The Problem:On October 29, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the mid-Atlantic Eastern seaboard. Although wind damage was extensive, storm surge and associated flooding created hundreds of thousands of water-damaged structures from Delaware to Connecticut, with severe impact in New York and New Jersey.

The Mold Remediation Symposium, a special one-day event coming to Secaucus, NJ on Tuesday, April 9, is designed to instruct professionals on the latest in the cleaning, restoration and remediation of mold in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

As floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy receded, homeowners, businesses and municipalities returned to their flood-damaged structures and quickly realized that the problem of water damage was compounded by chemical and microbial contamination.

The International Cleaning and Restoration Association (ICRA) has created a consumer website – www.aboutrestoration.com - to help property owners recover from flood waters as a result of Hurricane Sandy and to help understand the restoration process.

A Legend Brands social media and e-mail campaign from November 1-7 raised $1,500 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund to support Hurricane Sandy victims.

According to the Canadian Underwriter, Fraudulent home improvement offers following Superstorm Sandy last fall have made the top 10 list of scams in 2012.

Restoration & Remediationand ICS Cleaning Specialist are holding a Mold Remediation Symposium on Tuesday, April 9 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. in response to Superstorm Sandy, where the principals, processes and products of mold remediation will be presented in a hands-on fashion.

OSHA has released a fact sheet to help workers stay safe during the cleanup and recovery of Hurricane Sandy.

The disaster fund likely will run out of money by early spring because of costs from Superstorm Sandy, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said on Tuesday, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune.

Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), who represents Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan – two communities hard it by Hurricane Sandy, is urging the EPA and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make sure people assisting with the Hurricane Sandy cleanup stay safe, according to ISHN, a fellow BNP Media publication.