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Funerals and trying to keep a strong face (while you would much rather cry) in front of people who know you well and not-so-well may not be the worst thing that you have to go through when you have to say goodbye to someone. If the loved one died at home, the clean up, can be too traumatic for the family and so a Plantation medical waste management company has to be called upon.

Outside of the death scene is not a problem. The fire department will take care of that. But they are not responsible for cleaning the inside of your abode from bad odor, blood and other medical waste left behind. For those kinds of waste, there are very specific procedures regarding how they can be cleaned.

What Will You Need?

There are a couple of things that you will need in order to clean a scene after someone’s death. Here they are:

  • PPE (personal protective equipment). This includes biohazard suits and gear (gloves, boots, facial-masks, goggles). Basically this doesn’t differ much from regular bio-medical waste disposal you see at health care facilities.
  • Cleaning equipment. Such as a broom, dustpan, scrub brushes, paper towels, a knife for cutting carpet and buckets for debris and other waste.
  • Cleaning chemicals. These are pretty much the same solutions that would be used in medical waste management and include bleach, hospital-grade disinfectants and anti-bacterial sprays
  • Bio-hazard waste disposal bags (red ones of course) and sharps containers

You may also need the following (these are optional):

  • Biorecovery certification (you will only need this in certain states)
  • Biomedical Waste Transporter Registration permit if you are in Florida
  • Blood-borne pathogen training. Optional, but always useful when in medical waste management
  • An access to an incinerator. A bio-hazardous waste disposal company in your area probably has one.

Preparation for Clean-up

Contact your municipal Department of Public Health and ask about the requirements in your state for death scene cleaners and if they should be certified in medical waste management Plantation. Get all the necessary licenses before you start your business.

Generally, cleaning a death scene should be done by seasoned professionals, so if this is your first time, don’t be shy to ask for help and advice from someone with more experience.

Bring all the necessary equipment (PPE, cleaning equipment and chemicals and bio-hazard waste disposal bags and sharps containers.

Cleaning the Death Scene

Be mindful of anything that could contain pathogens and adhere to the pathogen precautions. Make sure that you sterilize waste before you dispose of it.

Throw out any furniture, bed covers, mattresses or other items that have been exposed to body fluids, especially blood.

Cover any blood spills with paper towels to avoid the spill from spreading and sterilize the spot with 10% solution of bleach and water for 10 minutes.

Dispose of any noticeable biohazardous waste, such as blood in red bio-hazard waste disposal bags and sharps containers.

Check out the damage under the carpets. Blood or other body liquids may have gone through it and you may have to completely remove the flooring. If you neglect to do this, you will have bad odors coming out later.

Disinfect the equipment you used once the clean-up is complete. Do this, on-site.

And that is, more or less, how to clean-up after someone’s death. If you still can’t bring yourself to do this, which no one will blame you for, you can always contact a medical waste management Plantation company to do this for you.