Professional Service - Trauma Scenes

Environments that arise from biohazardous events such as suicides, murders or homicides, crime or trauma scenes, and accidents produce medical waste.  Our fully-compliant trauma scene decontamination technicians are experienced in remediation and will respond with the sensitivity and capability needed to resolve the issues inherent to environments affected by medical waste.

We deliver a service portfolio that includes remediation of environments contaminated by blood and biological fluids or any biohazardous material.

Our technicians have years of experience in the cleaning and restoration of environments affected by crime and trauma, human decomposition, law enforcement response tear gas, infection control, and methamphetamine lab residue remediation.

Our trauma scene decontamination technicians are fully bonded and insured.

Various projects demand differing degrees of discretion.  While we are discreet in all of our services, some of our contracts are with clients that require the utmost in discretion.

Luxury hotels, public arenas, schools, airports, transportation depots, and other similar environments may need increased flexibility from our trauma scene decontamination technicians to forgo additional attention to the scene.

We will work within our Engineering Controls, Work Practice Controls, and Administrative Controls to meet your elevated discretion needs.

We recognize that our services could not arrive at a more sensitive time for our customers.  We are very proud to be able to assist your family or commercial interest in a time of need.  Please contact us with your service request.

For services in your greater metropolitan area, please select from the below city links.

Segregation of Hazards

One very important aspect of medical waste disposal control to consider is those who may handle that medical waste once it leaves the custody of the primary generator.  When medical waste is generated from a crime or trauma scene, human decomposition, accident, or personal medical needs, others may come into contact without the awareness of the hazards inherent to this biological waste.

The hazards faced by first responders, such as police officers and fire fighters, are well documented.  These vital service providers respond to crime and trauma scenes and provide an invaluable shield for those they are assigned to protect.  Another vital service provider that doesn’t share the public awareness of the hazards they face is the municipal garbage collector.

Municipal garbage collectors rank third on the list of the riskiest jobs in the United States according to a study by the Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Miami, and the University of Miami.

Falling behind commercial fisherman and timber cutting, municipal garbage collectors average 90 deaths annually per 100,000 workers.  These service providers who are on the front line of the municipal waste stream are also injured 5 to 7 times more than the average worker.

An attempt to dispose of medical waste through the municipal waste stream exposes garbage collectors to bacterial hazards, as well as, Bloodborne pathogens.  The primary Bloodborne pathogens are Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). 

HBV is infection that causes inflammation of the liver and is one of the primary causes of hepatitis.  HBV does not have a cure and approximately 15 to 25 percent of those infected with HBV will die because of it (1).

Another cause of hepatitis, HCV, also causes liver damage similar to HBV.  The long-term effects of HCV are fatal to about 5 percent of those who contract it.  Again, like HBV, HCV-infected people are infectious to others whether or not they show symptoms (1).

The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, commonly known as AIDS, is caused by HIV.  Many years may pass before those infected with HIV show symptoms of the disease.  Like HBV and HCV, it is very important to recognize that individuals that have contracted HIV are potentially infectious to others without outward symptoms.

So, when medical waste is generated from a crime or trauma scene, human decomposition, accident, or personal medical needs is disposed of through the municipal waste stream in front of a residence or lodging or a conventional trash receptacle, the municipal garbage collectors may be exposed to life threatening disease, such as HBV, HCV, and HIV.  And those municipal garbage collectors are not isolated in their exposure to medical waste disposed of in the municipal waste stream.

Others that may share this risk are individuals who may recover metals or other salvageable items from trash for resale, pedestrians, and most disturbing, children.

Those who choose to forgo the law and put at risk the health of others may face more than their conscience if someone is injured by their action.

Regulation Enforcement

The EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is committed to achieving measurable progress in protecting our nation’s air, water, and land.  OECA’s national enforcement priorities are focusing on significant environmental risks and non-compliance patterns.

OECA had a total employee workforce of approximately 3,400 environmental professionals in the EPA’s Headquarters and 10 Regional offices.  The OECA special agents are fully authorized federal law enforcement officers working on environmental crimes through 46 field offices nationwide.

The Office of Compliance in the OECA supervises the activities that ensure the regulated community is complying with environmental laws and regulations that address prevention and control of hazards associated with medical waste.

“Federal and State project managers are encouraged to use the entire panoply of enforcement approaches and tools to provide incentives for compliance with corrective action obligations. Regardless of the enforcement approach taken the desired outcome is the same: to protect human health and the environment.”

EPA RCRA Corrective Action Memo,

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

In fiscal year 2007, the criminal enforcement program opened 10 percent more environmental crimes cases than in fiscal year 2006.  Criminal fines and restitution imposed on defendants also increased from the previous year by 46 percent, totaling $63 million.

Defendants who pled guilty or were found guilty of environmental crimes also were ordered by courts to spend $135 million on environmental projects.

 
(1)  MEDIC First Aid – Bloodborne Pathogens in the Workplace

Greater Houston

USA Decon Houston provides services to the greater Houston area.  From our Houston, Texas office, USA Decon Houston’s services can be delivered immediately to the following cities but not limited to:

-Baytown, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77520, 77521, 77522, and 77523)

-Conroe, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77301, 77302, 77303, 77384, and 77385)

-Deer Park, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77536)

-Galveston, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77550, 77551, and 77554)

-Houston, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77002, 77003, 77010, 77016, and 77025)

-Huntsville, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77320 and 77340)

-Katy, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77449, 77450, 77493, and 77494)

-Kingwood, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77339, 77345, and 77346)

-Lake Jackson, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77566)

-West Columbia, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77486)

-League City, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77573)

-Pasadena, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77502, 77504, 77505, 77506, and 77507)

-Pearland, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77581 and 77584)

-Rosenberg, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77469 and 77471)

-Sugar Land, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77478, 77479, and 77498)

-Tomball, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77375 and 77377)

In addition to our Houston office, we serve other areas through our Texas branch offices in Austin, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, and Dallas. 

Greater Corpus Christi

USA Decon Corpus Christi provides services to the greater Corpus Christi area.  From our Corpus Christi, Texas office, USA Decon Corpus Christi’s services can be delivered immediately to the following cities but not limited to:

-Alice, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78332)

-Beeville, TX (zip code including but not limited to 78102)

-Freer, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78357)

-George West, TX (zip code including but not limited to 78022)

-Goliad, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 77963)

-Hebbronville, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78361)

-Kingsville, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78363)

-Mathis, TX (zip code including but not limited to 78368)

-Portland, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78374)

-Refugio, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78377)

-Robstown, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78380)

-Sinton, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 78387)

In addition to our Corpus Christi office, we serve other areas through our Texas branch offices in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas.

Greater Dallas

USA Decon Dallas provides services to the greater Dallas area.  From our Dallas, Texas office, USA Decon Dallas’s services can be delivered immediately to the following cities but not limited to:

-Arlington, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 76001, 76012, 76013, 76014, and 76017)

-Carrollton, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75006, 75007, and 75010)

-Dallas, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75201, 75202, 75206, 75208, and 75209)

-Denton, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 76201, 76205, 76207, 76208, and 76209)

-Duncanville, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75116, and 75137)

-Fort Worth, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 76102, 76106, 76114, 76119, and 76120)

-Garland, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75040, 75041, 75042, 75043 and 75044)

-Grande Prairie, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75050, 75051, 75052, and 75054)

-Grapevine, TX (zips codes including but not limited to 76051, and 76092)

-Irving, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, and 75062)

-Lewisville, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75022, 75028, 75056, 75057, and 75067)

-McKinney, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75069, 75070, and 75071)

-Mesquite, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75149, 75150, 75180, 75181, and 75182)

-Plano, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75023, 75024, 75025, 75074, and 75093)

-Richardson, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75080, 75081, and 75082)

-Sulphur Springs, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 75482)

-Waco, TX (zip codes including but not limited to 76704, 76705, 76706, 76707, and 76708)

In addition to our Dallas office, we serve other areas through our Texas branch offices in Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, and San Antonio.