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Biohazard cleanup in West Virginia

Crime scene, unattended death, suicide, blood and drug residue cleanup for homes, businesses and public agencies in West Virginia. Below are the state rules that affect cleanup, with sources.

Working in West Virginia

New Dawn serves West Virginia as part of an eleven-state area and schedules jobs from Tennessee. We do not have an office in every state. Call and we will tell you plainly how soon we can reach your location.

Every job follows the same steps: a call, a look at the site once police or the medical examiner have released it, a written scope and price, the cleanup, and a written summary.

What this means for New Dawn in West Virginia

West Virginia allows only state-licensed remediation contractors to clean up clandestine drug lab properties. We do not take that work; we will point you to the state's program.

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West Virginia rules that affect cleanup

Checked 2026-11-05. Rules change, so confirm with the agency before relying on them.

Licensing for cleanup companies

We did not find a West Virginia law that licenses or registers crime scene or trauma cleanup companies as such. Ask any company you consider what permits it holds for hauling and disposing of waste.

Drug lab and meth-contaminated properties

Under the Clandestine Drug Laboratory Remediation Act (W. Va. Code 60A-11) and rule 64CSR92, only state-licensed remediation contractors and technicians may do this work. After police notice, the owner must keep a residential property vacant and have it remediated to 1.0 microgram per 100 square cm. The contractor files plans and reports, and the state certifies completion.

Source: WV OEHS - Clandestine Drug Lab Remediation; W. Va. Code 60A-11-5 (owner duties, certification); W. Va. Code R. 64-92-3, License Required; W. Va. Code R. 64-92-8, Decontamination Levels

Medical and biohazard waste

The Infectious Medical Waste Rule (64CSR56), run by the Office of Environmental Health Services' Infectious Medical Waste Program, covers packaging, storage, spills, transport, treatment and manifests. Transporting this waste for others requires a state permit, with the vehicles listed on it and a fee per vehicle, and waste may go only to a permitted facility. Transport vehicles must carry a spill kit.

Source: WV OEHS - Infectious Medical Waste Program; W. Va. Code R. 64-56-9 (Infectious medical waste: transportation); W. Va. Code R. 64-56-7, Management of Spills of Infectious Medical Waste

Who investigates a death

West Virginia has a statewide medical examiner system. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Charleston investigates deaths in all 55 counties. Violent, suicide, sudden, unattended, suspicious or unnatural deaths must be reported right away to the chief medical examiner, the county medical examiner or the county coroner (W. Va. Code 61-12-8).

Source: WV Office of the Chief Medical Examiner; W. Va. Code 61-12-8

Workplace safety rules

West Virginia does not have an OSHA-approved State Plan. Federal OSHA covers most private employers in the state. State and local government workers are not covered by federal OSHA. The federal Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) applies to private cleanup employers.

Source: OSHA - State Plans

Repairs and contractor licensing

The West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board licenses contractors. Under W. Va. Code 30-42-3, a license is needed when a job costs $5,000 or more for residential work or $25,000 or more for commercial work. The Division of Labor page still says building permits cannot go to unlicensed contractors on jobs of $2,500 or more, so check current rules.

Source: W. Va. Code 30-42-3 (definitions); WV Division of Labor - Contractor Information

Agencies you may deal with

This page is general information, not legal, medical or insurance advice. Rules change; check current requirements with the agency named.

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Sources

  1. WV OEHS - Clandestine Drug Lab Remediation
  2. W. Va. Code 60A-11-5 (owner duties, certification)
  3. W. Va. Code R. 64-92-3, License Required
  4. W. Va. Code R. 64-92-8, Decontamination Levels
  5. WV OEHS - Infectious Medical Waste Program
  6. W. Va. Code R. 64-56-9 (Infectious medical waste: transportation)
  7. W. Va. Code R. 64-56-7, Management of Spills of Infectious Medical Waste
  8. WV Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
  9. W. Va. Code 61-12-8
  10. OSHA - State Plans
  11. W. Va. Code 30-42-3 (definitions)
  12. WV Division of Labor - Contractor Information
  13. West Virginia Crime Victims Compensation Fund (Legislative Claims Commission)

You do not have to work this out alone.

Call, and we will explain what we see, what is involved and what happens next.

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