St Joseph Hospital: Corporate Attorney

Corporate Attorney

While most states do not have laws regulating the operation of crime-scene cleanup businesses, OSHA maintains strict laws governing how all businesses and employees handle blood-borne pathogens, respiratory risks and working in confined spaces -- all of which will be experienced by trauma-scene cleanup practitioners. OSHA laws were not written specifically for the crime-scene cleanup industry, nor do they apply to the many sole proprietors who comprise the majority of business owners in this field. However, Tillman states that learning OSHA's on-the-job safety methods when handling bio-hazard waste and working in hazardous areas is strongly advised because it reduces the risk of accidents, potential lawsuits and can lower a businesses' insurance costs. Entrepreneurs are advised to receive OSHA training from an OSHA-authorized trainer who has received 300 hours or more of schooling at one of the 26 OSHA education centers in the world.While most states do not have laws regulating the operation of crime-scene cleanup businesses, OSHA maintains strict laws governing how all businesses and employees handle blood-borne pathogens, respiratory risks and working in confined spaces -- all of which will be experienced by trauma-scene cleanup practitioners. OSHA laws were not written specifically for the crime-scene cleanup industry, nor do they apply to the many sole proprietors who comprise the majority of business owners in this field. However, Tillman states that learning OSHA's on-the-job safety methods when handling bio-hazard waste and working in hazardous areas is strongly advised because it reduces the risk of accidents, potential lawsuits and can lower a businesses' insurance costs. Entrepreneurs are advised to receive OSHA training from an OSHA-authorized trainer who has received 300 hours or more of schooling at one of the 26 OSHA education centers in the world.