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Posted by: secret squirrel

Could anyone tell me if there is any laws, OSHA Regulations or whatever governing Infectious Body Fluids that are spilled in the back of a police cruiser. Who is suppposed to clean that and is it considered hazardous matterials/waste.

Also are there any Deptartments with a procedure/general order about how to deal with it. I was told that we do not have anything written down on how to address it.

My dept has always just rinsed it out with a hose but i dont think that would really cut it as far as disinfecting the back. I know bleach would probably work too but who is really going to do that. You may say the officer who was assingned to the car is responsible for the cleaning but let's be real. Are you really going to get a bucket of bleach and water and scrub the back of the cruiser. If you get the bleach on your uniform, is the dept going to reimburse you for the damaged clothes......probably not!!!

Any help would be appreciated

thanks

Posted by: kojack1

Our policy is to call in Aftermath Cleaning company for that stuff. I'm not sure but I would imagine that bodily fluids might have to be treated as hazardous waste

Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by kojack1

Our policy is to call in Aftermath Cleaning company for that stuff.

Same here, they do a great job;

http://www.aftermathcleaning.com/

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Originally Posted by kojack1

I'm not sure but I would imagine that bodily fluids might have to be treated as hazardous waste

They are.

Posted by: mpr4601

From their website:

Posted by: JP64

The most absorbant and cost effective material to use is the party who messed up your cruiser's coat

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In reality, a 1 in 10 bleach solution is typically the best to disinfect. Dip their coat in it and let it soak before using it to wipe out the back of your car...

Posted by: Inspector

Procedure in some areas up is to have responsible party pay for the cost of professional biohazard cruiser cleanup as part of penalty. In P.C. cases bills are sent for the service and collection agencies or small claims court are used as enforcement.

Posted by: GodblessThearmy

Love our wagon. Always nice clean cruisers =)

Posted by: CJIS

I have heard of departments with cruisers that have the back seat in plastic with vinyl floors just using Disinfectant spray, cleaning solution and a simple garden hose. After washing the back they use (a dry wet vac if needed) or dry with towel or Air hose.

I do not recommend this but I suppose it would work...

This may sound crazy but you could try calling up your local HOC and have some inmates come down and clean the cars. I know of some departments that have used Inmate labor around the station.

Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by npd_323

I have heard of departments with cruisers that have the back seat in plastic with vinyl floors just using Disinfectant spray, cleaning solution and a simple garden hose. After washing the back they use (a dry wet vac if needed) or dry with towel or Air hose.

We have plastic back seats, but cleaning boy isn't part of my job description. Anyone who is going to clean hazardous waste has to be trained and equipped with proper protection gear, and I have neither.

Supervisor - "Delta, clean that back seat now!"

Me - "COUGH....I'm going home sick. See ya later"

I'm not bringing home a live petri dish to my family.

Posted by: kttref

We recently had lice in one of our cruisers...had to get some professional help for that one...no one was allowed (or would go) near the cruiser for 3 days...I waited 7, you just can't be too careful.

Posted by: SOT

Umm when they are lice of the nether regions, they are called crabs!

Posted by: andy0921

We have ours professionally done...However, I always wipe down the backseat with clorox disinfecting wipes after transporting someone. You should also take the time to wipe down the radio mic, console, and steering wheel with some sort of wipe or sanitizer.

Posted by: CHICwithBADGE

Call Aftermath Hazmat Cleanup Corp. That's who we use.

Posted by: kwflatbed

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Originally Posted by CHICwithBADGE

Call Aftermath Hazmat Cleanup Corp. That's who we use.

You don't have some illegals do it ??????

Posted by: resqjyw0

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Originally Posted by kwflatbed

You don't have some illegals do it ??????

HAHAHA!! Good one!

Posted by: Delta784

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Originally Posted by kwflatbed

You don't have some illegals do it ??????

After they contracted Hepatitis because they didn't have proper protective gear, they'd retain Dewey, Cheatem, & Howe who would win them a multi-million dollar lawsuit and instant citizenship.

Posted by: 94c

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Originally Posted by kwflatbed

You don't have some illegals do it ??????

No, she uses them for Afterbirth cleanup...

Posted by: pahapoika

swing by the local emergency room and i'm sure someone would hook you up with a spray bottle of the industrial strength cleaner. most are guaranteed to kill 99% of the germs.

wear rubber gloves and of course be careful of any recent cuts or abrasions on your hands and arms. sometimes containing people gets rough and you don't find those cuts until after the person is under control.

HIV does not live long outside of the body , however Hepatitis can stay active for weeks on outside surfaces.

no experience cleaning backseats , but have cleaned up allot of blood amongst other stuff.

plastic seat idea sounds good
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Posted by: POPCOP

a 1 part bleach to 10 part water solution is the EMS / CDC standard

Posted by: stm4710

I use those clorox bleach wipes in the ambulance when I come on duty. There good for blood,bacteria & germs and general cleaning.

Posted by: PearlOnyx

NPD,

The inmate cleaning system works great. A CO from intake walks an inmate worker out to the sallyport, and he goes to town with the bleach. Usually, he'll even ask me if I want him to go over it again =)

When I worked in the Infirmary at the jail, we gave the inmates that had to clean up all the nasty stuff a little book to read on OSHA required training, and they signed it, and supposedly this covered all the legal issues.

This system doesn't help you though if you work in a system with a regional lock up, or where you don't directly transport to the jail.

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