An overview of steps in meth lab cleaning

If you ever find your property contaminated with meth, it is advisable to get the area cleaned by professional cleaners who are equipped with right resources, knowledge, and experience to do a thorough clean up. Meth lab cleaning is an intricate and a risky process, that is why it is best to outsource it.

Below is a brief of the steps followed in meth lab cleaning.

1) Conducting a survey

Firstly, a survey is done on the property to assess the level of contamination and risks associated with cleaning. This is done in a very precise manner by the experts as it creates the basis for devising a suitable plan.

2) Formulating a plan

Next, a plan is designed to define the course of action. The plan consists of strategies and tasks to be carried out along with the time duration ascertained for each task. A good plan acts as a guide and ensures timely execution and completion of the cleaning process.

3) Collecting resources

The cleaners arrange for all the necessary cleaning solutions, equipment, and protective gear before commencing the cleaning task. They also arrange for tools and containers to safely remove contaminated items.

4) Ventilating the property

Before the cleaning begins, the cleaners ventilate the entire property using blowers or other air filtration methods in order to get rid of strong odours and fumes.

5)Removal of contaminated items

All assets that are contaminated are safely removed from the property. Items that are beyond salvage are safely discarded.

6) Cleaning with the right resources

The entire property is washed and cleaned using right chemical solutions and tools. The cleaning is done repeatedly for a few times to ensure best results.

7) Deodorising and Sanitising the area

Once the area is well cleaned, the place is deodorised using safe chemicals. The area is also sanitised and restored to a risk-free environment.

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Health Hazards of Meth Labs

Methamphetamine or Meth is a man-made drug that significantly affects the central nervous system. Health hazards resulting from meth labs can be a thief in the night as meth is often concocted or “cooked” in secret locations to avoid the long arm of the law. More often than not, these labs operate in rural areas, posing a severe risk to surrounding environment, as well as humans.

An operating meth lab can be highly flammable capable of generating harmful fumes and residue. A shut-down laboratory is also a potential store-house of health hazards as the property may remain contaminated with hazardous residues. 

The health hazards of a meth lab depend on the amount and length of the chemical used. It also depends on the medium of infection/exposure of these chemicals. The severity of the health hazards varies proportionally with the proximity of the chemicals. The more closer the exposure to these harmful substances, the severe the infection. 

Those who are directly involved in the concocting of these chemicals are most vulnerable. The cooker’s family and persons in direct contact are also at high risk. Such individuals are prone to lung infections, chemical burns and also death. It also causes shortness of breath, chest pain, irritation, disorientation, giddiness and coughing. Less severe symptoms include nausea, fatigue and headache. These less severe symptoms are likely to be felt by new occupants of a non-active meth lab site. If the chemical is present in the form of solvents, the effects can affect the central nervous system. 

If the exposure to meth labs is prolonged over a longer period of time, it can lead to severe cases such as cancer, brain damage, liver infection and kidney infection. Children can get affected easily as their brains and vital organs are in the developmental stage whereas in the case of a pregnant woman, it can lead to miscarriage. 

Residues are adept in finding their way into every nook and cranny of the property - be it carpet, walls, furniture or even the surrounding air. It also poses a risk for neighbouring inhabitants. Therefore, it is imperative that the new occupants of former lab meth labs get the site promptly cleaned-up. 

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Cleaning a former Meth Lab

Meth labs are undoubtedly highly dangerous. Many of the meth labs that have been set up in the past leave behind many residues which can be highly dangerous to human health. 

So, first of all you need to find out whether your house, building or property was a meth lab previously. How do we find out? Here are some of the sicknesses that people living in a former meth lab suffer from:

• Shortness of breath 
• Liver or kidney damage 
• Dizziness or headache 
• Burns to eye, nose and mouth. 

Once any of the above signs are noticed in any person living in the property, a proper professional should be instantly hired to inspect the property.

After the necessary inspection is done and details are noted down, a report is generated. This report is very important for cleaners to know what the exact situation of the place is.

A certain procedure is followed to clean the affected property. To begin with, an on-site inspection of site is done, followed by checking the meth lab percentage before and after clean-up, contamination and removal and disposal, cleaning of plumbing systems, cleaning of HVAC’s, review of property and recovery report. 

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Dangers of Meth lab

The risk from a chemical injury depends entirely on the chemical quantity, concentration and the length of chemical exposure. Anyone spending time in a formal meth lab may be at a huge health risk.

Acute exposure:

A chemical exposure which occurs for only a short period of time may result in health effects known as acute exposure. Slight exposure to this contamination can cause shortness of breath, dizziness, burns to the skin, eyes, nose and mouth, lack of coordination, cough, chemical irritation, chest pain and death, in severe cases. Other symptoms caused from meth lab exposure are nausea, fatigue and lethargy. These symptoms have been found in people who have entered a meth lab after the raid has occurred but before the lab has properly been cleaned or ventilated. Anyone spending a short time in such labs experiences these symptoms.

Corrosive effects:

Inhalation or skin exposure may cause severe injury to health from corrosive substances present in a meth lab. Such symptoms are chest pain, shortness of breath, burns to the skin and cough.

Solvents:

Exposure to meth lab solvents can cause irritation to the skin, mucous membranes, respiratory tract and cause central nervous system effects. They also cause severe skin burns.

Chronic exposure:

Chronic exposure appears over an extended period of time (weeks, months or years). Symptoms of Chronic exposure health effects are cancer, damage to the brain, liver and kidney, birth defects and reproductive disorders like miscarriages.

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