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Referral line for biohazard cleanup in the Charleston area

(843) 555-0162
CharlestonBiohazard Cleanup

Charleston and the Lowcountry

Crime scene, death and biohazard cleanup in Charleston

After a death, a crime or a serious accident at home, the cleanup should not fall to the family. One call connects you with an independent biohazard cleanup company that works in the Charleston area.

Call (843) 555-0162

Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

  • Independent local cleanup companies do the work
  • You decide whether to hire them
  • Homes, rentals, businesses and vehicles
Charleston single house with stacked side porches, black shutters and a live oak over a brick sidewalk
A Charleston single house. Photos on this site are illustrations.

Situations

What happened?

Each page explains what the cleanup involves and what to ask.

  1. 01Crime scene and traumaAfter a homicide, assault, break-in or other violent event, once police release the scene.
  2. 02Unattended deathWhen someone died alone and was not found for some time.
  3. 03SuicideQuiet, careful cleanup so the family does not have to do it.
  4. 04Blood and bodily fluidsInjuries, falls, illness or a death where blood or fluids have soaked in.
  5. 05Hoarding with biohazardsClutter hiding pet mess, human waste, used syringes or rotting food.
  6. 06Infectious illnessCleaning and disinfecting after a serious illness or a death from one.
  7. 07VehiclesBlood or body fluids soaked into a vehicle's seats or carpet.

The work

What a biohazard cleanup company does

It removes what has been contaminated with blood or other body fluids, packs it in sealed containers for disposal, then cleans and disinfects what can stay. It deals with odor at its source and tells you what needs repair afterwards.

Its workers wear gloves, suits and respirators because blood can carry infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Federal rules require employers whose workers face that exposure to keep a written plan to protect them (OSHA).

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Two workers in white protective suits and respirators carrying sealed red containers down the steps of a porch

How it works

From one call to a clean home

  1. I

    You call

    Say what happened and where. Calls are answered 24 hours a day.

  2. II

    You're connected

    With an independent cleanup company that serves your ZIP code.

  3. III

    They look and price it

    Usually after seeing the area. The price is theirs, not this site's.

  4. IV

    You decide

    Hire them or not. There is no obligation.

Charleston-area facts

Worth knowing before you call

Some deaths go to the coroner

South Carolina law requires deaths from violence or apparent suicide, deaths of people in apparent good health and deaths unattended by a physician to be reported to the county coroner.

S.C. Code 17-5-530

Three counties, three coroners

Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties each have a coroner's office. North Charleston and Summerville cross all three county lines.

North Charleston ยท Summerville

Cleanup isn't covered by victim compensation

South Carolina's Department of Crime Victim Compensation lists crime scene clean-up among the costs it cannot pay.

SC Attorney General

Belongings come back to the family

The Charleston County Coroner's Office releases personal effects to the next of kin.

Charleston County

Nearby

Also on this line

Each page lists the county, the coroner's office and the ZIP codes.

Street of one-story brick ranch houses with carports under tall pines in North CharlestonNorth CharlestonCharleston, Berkeley and Dorchester countiesZIP 29405, 29418, 29420Raised coastal homes with screened porches under live oaks and Spanish moss in Mount PleasantMount PleasantCharleston CountyZIP 29464, 29466White Victorian cottages with porches, tall pines and pink azaleas along a lane in SummervilleSummervilleDorchester, Charleston and Berkeley countiesZIP 29483, 29485Suburban street in Goose Creek with two-story homes, crepe myrtles and pinesGoose CreekBerkeley CountyZIP 29445Single-story homes with screened porches backing onto a calm pond with pines in HanahanHanahanBerkeley CountyZIP 29410

Questions

What people ask first

Who actually does the cleanup?

An independent biohazard cleanup company. This site is only a referral line that puts your call through to one serving your area. That company gives you its own price and does the work.

How soon can cleanup start?

That depends on when the home is released by the authorities and on the company's schedule. Calls are answered 24 hours a day, so you can ask straight away.

Can our family clean it ourselves?

For anything beyond a small spot on a hard surface, it is better not to. Blood and body fluids can carry infections, soak into materials you can't see, and are hard to face when it is someone you love.

Will insurance pay?

Sometimes. It depends on the policy and on what happened. Ask your insurer before work starts. The who pays guide explains the usual options.

Do I have to hire the company I speak with?

No. You can ask questions, get their price and decide afterwards.

When you are ready

One call, and someone else takes this on

You don't have to clean this yourself, and you don't have to decide everything today. A short call is enough to ask questions and hear what the work would involve.

Talk to a cleanup company

The line puts you through to an independent biohazard cleanup company working in your ZIP code. Tell them what happened and where. You decide whether to hire them.

Call (843) 555-0162

Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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