Emergency Flood damage clean-up basics Part 1
Materials List (per project) Worker Protection N95 or N100 respirator with exhaust valve Half-face negative air respirator w/HEPA filters Extra bags for vacuum cleaner Heavy-duty water-proof gloves Nonwoven polypropylene disposable coveralls (w/attached hood and foot cover) tyvek) Goggles or safety glasses with side shields Cap with brim, hard hat if working under people or wet materials Non-skid shoe covers Personal cleanup station Two 16 oz. eye wash bottles First aid kit (OSHA-compliant for four workers) Fire extinguisher Pump pressure sprayer Case of bottled drinking water Paper towels Toilet paper Emergency phone number sheet Plastic totes, milk crates for contents, etc. magic markers for sorting, moving boxes, plastic bags for clothes. Supplies Heavy-duty trash bags for heavy material such as plaster Two large heavy-duty garbage cans with casters Roll of 10 ft. wide 6 mil poly Staples for staple gun Rolls of duct tape Scrub brushes 4-inch-wide blade scrapers Cardboard boxes to store cleaned objects Packing tape and Magic markers Mist bottles Utility knife blades Hundred watt light bulbs for reflector lamp Box of disposable gloves 32 oz. mop heads Non phosphate detergent (like Savogran® TSP) (or) General cleaning detergent such as pine sol Mildew-cide / anti- microbial EPA registered product like ShockWave, micro-ban or equivalent If Professional Anti-microbial is not available, then use Household chlorine bleach (like Clorox® Regular-Bleach) ONLY IF YOU HAVE TO!! Tools Carpet cutter with extra blades Front-end nipper (to pull nails) Large crow bar Long handled Short flat-bar Staple gun Cat ’s paws nail puller Mop squeeze bucket 3- 5 gal. buckets (one as a rinse bucket, two as mixing buckets for cleaners) 2 – 2.5 gal. pump sprayers for cleaners Mop handle for 32 oz. mop head Broom and dust-pan Bright flashlights and headlamps Tool belt and tool belt tools including hammer, measuring tape, scratch awl, Phillips and flathead screw drivers, carpenter’s pencil, and utility knife, etc. Saw horses Cross-cut hand saw Brace and bits (where there is no electric) Drywall saw Moisture meter (like Delmhorst® J-LITE Moisture Meter) Equipment Portable generator 20 ft. extension ladder 8 ft. A-frame ladder 4 and 6-foot A-Frame ladder Window fan Lock box Shop vacuum with HEPA Shovels and Hoes Wheel barrow Hand trucks Dress Appropriately Before Entering Before you enter a home that has been flooded, be sure to have the proper clothing, footwear, and safety items that may be needed.
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12/24/2020 02:55:50 am
The professional and certified mold removal company or contractor will also issue a certificate to the homeowner which states that the property is free from the mold infection and is sufficiently secure to live.
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