Crime Scene Cleanup

Most people think that the same individuals investigating a crime or trauma scene are also the ones that clean up the scene once their work is complete but this is not the case.  Once police and investigators collect their evidence or emergency workers have left the scene, everything else is left behind.

Who’s responsibility is it to clean up the aftermath of these scenes? In short, the property owner is responsible for the cleanup. Any remains, medical waste, blood, tissues etc left behind must be properly cleaned up.  This is where we come in.

Bio Scene Clean Up provides professional cleaning services for Death, Trauma, Suicide, Medical Emergency and many other biohazard scenes. We are trained and experienced in the proper protocols to return your property to a before incident state. Utilizing special equipment, we are trained to discover all hidden biohazards and remediate the scene so it’s returned to a safe environment for the property owner.  These scenes contain many minute trace elements of pathogens and bacteria that cause odors, bugs and breed infections spores that can be harmful or fatal if not properly removed.  We never suggest that an untrained individual attempt to clean a scene like this because of the high potential health risks.

The use of industrial biohazard cleaning chemicals and proper tools are needed to ensure these items are removed from surfaces and the air in the property. Bio Scene Clean Up maintains the necessary permits and equipment for crime scene cleanup. If an untrained individual attempts to improperly clean the scene, they also put others at risk who may come in contact with these materials and airborne pathogens.

In addition to experience and training, our staff members are also accustomed to dealing with family members and property owners during this highly emotional time. We provide professional, compassionate services and work expediently to remove biohazards and restore the property to a good state. Bio Scene Clean Up is familiar with proper processes such as obtaining disposal permits and working with insurance companies to provide information pertaining to the claims filing process.

Contact our office immediately if you have an incident that requires clean up.  Although it may seem basic in nature, biohazards are often unnoticeable by the human eye and can still pose health threats for many months after an incident if not properly remediated.

Choosing the right Biohazard Cleaning Company

Having been in the Crime Scene and biohazard clean up industry for over a decade, Bio Scene Clean Up has performed cleanup at hundreds of Crime, Trauma, Death & Suicide scenes. Surprisingly, several of the jobs we’ve performed were as a result of non-reputable cleaning companies who did not follow proper protocols and techniques when cleaning these scenes.

If crime, trauma, suicide and other biohazard scenes are not properly cleaned, weeks, months, and even a year later clients have reported horrible odors, infestations of bugs, stains and other problems that all stem from the fact that the original cleaning company did not properly remediate.  Always hire a professional biohazard cleanup company like Bio Scene Clean Up.

How do you know if you are hiring a legitimate clean up company?  Here are a few tips:

1.    Work with a reputable provider – Usually law enforcement officials have a point of contact for a local company that can provide quality services.

2.    Research multiple companies – There are tons of cleaning companies out there, but you need to make sure the company you choose is certified in biohazard clean up and disposal. In most cases local companies offer better rates and do a better job.

3.    Discuss with your insurance company –Call your insurance company immediately to inquire about coverage. Your homeowners insurance may cover all or part of your cleaning service, while you may not be able to immediately find out exactly what the coverage is, you can ask if this is a covered loss. You have the right to choose any company you prefer if this is a covered loss.

4.    If your loss is not covered by insurance, speak directly with your clean up company to learn costs, procedures and payment arrangements.

Not all companies are the same. Bio Scene Clean Up is certified and experienced in all facets of biohazard cleanup from Death, Trauma, Suicide and Crime scenes. Building a reputation in the biohazard clean up industry takes hard work, dedication and it’s not something that just anyone can do.  Bio Scene Clean Up has provided these professional, compassionate services for over a decade throughout the  northeastern United States.  We’ve worked on hundreds of jobs in these fields and some even relating to meth labs, hoarding, animals, gross filth and negligence and more. Contact our office immediately if you have a situation that requires this type of cleaning.  Never attempt to clean these scenes on your own. It will put your health and the health of others at a much greater risk.

Unattended Death Cleanup Services Sarasota, FL

An unattended death can create a very problematic scene for medical professionals, police and even death clean up services like Bio Scene Clean Up.  It’s important to know that there is so much more to this type of scene than just removal of the body.  Trust professionals like Bio Scene Clean Up for Death Cleanup Services in Sarasota, FL.

An unattended and / or decomposing body leaves not only visual, but microscopic trace elements of dangerous contaminants that can potentially be harmful, if not fatal to someone who comes in contact with them.  They can also create a very problematic scene for medical professionals, police and even death clean up services like Bio Scene Clean Up.

Handling this type of death scene requires a company that has extensive training in the proper procedures for death clean up, the use of OSHA approved chemicals and proper removal protocols of the scene’s debris.  To ensure your safety and that proper protocol is followed we never suggest attempting to clean a death scene yourself.  Bio Scene Clean Up is familiar with insurances processes and in most cases, insurance policies cover the costs of our services.

Here’s a simple list to follow if you discover an unattended death:

1. Call the police to report what you found and wait for their arrival.  Make certain that you obtain a business card from the investigating officer, you’ll need this information in the future.
2. When the coroner is contacted also make certain that you obtain a business card from this individual as well.
3. Call Bio Scene Clean Up immediately  so we can schedule and dispatch a technician. The longer you delay in clean up. Depending on the length of time of death or state of decomposition, will determine the amount of time needed to restore the scene to a safe condition for you.
3. Please do not enter the scene and attempt to collect items. This will most likely lead to your becoming more traumatized than you may already be. A professional can retrieve items for you.
4. If you know the name of the insurance company and/or policy number, please have this information available if it is readily accessible. This will enable our technicians to reach out to you’re the insurance company and provide any information needed.
5. If you are not the property owner, business you’ll be asked to provide that information. In most cases a "Permission to Enter" form must be executed prior to the clean up process beginning.
6. DO NOT attempt to clean any areas of the scene. Contact with biohazards, such as blood and fluids, may expose you to risks that could result in death or serious illnesses. We are trained professionals skilled in restoring the environment to safe conditions for you.

Our primary concern is the safety and well being of our clients.  Don’t let your emotional state cause you to misjudge the dangers from an unattended death scene.  Contact us now for more details.
 

Hoarding, a national epedemic

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3)
"Hoarders" it's a popular television show, but experts say the act of hoarding is growing, especially in the Midwest.

The host of the show "Hoarders" is in Kalamazoo this week training people to deal with these situations.

On the show we see stories of people with more than 2,000 rats living in their homes or every room filled to the ceiling with garbage.

It can seem extreme, but many people are living with their own hoarding situations.

Matt Paxton is the host of the show. He travels the country teaching both cleaning professionals and mental health leaders about the disorder and how to help people.

This week he's in Kalamazoo Michigan. He tells us hoarding is more prevalent in this area because people tend to live in their homes longer and inherit family homes.

15 million people in the U.S. are affected by hoarding, which is now a classified disorder with the American Psychiatric Association. Clearwater, FL has a high percentage due to the elderly and aging population.

Paxton tells us hoarding usually begins after a traumatic life event.

Bio Scene Clean Up provides hoarding cleanup services in Clearwater, FL and surrounding areas. We are experts in biohazard cleanup caused by hoarding, gross filth and other unsanitary conditions.

Hoarding is a huge problem in many cities throughout the country and almost every hoarding cleanup job requires trained individuals to clean up and restore these areas to a safe, habitable condition.

Bio Scene Clean Up is certified in biohazard cleanup and removal. We maintain all of the necessary permits to properly dispose of the biohazard materials and are able to help homeowners return their properties to a safe condition fast. We never suggest that untrained individuals or family members attempt to clean a hoarding scene. These scenes contain so many unknown hazards that without experienced professional help from companies like Bio Scene Clean Up, you are exposing yourself to dangerous, if not life threatening disease or other health compromising biohazards.

If you or someone you know is experiencing a hoarding situation contact us and get help immediately. We have trained technicians available to access your needs and begin cleanup.

Husband, father dies in work accident

Shyann Malone, WTSP

Florida - A tragic work accident leaves a father of 8 dead.

According to Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office he was operating a forklift, moving a steel beam that collided with a pile of beams nearby knocking the forklift back crushing Ricardo's body.

Crews worked to remove the beam off of the forklift but it was too late. The victims Family broke down as they arrived on the accident scene.
The 51-year-old leaves behind 8 children, 17 grandchildren and one grandchild on the way.

The family questions whether this accident could have been prevented.
"He told me, ya know, he used to have problems on his fork lift though, but um, I guess they fixed it," said his wife.

10 News reached out to OSHA to see if any other accidents have been reported at Infra-Metals. There has been 1 violation at this location involving a construction standard with a worker likely not wearing a vest. That fine was paid. OSHA will investigate this work related death.

Bio Scene Clean Up provides workplace accident cleanup services in the Fishhawk and Tampa, FL areas. Every workplace or industrial accident scene requires specialized cleaning protocols by trained technicians familiar with blood, biohazard and other trauma scene cleanups.

Due to the increased potential for health compromises of other employees or the general public who may come in contact with a workplace accident scene, Bio Scene Clean Up provides businesses with OSHA certified cleanup services.

If workplace accident scenes are not properly cleaned, the business or property owner may be liable for any dangerous health compromises that would arise from contact with an improperly cleaned trauma scene.

If you are a business owner or commercial property owner that leases to businesses it is imperative that you have a certified biohazard cleanup company in place in the event that you experience an accident or death in the workplace. Contact us for more information on how our team can help keep you safe and restore workplace accidents scenes to a safe environment quickly.

Suspect in Minaj roadie's stabbing now charged with murder

www.philly.com

Pierce Boykin, 31, has been charged with murder in the death of De'Von "Day-Day" Pickett. (Photo courtesy of Philadelphia police)

After weeks of investigation, murder charges have been filed in the stabbing death of one of Nicki Minaj's road managers at an East Germantown bar. Pierce Boykin, 31, of Sedgwick Street near Thouron Avenue in East Mount Airy, has been charged with murder in the death of De'Von "Day-Day" Pickett, Homicide Unit Captain James Clark said.

Boykin was arrested Feb. 23 and charged with attempted murder and related offenses in an attack on Pickett and another man outside the Che Bar and Grill, on Stenton Avenue near Johnson Street.

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Bio Scene Cleanup provides death scene cleanup services in Tampa, FL and surrounding cities.  These types of headlines are seen on a daily basis in our country’s larger metropolitan areas.  Most crime related deaths leave behind gruesome aftermath and it becomes the responsibility of the victim’s family or loved ones to deal with.

Police investigators and other medical professionals do not clean death scenes. Any time you are responsible for cleaning a death scene you need to know that there are always biohazards present. Depending on the current health status, which in most cases is not known, determined the extent of danger associated with biohazards.  Bio Scene Clean Up provides professional death scene cleanup services to ensure that you and others associated with the death scene remain safe from any biohazards that can potentially compromise your health. Using industrial strength chemicals and following a strict OSHA cleanup protocol, our professional services will ensure safety and lessen the emotion turmoil of the victims family and loved ones.

Blood and other biohazard cleanup services related to death scenes is one of the most traumatizing tasks that untrained individuals are faced with. In addition to suffering the emotional loss, the visions of having to clean death scenes can cause severe emotional trauma in some people. We never suggest that you attempt to clean a death scene. Trust the professionals at Bio Scene Clean Up to assist you with the cleanup. We are also insurance specialists and can offer assistance in filing the proper documents or following specific protocols to aide with payment of our services. Contact us immediately to learn more.

Manatee deputies looking for suspect who shot man in the foot

Article by Kate Irby,  Bradenton Herald - March 6, 2015 

MANATEE -- An 18-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his foot went to the hospital Thursday night saying another man trying to sell him a gun had shot him, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

The man said he was walking with his girlfriend on a foot bridge in the 100 block of 61st Avenue West at 5:45 p.m. Thursday when another male walked up to them trying to sell a gun, according to a release.

The victim said he told the suspect no, but the suspect kept insisting and eventually pulled out a chrome handgun and showed it to them, deputies said. The suspect racked the gun when he showed it to them and the gun went off, shooting a bullet through the victim's foot.

The victim went to Manatee Memorial Hospital for treatment, where he made the report. He said the suspect took off running after the gun went off.

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Bio Scene Cleanup provides crime and biohazard cleaning in Bradenton, FL and surrounding cities. 

These types of articles are seen every day in our local news. So much so that most readers have become desensitized to these crimes. Most people do not realize there are dangers associated with crime scene cleanup. Many of these scenes contain potentially harmful pathogens found in blood and other types of bodily fluids that may be left at a crime scene.

If an area were contaminated with biohazard pathogens, investigators or emergency medical personnel can potentially spread these pathogens to other areas by walking in blood, leaving behind medical waste while transporting victims for medical attention.

If you are associated with a crime involving blood or other types of biohazards in Bradenton, only hire a professional biohazard cleanup company like Bio Scene Clean Up to do the job. Our trained, professional staff is certified in the cleanup and disposal of biohazard materials and we practice only safe cleanup practices to ensure your property is safe and free from all harmful biohazards.  When you experience a crime call us immediately to protect yourself and others.