The Science of Safety: How Forensic Restoration Sets Hazard Clean Apart

What Makes Hazard Clean Different When It Comes To Biohazard Clean-up?

What truly happens after the yellow caution tape comes down? When traumatic events leave behind more than just emotional scars, specialized expertise becomes essential. In this eye-opening episode, Chad Mallonee reveals the intricate science and compassionate approach behind Hazard Clean Restoration's forensic restoration services.

Most biohazard cleanup companies offer generalized services, but Hazard Clean elevates this critical work through forensic restoration—a scientific, verification-based approach that ensures spaces aren't just visually clean but genuinely safe. Chad walks us through their methodical "contain, control, neutralize, and remove" process, explaining how they achieve hospital-grade cleanliness through specialized EPA-approved disinfectants capable of eliminating 99.9999% of pathogens.

Beyond the technical expertise lies a profound understanding of the emotional weight these situations carry. The Hazard Clean team undergoes specialized training to handle the psychological aspects of biohazard remediation, with protocols that prioritize both team member well-being and client sensitivity. Safety measures—from powered air-purifying respirators to comprehensive site assessments—create a foundation of protection that allows their experts to tackle any contaminant with confidence. As Chad powerfully states: "There's not a contaminant or microbe on this planet that we can't negotiate."

Whether you're a homeowner facing an unexpected trauma scene, a property manager handling a difficult situation, or simply curious about this specialized field, this episode offers invaluable insights into the science, safety, and compassion behind professional biohazard remediation. Ready to learn more? Visit Hazardclean.net or call 772-259-5018 to discover how proper restoration can truly help families move forward after crisis.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Welcome to the Restoration Revolution podcast,
where we help restore hope andput your family on the road to
recovery, one episode at a time.
Here's your host and owner ofHazard Clean Restoration, Chad
Melody.

Speaker 2 (00:25):
Biohazard scenes are emotionally and physically
hazardous.
Hazard Clean doesn't just cleanthem up.
They restore lives with care,skill and urgency.
Welcome everyone.
I'm Sofia Yvette, co-host slashproducer, back in the studio
with Chad Maloney, owner ofHazard Clean Restoration.

(00:46):
Hi, chad, how's your week beenso far?
It's going great.
Sophia, it's going great.
Glad to be here.
Great, that's great to hear.
Now we've all got an idea aboutwhat biohazard cleanup entails,
but can you tell us what makesHazardClean different when it
comes to biohazard cleanup?

Speaker 3 (01:07):
Well, it's an interesting question and a great
question as well.
And you know there's a lot ofbiohazard companies out there
and you know, I think a lot ofthem are more generalists.
And you know, at HazardClean wefocus with what's called
forensic restoration when itcomes to biohazard and that

(01:28):
really means that we just takeit to a different level.
We put a lot of science behindit and we also confirm that
whatever we're cleaning, we'realso remediating it and we're
getting it to basicallyhospital-grade clean and we
focus in that process on thestructure, the contents and the
indoor air quality as well.

(01:49):
When we're looking atremediating whether it's an area
or a structure, we do thatthrough a series of tactics,
techniques and everything, andso some of those tactics, you
know, when we have a structurethat's contaminated, you know
we're there to really make surewe contain, we control, we
neutralize and we remove thatthreat, that hazard or that

(02:13):
contaminant.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
So Chad getting into it a little bit more.
What types of training do yourteam members undergo for
biohazard cleanup?

Speaker 3 (02:26):
A lot no-transcript.

(02:47):
Some of the steps are we'regoing to forensically clean
something and when we're doingthat we're going to remove that
pathogen, that microbe, thatdangerous contaminant and we're
going to prepare those surfaces,both vertically and
horizontally, fordecontamination, disinfecting,
neutralization, whether it'sthat area, that structure.

(03:09):
After we do that then wetypically are going to apply a
hospital grade, an EPA hospitalgrade.
Tuberculosis that has a six logkill and it's also proven to
kill both gram negative and grampositive bacteria and it's also
proven to kill both gramnegative and gram positive
bacteria and it's also going toinactivate enveloped and

(03:30):
non-enveloped viruses.
So that's just one of the steps, that of many, that we really
put into making sure that whenwe contaminate a building or
structure or area, that we makesure it's safe.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
Wow.
Now, Chad, let's get into theemotional side of things.
How does your team prepareemotionally for sensitive scenes
?

Speaker 3 (03:56):
It's a great question and there's not a one size fits
all answer to that, becausewe're dealing with people, we're
dealing with emotions.
Every situation is different.
That next call that you gotlast week is going to be
different than the call you gettoday.
A lot of that.

(04:25):
When we have a scene or anincident that occurs, we
actually will talk throughwhat's occurred, how it occurred
and what we're going to bewalking into.
We make sure everyone'scomfortable going into that type
of scene and we train a lot onthe emotional side of it of what
to expect and also safety isparamount.
And so we train a lot on theemotional side of it of what to
expect and also safety isparamount.
And so we train a lot aroundsafety.
Because when you feelcomfortable and you've trained

(04:49):
through that and you feel safe,then for the most part, when you
go into an incident, as long asyou know you're safe and feel
safe, your training will kick in, as they say, and you'll be
able to really rely on yourtraining that you've had up to
that point to really make adifference.

Speaker 2 (05:10):
What about those times when the team members go
in or you go in and you may notfeel emotionally ready to see a
scene like that?
What's the protocol then?
You may not feel emotionallyready to see a scene like that.
What's?

Speaker 3 (05:20):
the protocol, then Then you know if the team member
doesn't feel emotionally readyor anything, then there's no
reason for them to be on site.
You know they can help us inother ways.
You know there's other callsthat we have so you know that
team member could go to adifferent.

(05:41):
You know help help a differentcustomer, cause we do a variety
of things we don't just do.
You know biohazard andeverything, so you know we do
wire, water losses, water damage, fire damage, you know mold,
all those type of situations.
So there's other clients orcustomers or situations in the

(06:04):
community that they can help outand be of service to.

Speaker 2 (06:08):
Now, how do you ensure the safety of both your
team and people reentering thespace?

Speaker 3 (06:16):
Well, with the team, that comes down to the training
and making sure that you know wedo our proper site assessments
and we know the risks involvedwhen we're going into that
project or that incident site orwhichever it is.
And so that really comes down tojust our training doing the

(06:36):
site assessment, making surethat we've identified the risks,
training doing the siteassessment making sure that
we've identified the risks, wereally, if we're in there and
we're in full PPE and you knowwe have our PAPRs or what a lot
of the community would think ofas like gas masks If we have
those on and we are fully suitedup in PPE, there's no reason

(06:58):
that anyone else should be inthere but our team.
And at that point that's reallyjust for us to be in there
making sure we are doing what weneed to do to make that
building or that area safe.
But as far as our team, that'swhere we have the right PPE, we
have the right protection, wehave the right training to make

(07:19):
sure we make a difference right.

Speaker 2 (07:21):
PPE.
We have the right protection,we have the right training to
make sure we make a difference.
So, Chad, do you have any finalwords today on what makes
HazardClean different?

Speaker 3 (07:29):
when it comes to biohazard cleanup, well, it
really comes down to ourtraining and when we focus on
the forensic restoration of it,we can actually demonstrate that
.
You know that we can't doesn'tmatter if it's a whatever
contaminant microbe, anythingelse there's.
There's not a contaminant ormicrobe on this planet that we
can't negotiate and we can'tmake.

(07:51):
Make safe and we're not goingto, not only going to make that
food grade safe.
We can demonstrate that we'll.
We'll make that that area orthat structure hospital grade
safe.

Speaker 2 (08:04):
Wow.
Thank you for sharing thatvaluable information with us
today.
We'll catch you in your nextepisode.
Have a fantastic rest of yourday.

Speaker 3 (08:12):
You got it, sophia, you too.

Speaker 1 (08:19):
Thanks for listening to the Restoration Revolution
podcast, where recovery startshere.
Let us help put your family onthe road to recovery.
Go to hazardcleannet or call772-259-5018.
That's 772-259-5018.