Hi ya mate
welcome 2 the world of xtreme cleaning, we've been carrying this out for 17 years now and it's not sommit 2 take lightly for ur self or ur staff.
their's also a hugh health and safety issue, first and foremost if carried out sensibly it's worth doing, i would certainly suggest that u cover ur self and staff by having them trained, basic training can b carried out via Bicsc for the sum of about £400 i believe upto 4 cleaners, this will certificate u for Control of body fluid contamination and sharps very basic but a step in the right direction, other than that contact the flood school who r covering this to i believe a higher degree and price of course
First step get ur cleaners jabs sorted talk 2 ur local GP
Secondly sharps can not go into a bag of any discreption they must b contained in a sharp box and must never b disposed at a waste disposal site they have to b disposed of for incineration
if u want to pm me i will give u a full run down of health and safety covering
clothing
equipment
disposing
legal issues
clearing and cleaning methods
chemicals etc
we carry this work out for environmental, public health, housing ass, council etc
we also do drug awareness/health and safety speeches for housing officers etc concerning this type of work, would b quite happy to come and talk to ur self and ur staff for the tidy sum of £800
Thanks
Richie