Exposure to potentially hazardous blood is a very real concern for anyone working in a youth-focused or community-based organization. When a child gets a bloody nose or someone stubs their toe on the diving board you might be asked to clean it up. After all, we don’t want the general public to be exposed to Bloodborne pathogens.

It is important to remember two things whenever you’re asked to clean up blood:

Always assume the blood is infected with a dangerous disease like HIV, Hepatitis B or C.Have the right cleanup equipment and use it properly.

You look and start to see the damage and what has to be done can you dry it out or are you going to have to have a professional come in and clean it up. If you need help call the certified professionals at IJCSA and have some one help you. IJCSA Flood Damage Directory Here

Having worked in the medical field for 27 years, Bloodborne pathogens are no stranger to my everyday routine. When I first started out, Universal precautions were more of a 'recommendation' and mainly consisted of just a pair of gloves. Fast forward to 2022, where the minimal universal precautions now include gloves, gowns and eye protection.

Cleaning staff face very unique challenges with bloodborne pathogens. Any training received is usually brief and basic. It's not only needlesticks that are concerning, but any body fluids may contain trace amounts of blood and pathogens. Often times, these are not noticeable and pose the same risk of exposure as a needlestick or an obvious contamination. In the healthcare field, while there is a high exposure risk, most workers are isolated to a limited number of patients which can help reduce risk. While cleaning staff are not directly in contact with patients, they come into contact with a greater number of exposure hazards. Many times, these exposures are unable to be traced back to a particular person which leaves the worker with an extended period of treatment and surveillance. 

It is the responsibility of companies and supervisors to keep their employees safe and healthy. This includes; proper education, having the proper equipment, proactive training and having a detailed exposure plan. Frequent training is inexpensive and can minimize the risk of exposure. Even something as simple as proper donning and doffing of gloves is have a large impact on risk reduction.  Employers need to also address decontamination after working in areas where there is a significant potential for pathogens to exist. Workers can become a vector for transmission simply by brining pathogens into their homes or other places. 

Addressing bloodborne pathogens and disease transmission thoroughly is best practice. It's a minimal expense and can protect both the workers and the agency.  

It is extremely important for anyone in the cleaning field to be familiar with bloodborne pathogens.  Without proper training and education on the matter, you could potentially put yourself and many others at risk of human diseases such as HBV and HIV.

Many people are unaware of the many means by which you could become contaminated.  In the cleaning industry, we are exposed to just about every aspect of the dangers that doctors, and nurses are.  You need to be mindful of the fact that not only blood, but other bodily fluids contain these bloodborne pathogens. 

Wearing proper PPE at all times is crucial in helping to prevent contamination.  Learning and following your employer's exposure control plan is equally as necessary.  Continued education on the subject of these pathogens will only help you in all aspects of your cleaning career.

An average person thinking about different roles people have in running a business would put custodial and janitorial work last on the list to worry about. But when it comes to keeping your business clean and free of potential hazards that could cause bodily harm to someone or legal matters it is a "no brainer" that having a great clean team is a priority. Even though basic cleaning as in picking up trash and wiping down is fairly easy, it's great to know that there is extra training that can be done to ensure janitors and other cleaners are certified in what they are cleaning for the safety of everyone, like the cleaning companies you can find at https://www.ijcsa.org/Janitorial-Service-Directory-Find-A-Janitorial-Service-JanitorialServices.

It is very important to hire cleaners that are trained in how to handle bloodborne pathogens, chemical and biohazard scenarios.  When it comes to making sure your business is free of germs, bacteria, and diseases janitors are there taking care of the dirty work. Cleaning and sanitizing which minimizes the spread of possible illnesses will keep your staff and customers healthy. Especially when it comes to hospitals and other medical facilities its important that buildings are properly cleaned to ensure good health for everyone.

Just think about it, when you walk into a clean facility its noticed. When you step into a dirty facility its noticed even more. Janitors are important for daily operations of businesses because working in and visiting a clean building makes you feel good about the business and the people working there. Cleaners refilling things like soap and paper towels in restrooms helps with the spread of germs. Janitors checking the building for potential hazards that could hurt someone and completing basic inspections of frequently used areas ensures everyone safety physically and health wise.

Customer satisfaction should be a priority when running a business dealing with the public. Great customer service will make your business thrive. Everyone wants to be heard and have their needs met when they are paying for a service. You will lose business and money by having bad customer service.

IJCSA promotes great customer service when it comes to serving others. It will not only make the customer feel good about having services done with your business but will make you feel good as well. 

Get your home cleaned with hospital standards by having everything  cleaned to get all viruses and germs out of your home. 

I well come in and go around your room clockwise so nothing is missed, using hospital standard cleaning solutions. Wiping all high touch surfaces down and then dusting everything in you home. I will use sanitation solution that kills all viruses and germs and take my time in making sure its clean by the standards  of IJCSA Association  Let us serve you cleaning directory located here. 

Many people go in and out of a Hospital you don't know what people could have. I wouldn't want my grandbaby to come into the  ER and get something from someone that was in the room before them it might have been someone that was contagious so a hospital needs cleaned thoroughly every time so no one get cross contaminated diseases. If you need info contact http://janitorial-contractors.com

Properly cleaning healthcare facilities is extremely important for the safety of the patients, staff, and anybody that may have to come in contact of the facility. Germs and soil stick to several surfaces and must be removed properly to make sure spreading of diseases is minimum to none. Using the proper cleaning supplies and chemicals is a must.

The key to reducing bloodborne pathogens and cross contamination is to keep caring environments cleaned to a standard as near to ultimate hygiene as possible. Germs and other harmful bacteria can live on surfaces and people could indirectly get infected if all high traffic and vulnerable areas in healthcare settings are not cleaned and sanitized.

These types of facilities should be routine cleaned. If an area is heavily soiled it should be cleaned first and then use disinfectants for sanitizing. Patients want to have their problem taken care of and leave better than they went in. Having a dirty non-sanitized healthcare environment does not offer that.

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Knowing the proper way and proper chemical to use to clean pathogens is very important. using proper ppe to clean with makes a big different never clean up blood without ppe.

Handling laundry that has pathogens on them and putting them in the right color of bag to get them to laundry is a great . alway use a cart to transfer  them to laundry and put in right bin in laundry room.

 Using red bags to throw red trash away and tieing it so liquid cant escape is a very important thing to know and take it directly to hazmat room so there wont be a chance of someone getting exposed.