blood?

[jdmser]

At what point would you feel it necessary to notify the authorities before cleaning up blood? I've got a pretty strong stomach and thought that bio clean-up would be a good service to market seeing how you could charge a premium for it. I just would not want to open myself up to any legal issues to do so.

[doctordon]

My niece's husband does crime scene clean-ups as a full time job in Jacksonville. He is called by either the insurance company, law enforcement agencies, or relatives of the victim. And he charges a hefty fee. Once you get over the initial shock, it's like any other clean-up.

[Bob]

I think, in some or most states, you might have to have some type of certification too.

[jdmser]

So, if a customer comes to you with a large puddle of blood in the car would you turn them away, inform them that you have to contact the police before you clean it, or just charge them a lot and take care of it?

[doctordon]

The blood stain could be animal blood or human blood. It doesn't necessarily mean a crime was commited. Maybe someone cut themselve and was rushed to the hospital in the car and blood got on the carpet or seats. Maybe a pet got hit by a car and was taken the animal hospital. Too many circumstances to draw conclusions.

If your conscience bothers you, take a photo of the blood. If later the police ask you if you cleaned blood from a particular car you can show them the photo.

[Jose]

I wouldn't even touch it. You never know where that blood comes from, specially if it's from somebody who has a decease.

[Dave]

That sounds like a good idea anyway, offering a niche service which may lead to a contract with whomever. Im not sure if I would be able to handle more than blood though.

If some random person came in with a blood soaked car I would ask questions for sure, and maybe check with the police before doing any work. This might also lead to trouble though........

This thread reminds me of the Mythbusters episode with the dead pig in a car for 2 months.

[detaildoc]

Hell no! I would seriously turn it down on the grounds of health and safety. You don't even have to ask too many questions about how it got there (although it might be a good idea to ask at least once and see what story you get). Oh, and take down the person's name and license plate # just in case it comes back to you if there was a crime committed. You don't want your DNA found in the scene of a crime.

[Bob]

I'd turn it down. I wouldn't call the police or anything but I don't have the equipment or knowledge to deal with something like that as far as disposal and handling goes.