To legitimize the industry, ABRA is pushing for national legislation which would mandate that only properly trained and licensed companies can clean up crime scenes and other hazardous waste sites. California passed such a law in 1998. Washington state doesn't require certified companies to clean up death sites. Health department certification is only required for drug lab cleanups. Employees need blood-borne pathogen training before cleaning up a death at work, but they don't necessarily get it.
Individuals can legally clean up after dead family members or friends.
There are fewer than 10 bio-recovery companies in Washington, according to Borst. Bio Clean is well known by police officers throughout the state. However, those detectives refuse to talk with The Stranger about Bio Clean. We're talking about body pieces, and blood, and the whole bit. It's really a personal issue.