What Safety Issues Do Flood Emergencies Cause and How Do Professionals Control Them?

2/13/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of East San Antonio is here to provide you with a rapid response. Contact us right away if you experience any storm damage.

Trust the SERVPRO to Evaluate Carefully for Safety Concerns and Put Proper Controls in Place During Flood Damage Cleanup.

What Kinds of Safety Issues Can Summer and Fall Seasonal Storms Create?

The storms contributing to the flood damage homes experience create a long list of significant safety issues that must be discovered, documented, and controlled during the overall restoration project. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the safety concerns we anticipate could be present in your home post-flood damage:

• Water on Surfaces Issues

Slip, trip, and fall

Electric shock or electrocution risks

• Structural Wind and Water Issues

Damage to roofs, windows, siding, and more

Migration from exterior damage, causing caches of water to collect in building cavities, threatening the collapse of structures and injury to occupants and workers

• Overland Flooding and Seepage Issues

Water contaminated with a broad range of dirt, chemicals, and infectious agents, creating a risk of illness or worse to occupants and workers. Contaminants can include:

Industrial yard, roadway, and landscaping chemicals, including pesticides

Dirt, oils, gravel, mud, muck, and organic materials, including dead animals and insects

Sewage from overwhelmed curbside drainage systems or a backup of your own waste line

• Biohazard Exposure

Previously contained materials such as asbestos and lead and newly discovered mold damage all have significant health effects attached if the substances are breathed in, absorbed through skin contact, or ingested

If your home is damaged by a storm, you can depend on us to take care of any damages. Contact us at any hour to report damage and receive a rapid response.