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Certifications
Advanced Environmental Solutions is certified through The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC). The IICRC is a non-profit certifying body for the flooring inspection, floor covering and specialized fabric cleaning, and disaster restoration industry. Organized in 1972, the IICRC currently represents more than 3,500 Certified Firms and more than 33,000 Certified Technicians in 30 Countries. The IICRC, with participation from the entire industry, sets standards for inspection, cleaning, and disaster restoration.
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Our firm has met the requirements to be IICRC Firm Certified. To do this we must, among other things:
1. Present accurate information to customers and conduct business with honesty and integrity.
2. Have a technician on all jobs who has been formally trained and passed all required tests.
3. Have a continuing education program to keep our technicians up-to-date on the latest changes in the industry.
4. Maintain liability insurance to protect you in the event of an accident.
5. Maintain a written complaint policy and agree to Better Business Bureau or similar arbitration to resolve disputes, and accept the conclusions of arbitration.
In short, we must operate our business in a professional manner and perform our services to industry standards or risk losing our “Certified Firm” status.
AES has the training and experience to: identify moisture sources, evaluate mold growth (visible or suspected), to contain damage to the smallest area possible, to physically remove contamination, to dry materials to ensure that mold will not return, and to perform or recommend procedures for returning property to a pre-loss condition.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Water Damage Restoration Technician
(WRT) – IICRC
Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT) - IICRC
OSHA Cites New IICRC Mold Standard as Online Resource
June 21, 2004
The newly-developed S520: Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation is establishing the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification as a credible resource not only in the mold industry, but health and safety industries as well.
Recently, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has included the new mold standard on their list of Indoor Air Quality resources and mentions that the standard, “when properly applied, can assist remediators and others in determining criteria that trigger remediation activities or confirm remediation success.”
The IICRC mold standard was developed to address a number of industry concerns regarding mold remediation. Some of the topics covered in the standard include:
● Health effects from indoor mold contamination (building-related disorders, etc.)
● Properly addressing health and safety issues (PPE, respirators, etc.)
● Recognition of major mold problems.
● Training and experience requirements for professionals involved in mold remediation.
●Liability issues (documentation, contracts, communication, insurance etc.) involved in mold remediation.
● Proper use of engineering controls to eliminate or greatly reduce cross-contamination occurrences.
● Judging when contents can be cleaned and when they should be disposed.
● Use of proper techniques to clean and restore building components and contents.
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