receiving calls to scenes of such promising, often very young victims of suicide.

For more information on suicide preventions, please refer to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.  Contact our office for more information about the services we provide and how we can help.

Workplace Accident Clean Up - Tampa, FL

When accidents happen these scenes are dangerous enough, but when an industrial accident happens on a job site or in the workplace there’s an immediate increase in the risk and complications of cleaning the scene. Whether it’s an ordinary accident, crime or other traumatic event, there are state and federal regulations that must be adhered to in effort to return the scene to a safe environment for others.  Because of these regulations, it’s important that a professional company like BioScene Clean Up is hired to restore the scene to a safe environment.
 
Our technicians are trained to deal with industrial and work place clean up professionally and discreetly as to minimize the impact that may ordinarily occur with other workers.  We realize that these scenes can be very traumatizing to other employees and work diligently to occlude the scene and work as discreetly as possible to complete the cleaning tasks.  In the event that major restoration is eminent, we evaluate and offer a complete plan to remediate the scene without impeding business function.

BioScene Clean Up is familiar with OSHA and EPA guidelines and work in a very professional manner to ensure the safety and protection of your business and employees.  We are also well versed in working with police and emergency personnel and maintain requirements to meet security and high risk entry to the scenes we clean. Our remediation plan is developed to adapt to your particular work practice controls.Our services all you time to focus on the physical and mental well being of your employees while we return your workplace to a completely safe, sanitary environment.

Contact our office today to learn more about the services we provide for work place accidents and trauma.