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Death's Janitors Here I tell the big similarities and differences between janitors and crime scene cleanup technicians. In doing so, I hope to reveal the socially necessary, ernest nature of janitors in general. I also hope to show the special nature of crime scene cleanup technicians, whom I call "death's janitors." Janitor around 1567 in “a Scots text” came into usage telling about a “doorkeeper.” Readers will soon guess that Heaven’s gate keeper, Saint Peter holds the title as “the Janitor of heaven." There are differences. Custodians were known to keep boilers running in hotel and large home basements. Custodians also performed maintenance chores throughout these buildings. Locks, lights, some plumbing, and other such choirs were among their activities, as well as serving as a "door man." Overtime the terms janitor and custodian became interchangeable in some circles. Generally, though, janitors have not performed building maintenance. For our purposes here, we understand that janitor applies to those workers involved in cleaning building rooms and fixtures. Janitorial Businesses
Crime Scene Cleanup Technicians
Janitors often work by the hour. Janitors usually receive poor pay, unless they own their own business. Janitorial work has many competitors. Janitorial services pay poorly, overall. Crime scene cleanup work pays by the hour. Crime Scene Cleanup technicians often receive poor pay unless they own their own business. Crime scene cleanup requires dirt, filthy, stinky, biohazardous labor. Add these conditions to their on-call, 24/7 life-style, and we see crime scene cleanup technicians receive very poor pay, indeed. Crime scene cleanup has many competitors. Crime scene cleanup pays very well, overall, for owners Both janitorial companies and crime scene cleanup companies may operate in ourthe private sector. They may also have crony relationships with government employees. Cronyism allows both types of compaies a free pass away from competition. Both types of companies must pay government employees for the privilege of receiving government employees leads to customers. Tax payers are kept in the dark about this type of cronyism, althing it is very common in the United States. Russia and Mexico also have many types of cronyism like we find in crime scene cleanup companies. Biohazard cleanup make the big differenceBiohazard cleanup makes the big difference between janitors and crime scene cleanup technicians. Granted, janitors clean restrooms sometimes heavily soiled by human feces. Human feces contains thousands of viruses and millions of micro-organisms unfriendly to some of us, but these “germs” do not qualify as biohazards in the context of OSHA’s blood borne pathogen legislation. However, because of their exposure to feces, feminime napkins, and many human soiled objects, janitors do come into contact with infectious materials. Like janitors, crime scene cleanup technicians clean hard surfaces and restrooms. Like janitors, toilets, restroom floors, restroom walls and mirrors all receive attention from crime scene cleanup technicians.
Like janitors, crime scene cleanup technicans clean windows, walls and floors in general.
Unlike janitors, crime scene cleanup technicians remove blood soaked carpet, blood soaked carpet padding, and other blood soaked fabrics.
Unlike janitors, crime scene cleanup technicians dissect blood soiled mattresses, couches, love seats, arm chairs, and other furnishings covered by fabric.
Socially Necessary Labor
Socially Unnecessary Labor
WORKING CONDITIONS FRUSTRATION --It's easy to see the very recognizable frustration in both janitorial and crime scene cleanup. Janitoral work has little to offer in a sense of closure. Sometimes, a janitor completes cleaning just to have someone come along and soil their work. Sometimes, crime scene cleanup technicians nearly completer their work when pre-existing soiling appears. In both occupations, frustration occurs. Sometimes janitors place fresh wax on a floors. Then someone comes along and waks on its wet surface. Sometimes crime scene cleanup technicians find great quantities of soiling from their client's life-style. Janitors must redo their floor. Crime scene cleanup technicians must clean every spect, least they be accused of leaving blood. Adding to cleaning tasks interferes with our ability to complete our tasks. We can see how this to frustration. Tools and Equipment Janitors often have a "janitor's closet." In their closet they keep mops, buckets, pushbrooms, scrubber/buffer, a carpet vacuum, and a wet/dry vacuum. Crime scene cleanup technicians may use some of these same tools, but rarely use mops. Their tools include extension polls, grout scrub brushes, microfiber towels, window squezees, bloody Maries (carpet cutters), and strong disinfectants.
things which can be measured by presence or absence re: dust, unacceptable odors, dull or marked surface gloss, and trash or litter.
For our purposes here, we understand that janitor applies to those workers involved in cleaning building rooms and fixtures. Carpet vacuuming, carpet cleaning, hard surface cleaning and maintenance, restroom cleaning and other tasks apply to janitorial services. Biohazard
cleanup makes the big difference between janitors and crime scene
cleanup technicians. Granted, janitors clean restrooms sometimes
heavily soiled by human feces. Human feces contains thousand of viruses
and millions of micro-organisms unfriendly to some of us, but these
“germs” do not qualify as biohazards in the context of OSHA’s blood
borne pathogen legislation.
Like
janitors, crime scene cleanup technicians clean hard surfaces and
restrooms. Toilet seats, toilets, restroom floors, restroom walls and
mirrors all receive attention from janitors and crime scene cleanup
technicians.
Like janitors crime scene cleanup technicians clean windows, walls and floors in general. Unlike
janitors, crime scene cleanup technicians remove blood soaked carpet,
blood soaked carpet padding, and other blood soaked fabrics.
Unlike janitors, crime scene cleanup technicians dissect mattresses, couches, love seats, arm chairs, and other furnishings covered by fabric. Socially Necessary Labor
Socially Unnecessary Labor
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