Crime Scene
Cleaning.
TV series like Silent
Witness and the multitude of American 'cop shows' graphically bring crime
scenes into your living room. But when the white suited detectives,
pathologist, SOCO and photographers leave, that's it. It's all make believe so
the studio staff and cleaners simply dismantle the set, tidy up and move on.
In real life, things
are obviously very different, it is up to the family, business or local
authority to clean up the mess. Imagine how that feels. But from the 1990s,
help was at
hand, the first crime scene cleaning specialists began to appear.
It's not just crime
scenes that require cleaning, trauma scenes are often messy too. Left
uncleaned, it isn't very pleasant for passers-by after a serious road accident.
Nor is it pleasant for factory workers to pass a nasty stain where one of their
colleagues was killed or badly injured. Crime scene cleaners handle a
wide variety of other messy situations including violent deaths,
animal-fighting sites, drug manufacturing labs, scenes where a body has badly
decomposed and so on, each of which carries its own particular dangers and
unpleasantries.
How does crime and
trauma scene cleaning work?
Companies such as
ourselves who offer this specialist service have a team of highly trained
experts on hand. They are able to swing into action at very short notice in
order to clean and sanitise any crime scene or trauma scene, however bad.
Many pathogens and
diseases can be transmitted via bodily fluids which can make cleaning a crime
or trauma scene potentially dangerous. During a crime or trauma, blood and
other bodily fluids are split and splashed around. These soak into soft
surfaces and can creep into cracks in walls and floors. Our professionally
trained crime scene cleaners make sure that cleaning and decontamination is
carried out safely and thoroughly using our own specially formulated cleaning
and sanitising products. All work is carried out sensitively and with an
awareness that just cleaning a carpet or chair is not sufficient. If
there's a thumbnail-size bloodstain on the carpet, there's a good chance that
there's a much larger bloodstain on the floor underneath it that needs to be
dealt with.
The very act of cleaning can spread potential biohazards so
the first step is to seal off the area to prevent accidental contamination of
other areas. Once cleaning and sanitising is completed, the waste material
needs to be safely transported for appropriate disposal.
The team carry with them a wide variety of tools, cleaning
chemicals and equipment as well as heavy duty personal protective gear and
containers in which to store and transport the biohazardous materials and any
body parts that may have been left behind. When they arrive, they assess the
nature of the clean up required and select the appropriate equipment but we
will spare you the details here.
Experience counts.
The APT crime
scene cleaning team have cleaned crime scenes & trauma
scenes for domestic and commercial clients. We have experience in dealing with
(but not limited to):
·
suicides / attempted suicides
·
homicides
·
decomposing bodies
·
property clean ups following squats, vandalism
and burglary
·
road traffic accidents
·
industrial accidents
We can also remove the traces of a forensic investigation
and always leave the scene hygienically clean - minimising any further risk or disruption to your home or business.
So if you are in need
of an expert team to clean a crime or trauma scene, talk to us on 01495 308 048 for a confidential and
sympathetic service.
