[wynne jones]

A friend of mine did a pretty bad trauma clean a few months ago that landed in his lap. He said he got a lot of satisfaction out of the work and the money was brilliant. He's now convinced this is something he wants to do more seriously but has no internet access to do research, so I said I'd ask.

Firstly is there really a good market for it? I think I've had about 10 calls in as many years, but that don't mean much I suppose.

Assuming it's a goer what training is required and which is the best place. I had a look at old post and got a very mixed view.

Thanks in advance, he's considering work anywhere in the south outside of the home counties.

   

[*Hector*]

Martin 606 is the geezer for this I think Wynne..

It's what he does most of the time.   AND


LM too 

 

[wynne jones]

Martin 606 is the geezer for this I think Wynne..

It's what he does most of the time.   AND


LM too 

 

Just imagine all that body sludge in his washing machine filter. 

[Simon Gerrard]

Martin 606 is the geezer for this I think Wynne..

It's what he does most of the time.   AND


LM too  

 
 

Just imagine all that body sludge in his washing machine filter.  

Yeah, but he'll never be short of dog meat

[wynne jones]

Martin 606 is the geezer for this I think Wynne..

It's what he does most of the time.   AND


LM too 

 

Yes Hector, seriously he does seem to be an expert in that field and you have to be a certain type of person, I couldn't do it.

[wynne jones]

Martin 606 is the geezer for this I think Wynne..

It's what he does most of the time.   AND


LM too  

 
 

Just imagine all that body sludge in his washing machine filter.  

Yeah, but he'll never be short of dog meat

I think that's how Iceland make their Part food range. 

[*Hector*]

Not sure I would like to do that all the time either... 


On a posative note though...
I like the Iceland part food range 

[wynne jones]

Not sure I would like to do that all the time either... 


On a posative note though...
I like the Iceland part food range 

Saw a documentary on Co-Op funerals services last week. Looks like they would do anything to turn a profit so don't eat their pies either.

[Owen R]

Wynne, Two things to consider that are, in a way, linked.
Check the cost of insurance for doing this work. Secondly, get some training. You might find that no insurance company will cover you without the training and you might find that the cost of training and insurance is very high.

[wynne jones]

Hi Owen

Thanks for that, it's not something I'd dream of doing but a carpet cleaning friend of mine is keen.

He did one a while ago on behalf of a solicitors and they just couldn't find anyone to do it. It was a rip out seal boards job. He had PPE but no formal training. When left he said the smell was sweet.

I told him to get training but first find out for sure there's a market for it.

[Ian Caddy]

Hi, I carry out Trauma cleaning, yes you need to have the relivent training and insurance, which can be a bit to set up.
I would say work wise there is plenty out there and good money to be earnt but it all depends on how many companies in his area carry out this work as I have found that Funeral Directors and Solicitors 9 times out of 10 stick with the company they use already. To give you an idea, last year I decided to push this service a bit, contacted Funeral Directors and Solicitors etc and had NO work from it to date. Local authorities would be his best bet, councils and Police, he might get work through them. In regards to training there is no one in particular, they are all good, look it up for him and can cost anywhere from £250 to £400. Hope this helps

[wynne jones]

Well sounds very good advice Ian thank you.

[Paul Moss]

There are acouple of companies out there doing trauma scene training now, its quite new.
I have done a few of these jobs over the years and as long as you have some traoning in advanced hygiene,pathogens and chemicals and use common sense with the correct ppe, then they are good earners. The only costly expence is the disposal of everything after the job, but if you contact your local eho or hospital then they can point you in the right direction.

[John Kelly]

Not enough work in this field for a standalone business unless you want to do empty property cleans all the time. Handy as an add on and insurance isn't that much above normal.

[wynne jones]

Thanks for the info guys.