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How To Clean Up Blood Spills & Dispose of Biohazard Waste Safely Cleaning up a blood spill at a violent crime or accident scene isn’t as simple as grabbing a mop and a bucket or calling a regular cleaner to remediate the area. Exposure to biohazards and other biological substances at a trauma scene can transmit diseases, illness and potentially cause death which is why specific infection control measures need to be observed when cleaning up blood and other biohazards. Cleaning up biohazards also requires specialised safety and cleaning equipment which is why these sorts of [...]

Biohazard Cleaning: Hoarding House Clean Up Guide A hoarding house cleaning situation can be overwhelming and time-consuming.  Helping a family member or friend who happens to have a hoarding problem can be quite challenging and emotionally draining especially if they don’t agree that they have a problem. Quite often, hoarding house cleaners are faced with cleaning up dangerous biohazards buried deep beneath clutter and mess such as: Gross filth and debris Sharps Faecal matter Broken glass Bodily fluids Expired food Animal droppings Meth lab remediation (in some cases) Mould Insect and animal infestations Due to being [...]

Who Cleans Crime Scenes In Australia? When a crime scene is discovered, the area is blocked off for a forensic and police examination to take place. Crime scene cleaners are then called in to assess, decontaminate and sanitise the area to make it safe once again. Generally speaking, any physical location such as a home, business or even a vehicle where a crime has taken place can be considered a crime scene.   What is Crime Scene Cleaning?   Known as biohazard remediation or trauma and forensic cleaning, crime scene cleaning is the professional restoration of a [...]

Coronavirus Prevention: Home & Office Cleaning Guide With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s continued spread across the world, many of us have shifted our focus to the importance of keeping our surroundings clean and virus-free. These days, knowing how to effectively clean and protect your workplace and living space from Coronavirus is paramount. But how many of us actually know which cleaning products are best suited to our needs and at the same time, feel confident using these products correctly? Cleaning, sanitising and disinfecting your home or office environment against Coronavirus infection isn’t really that hard once [...]

Coronavirus Cleaning Guide: How To Clean & Disinfect From COVID-19 With the majority of people self-isolating at home, and essential workers continuing to go to work each day, cleaning and disinfecting our homes and workplaces has never been more of a priority. Recent studies have shown that Coronavirus (COVID-19) can remain in the air for up to a few hours and live on plastic or stainless steel surfaces for several days. And while practicing good hand hygiene and social distancing measures are a good preventative measure, how do we ensure that our living and work areas [...]

When Should I Hire A Trauma Cleaner? There are pretty significant differences between a regular cleaning team and a professional trauma and crime scene cleaning team, but how do you know when a clean-up situation demands one or the other? Knowing when it’s time to call in and hire a professional trauma cleaner can save you tons of time and money – have it done right the first time instead of leaving it up to regular cleaners who don’t really have the tools, equipment, and expertise to clean the situation up the way it needs. [...]

What's The Difference Between A Forensic Cleaner And A Regular Cleaner? If it’s your first time hearing about forensic cleaners, one of your first questions might be – why do you need them? Are regular cleaners not enough to clean up any kind of situation? So what is the difference between a forensic cleaner and a regular cleaner? Forensic cleaners should be called in for more serious situations in which absolute sterilisation is required after a violent or traumatic incident has taken place. Forensic cleaners have the equipment, skills, and mental preparedness to tackle the [...]