Homes and workplaces
Disinfection after illness
After an illness in a home, a care setting or a workplace, some people want a thorough professional disinfection. An independent company can do it with products registered for the purpose.
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How disinfectants work
The EPA registers disinfectants and approves what their labels say. A label lists the germs the product works against, and the surface has to stay visibly wet for the whole contact time printed on it (EPA).
So ask which product the company plans to use, whether its label covers the germ you are worried about, and how it makes sure surfaces stay wet long enough.
What a company cannot promise
No cleaning keeps germs away for good. A careful company will tell you what it treated, with what, and what you should do afterwards. Be wary of anyone who promises more.
For health advice about an illness, your doctor or the health department is the right place to ask.
Other situations
- Crime scene cleanupAfter a homicide, an assault or a break-in, once the police have released the scene.Read more
- Unattended death cleanupWhen someone died at home and was not found for some time.Read more
- Suicide cleanupQuiet, careful cleanup so the family does not have to face the room.Read more
- Blood and bodily fluid cleanupInjuries, accidents and medical events at home or at work.Read more
- Hoarding cleanupA packed home with animal or human waste, spoiled food or other biohazards.Read more
- Vehicle cleanupBlood or bodily fluids in a car, truck or van.Read more
When you are ready
One call, no pressure
You can call before you have decided anything. Ask what the work involves, how long it may take and what the company needs from you.
Talk it through first
Say what happened and where, and whether the police or the coroner have finished. The company will explain what it would do and what affects the cost. Nothing is agreed until you say yes.
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