What is Body Fluid

Body fluids are liquids originating from inside the bodies of living humans. They include fluids that are excreted or secreted from the body. Human blood, body fluids, and other body tissues are widely recognised as vehicles for the transmission of human disease. Click here for more information on the potential health risks from bodily fluids.

Bodily fluid includes the following:

Having the correct procedure for cleaning body fluids can be subjected to a legal requirement under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002. Employers have a legal duty to protect the health and safety of their employees and anyone else that may be on the premises.

Employers must also have a procedure in place for reporting an incident involving a biohazard as part of their health and safety plan. This plan should evaluate the risk of infection from exposure and state the company’s procedure for disinfection of the contaminated area.

Organising the clean up after an incident involving biohazards is down to the person responsible for the premises. If left unattended, bodily fluids such as  blood, urine, vomit and human feces can seep into porous materials and areas which are not visible to the untrained eye. This can make cleaning,  using standard cleaning methods, difficult. The risk of exposure to infection is also much greater if a professional deep cleaning and disinfection does not take place.

Our specialist disinfection service quickly and efficiently cleans up the biohazard with minimal disruption to your business or premises.  Our trained experts are experienced in dealing with delicate circumstances and environments with complete discretion from  trauma and crime scenes to emergency cleaning services at any location.

When we say we are the experts we mean it. All of our Rentokil Specialist Hygiene technicians are trained with industry leading RSPH qualifications, making them specialists in all types of hygiene cleaning and disinfection environments. We are always on hand to provide expert advice and recommendations on all manner of cleaning and disinfection services - alternatively you can book a FREE appointment with your local Rentokil Hygiene specialist by contacting us online.