Guide
Checking a biohazard cleanup company
The companies you reach by calling here are independent. It is your right, and a good idea, to check them before they start.
The state registration
California requires anyone who removes blood, body fluids and related residue from the scene of a serious injury, illness or death as a business to register with the Department of Public Health and follow Chapter 9.5 of the Medical Waste Management Act, Health and Safety Code section 118321 and following.
A registered practitioner also has to show CDPH a contract with a registered medical waste hauler or a permitted facility that takes the waste. CDPH publishes a list of registered practitioners as a PDF on its trauma scene page. Ask the company for its business name as registered, then find it on the list.
Questions for the first call
- Are you on CDPH's list of registered trauma scene practitioners, and under what name?
- Do you carry general liability and workers' compensation insurance? Can you send proof?
- Will you give me a written scope of work before you start?
- What will you remove, and what will you clean and leave?
- How will you handle personal belongings and papers?
- If I apply to CalVCB or my insurer, what paperwork will you give me?
Ready when you are
There is no need to call before the home or car has been released. When it has, one call puts you in touch with an independent cleanup company that works in the Antelope Valley.
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