Q: What area do you service?

A:  Chesapeake Crime Cleaners covers all of: Maryland, Washington DC, and Virginia.  Services also provided in South Florida.

A:  Most services are covered under your insurance (commerical, homeowners or automobile) and we will work directly with your insurance company.  Ultimately it is the property owners responsibility to pay for the services. If you are the victim of a crime contact the Victims Crime Advocate in your state they may help pay for our services under certain conditions.

Q:  Why can't I have my employee's clean up the scene?

A: Biohazards cause safety risks to the health of humans, environment and animals.  Bloodborne pathogen's spread viruses and infection.  Some of these include HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis.  

Federal Regulations 29CFR1910.1030 states that NO EMPLOYEE can be expected or required to clean up blood contaminated areas without meeting the following requirements

--has completed bloodborne pathogen(BBP)training and been provided with personal protection equipment(PPE)

--has offered a Hepatitis B vaccination with a follow up evaluation

--have a written bloodborne exposure control plan in place.

-- have a method to remove and properly store the bio-hazardous waste in properly marked containers for shipment and disposal by a certified medical waste carrier.

Q: Can I  be penalized if I choose to have my employee clean the scene?

A: YES: Just throwing it in the trash or Non-compliance with 29CFR1910.1030 has resulted in fine's ranging from $7,000-70,000,  more importantly, you are placing your family, friends,employees, customers and yourself at a potentially serious health risk.

Q: What if I/we just decided to take responsibility and clean a bio-hazardous area anyway?

A: What if you or the people that helped you, got sick and Died. 

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