Welcome to the AMDECON crime scene cleanup blog, where we share professional insights on training, safety practices, industry standards, and real-world considerations related to biohazard, trauma, hoarding, and drug lab remediation.
These articles are written to help job seekers, business owners, and established companies better understand how professional cleanup work is performed, what proper training involves, and how safety, compliance, and ethics factor into real cleanup operations.
Whether you are exploring a career path, researching certification options, or looking to better understand the industry, this blog provides educational resources based on decades of field and training experience.
Latest Articles
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Animal Hoarding as a Risk to Public Health
Some people love and care for animals so much that they lose all perspective and actually start doing more harm than good.
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Article about PTSD and CISS by Nina K. Carroll, M. Sci
What we used to call shell-shock Is now recognized as PTSD and CISS. Just what do those acronyms mean?
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Awareness for Apartment Managers
Some tips for apartment managers when they are dealing with a suicide, homicide or unattended death on their property.
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Chemicals and Levels of Clean
How clean is clean? There’s a big difference between the words clean, disinfected, and sterilized. Let’s see what the CDC has to say about it.
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Clean Tech and Dirty Tech Concept
No, we aren’t speaking about personal hygiene here. It’s a workflow concept.
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Crime Scene Cleanup Employment
Do you want to become a crime scene cleaner? Have you ever wondered how to do that? Let’s explore the options available for those who are considering this.
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Crime Scene Cleanup Training Myths
Let’s explore some of the most common myths and misconceptions about the crime scene cleanup industry.
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How great is the need for crime scene cleaning services?
Have you ever asked yourself, “Just how big is the need for crime scene cleaning?” The truth may shock you.
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Is tear gas a riot control agent?
Many professional crime scene cleaners don’t know that what they call tear gas is actually a riot control agent.
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Mass Disaster Issues In the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
What was once and still is, a beautiful name for a person has now become synonymous with horror and grief.
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Spotless, an online TV show
TV shows and movies about crime scene cleaners are fun and funny, but they are very far from the truth of how things are really done.
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The Body Farm internship article by Nina K. Carroll M.Sc.
Rotting, decaying bodies left outside and in cars was once unthinkable, but now has become a common practice.
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Why you should take the AMDECON online crime scene cleanup course.
Why the AMDECON course is your best avenue to getting into the crime scene cleaner business.