Flood damage cleanup process is the effort to restore normalcy in the flood affected area and this kind of effort aims to provide basic needs of the flood victims like providing food, clothes, medicines, and temporary shelters if possible. In this primary range of requirements the precaution for health and proper sanitation goes beyond the planning of primary flood damage cleanup program that includes sewage damage cleanup program in post-flood period.
Out of the whole program of flood damage cleanup process, sanitation problem poses the biggest threat to health in after flood period. In fact the severity of the threat depends on the substance of the sewage and the degree of the infiltration in the living environment caused by the sewage materials, porosity of contaminated material, quantity of sewage, and the time period the sewage materials remain in contact with building materials. That is the reason sewage damage cleanup program needs to be planned scientifically and with all possible preventions.
Sewage damage cleanup is the vital part of flood damage cleanup process and the whole process is divided in to two major parts, chemical disinfection and physical cleaning of the system.
Physical cleanup process comes first because it involves the cleanup of the area which was contaminated by sewage water and materials. The intensity of the physical cleaning process includes some evaluation of the situations like, estimated contaminated area, intensity of damage, duration for the contamination and type of the materials contaminated by the intrusion of flood water. The number of ventilation outlet is also a prime factor for primary cleanup process and without a sanguine idea about these factors; it is tough to run the sewage damage cleanup process in its proper direction by anticipation and individual effort.
The process of sewage damage cleanup includes removal of flood water, debris out of the flood, cleanup of the sewage waste products. Removal of the garbage like materials will clean the processed place or the contaminated system physically.
Chemical disinfectants are used to keep a contaminated place germ and infection free. The germicide formula of chemical disinfectant destroys bacteria, molds, and infection initiating viruses. Unless these two phases are executed, the real motive to restore normalcy by sewage damage cleanup program remains unfulfilled.
Before starting on any kind of sewage damage cleanup process, it is better to take proper precaution by wearing a water proof dress and hand gloves to avoid further chance on infection.
There is a myth that when the flood water comes from ocean or from river, is free from the microorganisms and bacteria, thus causes less danger to health. On contrary, wherever there is stagnant water and it is contaminated with sewage water must be positive to bacteria, pathogens, viruses, microorganisms, germs and microbes. When these microorganisms are trapped inside carpet, mattress and other places inside room, it creates odor as well spreads serious infection.
It is better to provide this hazardous task to some trade expert to execute the whole process of sewage damage cleanup process to run.
