Fort Smith, Arkansas
At SafeGuard Restoration, our staff is dedicated to helping property owners clean a wide range of hazards. Whether the job is within the 68 square miles of Fort Smith city limits or an outlying piece of land, we can assist with:
Crime Scene Cleanup: When violent crimes happen, biohazards result. Let Safeguard Restoration sanitize these substances from your property.
Asbestos Abatement: Used as a building material for decades, asbestos is a known carcinogen still present in many older homes. Rather than risking your health and that of your loved ones, let SafeGuard Restoration help.
Blood Cleanup: Various traumatic events can lead to blood damage to your property. Let our experts cleanse this stressful reminder and remove the threat of blood-borne pathogens.
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When disaster strikes, let the experts at SafeGuard Restoration assist. Our services include:
Crime Scene Cleanup: Crimes are tragic; the cleanup doesn't have to be. Our highly trained technicians can restore your property safely and quickly.
Asbestos Abatement: If you have an older home, you could be at risk for asbestos-related illnesses. At SafeGuard Restoration, we can help ensure your residential, commercial and industrial properties are asbestos-free.
Blood Cleanup: Accidents, crimes and other tragic events can leave blood and related biohazards that you need to be cleaned immediately. We can assist with all of your related needs to prevent future traumatization.
Hoarding Cleanup: Hoarding can create a wide range of biohazardous conditions. Allow our professional staff to aid in the restoration of your property.
Vehicle Blood Cleanup: When tragic circumstances occur in a vehicle, the biohazards created need professional attention immediately. SafeGuard Restoration will ensure that even the most remote parts of your vehicle are returned to
While on scene I observed blood droplets in the kitchen, dining room, Living room, laundry room and a long hallway leading into the residence from the backyard. Once outside of the residence I observed further evidence of a physical confrontation, including additional blood spatter and droplets scattered throughout the yard near a burning fire where it appeared, due to multiple empty alcoholic beverage containers the subjects had been drinking.
Guidelines for the proper collection of blood cultures include many recommendations that exhibit quality and excellence. This paper’s purpose is to identify an evidence-based project (EBP) proposal for proper blood culture collection, especially in the emergency department setting by identifying the problems associated with blood culture draws, addressing the need for change in practice. Assessing the need for change in practice consists of identifying stakeholders, in the change process, collecting and analyzing data collected, identifying the problem and presenting outcomes and interventions for the problem (Larrabee, 2012).
Blood stains tend to come up often and have the tendency to be a pain to get out. Kerr comes right out and repeatedly tells us to not apply bleach to the blood stain. The result
“Asbestos can be found in many homes, schools, and workplaces, and if it is not handled properly it poses a serious health risk,” Healey said. “Too often, children, families, and workers are exposed to airborne asbestos fibers due to shoddy or unlicensed work, and many aren’t aware of the serious
crime scene. Loose hair and blood spatter are to be collected for testing because at first
Asbestos management in Dewsbury will ensure that you and your staff are protected from dangerous asbestos containing materials. Asbestos was first used to insulate the boilers of steam locomotives in the 1930's. After World War II, the asbestos industry grew dramatically. Asbestos has qualities that made it an excellent building material. It is virtually indestructible; it does not decompose or decay; it is a poor conductor of electricity; it is resistant to heat, chemicals, and water. When asbestos is mixed with other materials, it passes on its insulating properties while adding its fibrous strength. We know now that there are a number of potentially fatal diseases caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres including mesothelioma, asbestosis,
2009, ‘Integrity, ‘Continuity and contamination’, in Crime scene management: scene specific methods, Wiley, Wolverhamptom, ENG, pp. 51-54.
Blood has many functions and is a complex structure of cells and fluid. It helps fight bacteria, protect the body from infection, carry valuable sources of minerals and nutrients around the body, dispose of waste materials, keeps the body temperature regulated and helps with glandular distribution of hormones and enzymes.
Once you get the results back from your asbestos inspection, you'll be able to determine how to proceed with your renovations. It is usually much easier and less expensive to just cover the asbestos if possible, but if necessary, it can be removed. However, asbestos removal isn't a DIY project. Just like you need a professional to test for asbestos, you also need a professional to remove old asbestos to keep from spreading the fibers throughout your
Asbestos, a group of silicate minerals, was used as an insulative building material in the United Kingdom before it was completely ban in 1999. When left unaltered, it presents no health risk, but if disturbed, particles can become airborne and potentially be inhaled. For example, falling ceiling tiles that contain asbestos in a classroom could expose
Asbestos removal Australia can be handled well by professionals.Asbestos is a material used in building for insulation, roofing and tiles. Asbestos material has high tensile strength. The material is highly resistive to heat and chemical. This material is useful for building but when it breaks it make reaction with air.
Asbestos in the home can be very dangerous. It is very common for homes built or remodeled before the 1970’s to have asbestos-containing materials in them. During the twentieth century, about 30 million tons of asbestos fibers were used in the United States, and some of this asbestos ended up in residential buildings. If you have purchased a home or are considering the purchase of one, the presence of asbestos is nor necessarily a problem. The majority of individuals with asbestos related diseases have been in the business of manufacturing, installing and/or removing asbestos products. Fortunately, most people exposed to small amounts of asbestos do not develop asbestos related health problems. However, there is no known “safe” level of exposure, therefore, all exposure to asbestos should be avoided.
Public Services and Procurement Canada has already published a National Asbestos Inventory of federal buildings containing the toxic substance, which only becomes a significant health risk when it is disturbed and becomes airborne.
If you do find old building material that is damaged or you are about to remodel a home that may contain asbestos, it’s important to have the professionals remove asbestos materials. This is not a DIY project; call the asbestos removal experts at Astech and hire them to do it for you.
Blood is the most common type of biological fluid found at crime scenes. Blood consists of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets (Houck & Siegel, 2015, Chapter 10, p. 240). Red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body and is accomplished by hemoglobin. That being said, when a presumptive test is done to test for blood, the presumptive test will react with the hemoglobin that is present in blood. One thing that might happen is the stain