Blood Spills Can Be Emotionally and Physically Dangerous. We Help with Both.
Oklahoma Blood Cleanup Service
Cleaning any amount of blood can be hazardous and should be left to the professionals. Steri-Clean Oklahoma takes proper precautions to protect our clients and our technicians from blood-borne pathogens and other contaminated materials.
Since 1995, Steri-Clean has been an industry leader in blood and biohazard clean up. Whether it is a workplace accident, a domestic dispute, the scene of a crime, or a suicide, we understand that when it comes to blood cleanup, you need more than a mop and a bucket. You can not afford to leave the residual hazards of a blood spill to endanger yourself and others who occupy the area in the future.
Blood spill clean-up is incredibly time sensitive. The longer that blood is allowed to pool, soak into porous material, dry, or flake, the harder and more dangerous it is to remove.
The residue left after a blood spill can be especially dangerous or even life-threatening. The dust of dried blood will eventually become airborne and inhaled if it is disturbed by sweeping or vacuuming with common equipment. Even with a HEPA filter, household and industrial vacuums will exhaust the microscopic particles and spread blood borne pathogens into the air.
All blood and contaminated materials are considered a bio-hazard. Cleaning blood residue is a complicated and time-consuming task. It requires an immense attention to detail as well as the right equipment, clothing, and experience.
Steri-Clean Oklahoma’s blood cleaning process adheres to all local, state, and federal requirements.
Unless you are a first responder, medical professional, or a law enforcement officer, you probably don’t often find yourself looking for someone to clean up blood after a traumatic event. You may have never have had to Google “Who cleans up blood in Oklahoma?”.
The answer is “Steri-Clean does!” and you should never try to do it yourself. Blood-spill cleanup is a very specialized and, in some states, a highly regulated industry (and for good reason!). The list of the regulations set in place by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are meant to protect us from the hazards of blood borne pathogens (BBP). BBP’s include familiar dangerous illnesses like HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Salmonella, Pneumonia, Malaria, Measles, Herpes, Pneumonia, and Syphilis.
OSHA’s guidelines lay out universal procedures for the handling and disposing of blood and other potentially infectious materials (OPIM), but the regulatory guidelines do not stop there.
We also conform to the best practices put in place by other governmental bodies. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) all have strict guidelines for situations which involve blood.
“Can my maintenance staff clean blood?”
Maintenance at an office or residential building may be willing to do the job, but it is highly unlikely that they have the equipment to properly protect themselves or the resources to get the job done right.
Steri-Clean Oklahoma technicians are trained by experienced industry professionals to use sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) and state-of-the-art tools. Once all affected material has been removed from the scene, we use a hospital-grade, EPA certified disinfectants to clean all surfaces. Dried residue is removed using medical-grade HEPA vacuums and filter systems to ensure that no microscopic particles escape.
We know that discretion is key in many blood cleaning situations
Whether you are the property owner or a loved one of the victim, attracting more strangers to the scene is the last thing you need or want. For this reason, our vehicles are unmarked and our technicians set up a “buffer zone” before any other work begins. This practice reduces the amount of unwanted attention to the scene while performing cleanup service.
All materials are sealed and kept in appropriate bio-hazard bins for storage and disposal when the cleaning is completed.
Steri-Clean Oklahoma serves the entire state
Our trained technicians are proud to serve both the state of Oklahoma but also their local communities. Our technicians reside in Oklahoma City, Norman, Moore, Edmond and Tulsa. They know the importance of serving their community and their neighbors in times of great need and sadness. Rest assured that our technicians will treat you and your family with the level of respect and courtesy that you expect from a fellow Oklahoman.
Call Steri-Clean today at (888) 577-7206 for a free consultation with an Oklahoma expert.