subject: Crime Scene Clean Up Is A Tedious Job [print this page] Crime scene clean up is not a simple task that any Tom Dick Harry can do, it involves a combination of skills, knowledge and personality traits. A strong stomach and the ability to emotionally detach are two very main attributes, as painful scenes and accidental deaths are expected to be quite disturbing and offending at times. Normally family members or loved ones are still be at or near the scene, thus discretion and compassion is highly important.
Moreover, a knowledge of sterilization and disinfection techniques as well as state and local government guidelines and regulations is required. In some cases, crime scene clean up has removal and restoration of walls, carpets or furniture. It's notable that trauma scene clean up is not just about removing things but ensuring the scene is back to it's pre-incident state.
In situations where a death or suicide happens, the authorities will have to remove the actual body, but the physical scene is left to family members or property owners. The crime scene clean up crew, also branded as a "second responder", has to after police, firefighters and the coroner. Even when the body has been taken away from area, particularly with suicides, a painful scene is left behind including large amounts of blood and sometimes parts of the body itself.
One has to take care of the remaining microbes and bacteria and even insects like maggots and various fly species. A dime sized blood stain on a carpet may be a two-foot diameter stain underneath. These are just a few reasons a trained and experienced professional must clean the scene, every drop of blood or bodily fluid and each piece of tissue is a potential biological hazard, and must be treated as such.
There's a notable and new trend in the crime scene clean up field where the methamphetamine labs that are popping up with an alarming regularity. In these cases, the scene can be filled with a cocktail of poisons including; hydrochloric acid, lye and anhydrous ammonia to name just a few, and are by far the most dangerous scenes to clean. These situations most often require structural removal and restoration such as walls, cabinets and counters, and furniture in addition to chemical treatment and sterilization.
Although there are not central government guidelines that enforce a national standard for trauma scene clean up, state and local government do often have their own requirements for this type of hazardous materials storage, transportation and disposal. Only a licensed and trained professional should ever attempt to clean a crime or trauma scene. From poisons and infectious materials to explosives and acids, these scenes can be just a dangerous as the situations that brought them about.
by: Chris Thomson
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