Bio Cleanse Pty Ltd
What Does It Take to be a Crime Scene Cleaner December 10, 2015
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More often than not, the media portrays a crime scene to be populated by investigators, coroners, policemen, paramedics and family members. The investigators probe the matter; paramedics take the dead body or attend to the injured and family members grapple with the traumatic situation. However, we never see the crime scene cleaners who bear the onus of remediating the crime site to its normal state. Hence, this is a job which happens behind the scenes and takes a lot of guts, gumption and expertise. Â Â
What skills does it take to be a crime scene cleaner?
Flexibility A crime incident can happen any time during the day. A crime scene cleaner should be flexible enough to attend the crime scene at the soonest possible. A little bit of delay can cause a lot of harm to the people living around the crime scene, such as infections through bloodborne pathogens.
GUTS AND GUMPTION Cleaning up blood, dead bodies, body parts, waste and other bodily fluids is not for the faint-hearted.
It takes a lot of courage to attend a crime scene site.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
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Leaving a trace of biohazard matter on the site is not an excuse. It can be a potential bearer of infections and diseases to those living around. Crime scene cleanup necessitates proper and thorough cleanup. The crime scene cleaner should also take care that no evidence (of forensic importance) is tampered or destroyed.
KNOWLEDGE OF P.P.E.
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Crime scene cleaners ought to know the optimal and correct use of Personal Protective Equipments (PPE), such as gloves, goggles, body suits, face masks, respirators, boots, etc. Not only are they saving other people from getting infected, but the crime scene cleaners should also take care of their health, while performing their job. Using the wrong PPE for a task is as good as wearing no PPE at all.
COMPASSION
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Crime scene cleaners will be dealing with family members or friends of the deceased. It is a traumatic situation to have an unnatural death in
the family. Crime scene cleaners should handle this situation with compassion and care.
ADHERENCE TO PROTOCOL
Crime scene cleanup involves interacting with tons of biohazard matter. Dealing with these shouldn’t be haphazard. There are certain protocols and procedures to be followed and these should be adhered to at all times.
We have a host of professionally trained crime scene cleaners at Bio Cleanse Pty Ltd. Visit www.biocleanse.com.au for more information on our services.
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