Trauma cleaning is a niche but essential service in the after-death industry. Cleaners are called upon to remove detritus such as blood, dried up skin and other waste material produced from bodies found after a few days, or sometimes weeks or months, upon death.
Mr Rahman Razali - who has done odd jobs all his life - was formerly an airport screener, a salesman and a telemarketer. The 40-year-old never expected to do trauma cleaning when he started his own hygiene company, DDQ, five years ago, and came into the role by chance. His trauma cleanup crew consists of his wife, his eldest daughter and even his childhood best friend.
In this feature for the The Straits Times, I delved into the world of trauma cleaning seeking to find out the meaning of life for those facing death in their daily work.
