Mold Remediation Standards

I was excited to be present when the latest edition of the IICRC S520 Mold Remediation Standards were introduced in Vancouver Washington on October 11th, 2008. Having had the privilege of contributing to the S100 Carpet Cleaning Standards, I had some small understanding of the work that was involved in compiling this vast amount of information from such a wide variety of brilliant and hard working experts in both the research and field work arenas.

The need to continue to update such standards was revealed to me just 45 minutes ago:

I was called by a representative of a restoration company who needed assistance with a job that did not pass final exit testing protocols. When I questioned the procedures that were followed, I found that the company violated very obvious rules as spelled out in the S520 Standards. The representative objected that they had been trained in mold remediation in 2004, but also confessed that they had not updated their training since.

This situation spoke to the need to keep ourselves updated in the fields in which we work, especially in such a high liability field such as mold and microbial remediation.

With guidance based on the current S520 Standards, the contractor is now confident that they will be able to correct the problems, and I don't doubt that the job will pass all needed clearances.

For the full story about the latest edition of the S520 Mold Remediation Standards, go to: http://www.iicrc.org/newsflash.shtml