User:BioJerry/ABT

Advanced Bio Treatment (ABT) is a biohazard response and restoration company operating in sixteen states along the eastern coast of the United States. The company employs a number of cleanup teams specializing in crime scene cleanup. Day to day business operations are overseen by its founder and president from the company’s base of operations in Destin, Florida.

History
The company was founded in 2003 by Jerry Turner, a former police officer and insurance agent, whose experience working with trauma survivors and crime victims inspired him to open a business specializing in the restoration of crime scenes and unattended death scenes. The business opened with an office in Atlanta, Georgia serving primarily the Atlanta metropolitan area. The business has expanded to serve multiple states from New York south to Florida. There are currently sixteen local teams which are responsible for handling emergencies within their prescribed area.

Types of Cleanup
Advanced Bio Treatment’s primary scope of work is responding to situations in which the presence of bio hazards such as blood or infectious disease requires specific training and experience. These situations frequently include crime scene cleanup following a burglary, battery, or homicide, unattended death scenes and suicide, infectious disease contaminations from Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and others, as well as trauma scenes.

Training and Certification
Handling bio-hazardous material is dangerous and presents a potential danger to the community and the environment. Company technicians are required to attend regular periodic training including certification in OSHA standards and applicable EPA and state Department of Health guidelines. The company maintains certification by IICRC a certifying body for the cleaning trade.