While the IICRC S500 is considered the standard and may be considered the Bible for remediation companies, there are additional effective work practices.
This month’s update could cover only a fraction of the committee’s ongoing activity. Within, there are updates on mold, lead paint, radon and legionella.
Applications are now being accepted for volunteers to serve on consensus bodies for the following Standards and Reference Guides included in the revision and development process:
Wonder Makers Environmental is an approved training provider through the State of New York to offer this mold remediation licensing course. This new requirement for most contractors went into effect on Jan. 1 of this year.
I get looks from people when I tell them that because, let’s face it, the image of Detroit isn’t a friendly one in the eyes of most people, and news headlines don't help.
Ever since Dr. Michael Berry published his guide for the cleaning and restoration industry entitled: Protecting the Built Environment: Cleaning for Health (Tricomm 21st Press,” 1993), I have seen a shift in the way professional cleaners and restorers manage pollutants in the built environment.
Just as the R&R industry has seen the mysterious return of sodium hypochlorite (bleach) to the mold remediation process where false positive aesthetic stain removal is favored over industry standard source removal, the same can be said about the incorrect practice of “killing mold.”