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Articles by Gordy Powell

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Service Dogs for a Service-Dominant Industry

Gordy Powell
April 1, 2022
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One of the most challenging hurdles in the crime, trauma and death scene cleaning industry is helping a client navigate a life-changing, traumatic event. The other challenge is marketing such a sensitive service without being offensive, appearing non-sensitive or overbearing. For almost four decades, Gordy Powell has tried to reinvent how to market this industry in a tasteful, yet practical and successful way. Here, he shares a new approach.


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Georgia Governor Signs New Law Regulating the Crime and Trauma Cleanup Industry

Gordy Powell
October 1, 2020
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It took five years and three bill designations, but history has finally been made in Georgia with the passage of Georgia Act 566. The first bill (HB 149) died in committee, the second (SB 153) was vetoed on the last day, but HB 417 survived. 


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C-diff cleanup

Myths and Facts Behind C. Diff and How to Clean It

Gordy Powell
November 6, 2019
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Clostridioides difficile (also known as C. diff) is a bacterium that causes diarrhea and colitis (an inflammation of the colon).


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Key Steps to Effective Vehicle Trauma Scene Cleaning

Key Steps to Effective Vehicle Trauma Scene Cleaning

For Sale: Classic Corvette “Slight odor”
Gordy Powell
March 19, 2018
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Gone are the days of the classic car find for a great deal. I remember the urban legends back in high school where you would hear that some lucky soul got a 1963 classic corvette that someone died in.


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Buyer Beware

Gordy Powell
September 2, 2009
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In the bio-recovery industry, these words have never rung more true. There is a natural intrigue that makes you wonder and want to know what happens behind the distinctive yellow tape that separates you from the crime scene.
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ABRA Annual Conference

Gordy Powell
August 18, 2009
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This year the annual ABRA Conference will be held at the Disney Resorts Royal Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 21-23. Conference Director Teresa Borst of Bio Clean, Inc., has had her committee putting together a list of guest speakers that addresses all facets of the bio-recovery industry.
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Does Your Contingency Plan Include Blood Cleanup?

Gordy Powell
May 5, 2009
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A contingency plan is a plan devised for a specific situation when things could go wrong. Contingency plans are often devised by governments or businesses that want to be prepared for anything that could go wrong.
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Are Credentials That Important?

Gordy Powell
March 9, 2009
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Working in the field of bio-recovery and trauma-scene restoration, is it that imperative to be able to substantiate and show you are educated in your skilled trade? Yes it is, as it would be in any trade. 
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