After a fall, an injury or an illness
Blood and bodily fluid cleanup
Not every biohazard follows a crime. A bad fall, a medical emergency or a long illness can leave blood, vomit, urine or feces on floors and furniture. The risk is the same, and so is the way it is cleaned.
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Why household cleaning is not enough
Blood and other body fluids can carry viruses such as hepatitis B and C. Fluids also run into the seams of floors, under baseboards and into carpet pad, where they cannot be reached with a mop.
Cleaning comes before disinfecting. A disinfectant only works on a surface that is already clean, and it has to stay wet for the full time printed on its label. That is CDC guidance, and it is why surfaces are often treated twice.
At a business or rental
Washington employers whose staff could be exposed to blood must have a written exposure control plan under L&I's bloodborne pathogens rule. If your business has no such plan, do not ask employees to clean it up.
Landlords have their own duties under state law. See the page for landlords and managers.
Ask the company
- Will you lift flooring or baseboards to check underneath?
- Which disinfectant do you use, and for how long is it left on?
- How do you dispose of what you remove?
- Can you work around a business that has to stay open?
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One call, then the decision is yours
You can call now to ask questions, even if the home has not been released yet. An independent company will tell you what happens next.
When you are ready to talk
Say what happened, where, and whether police or the coroner are still involved. The company explains what it would do and how it prices the work. Nothing is agreed until you say yes.
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