TRAUMA & ACCIDENT CLEANING


including rotten food, and human waste,” said Sarah.


“The piles of rubbish we had to walk on were a few feet high and we also had to establish a safe exit route should any of these piles of waste collapse or catch fire.”


It goes without saying that the health and safety risks are much higher than a standard domestic clean, as there is a risk of contamination from a number of pathogens including TB and HIV.


Our job is to remove any


sign of what has happened and to remove any


biohazards that result from such an incident.


Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is naturally key in this respect. Often the SCS teams have little background information as to what they are going to be faced with when approaching a trauma clean, so the fleet of 16 vans are fully equipped with things like hazmat suits, shoe covers, needle gloves and masks.


“The way we approach a clean also differs. Because we are dealing with hazardous waste, we work from the outside of the room inwards, working in pairs, with one person holding a waste bag and the other filling it,” Sarah continued.


“This means that we are always working in a clean space and wouldn’t inadvertently contaminate a clean space.


“When we first attend a project, we begin by surveying the whole area to put together a plan of approach. We also put together risks assessments to ensure that we are prepared for all eventualities – broken glass, needles, unstable floors and dangerous pests such as fleas and scabies mites are all things we are regularly faced with.”


And the specialist equipment used by Sarah and her teams is particularly useful when attending trauma and accident scenes.


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