This document provides an overview of the history and participants in mold issues, the biology of mold growth, safety procedures for mold remediation, and assessment and remediation processes. It discusses the evolution of mold guidelines from 1993 to present, outlines the NYC and EPA guidelines for small, medium, and large remediation projects, and describes the IICRC standard for professional mold remediation. The key points are that mold awareness and litigation have increased significantly since 1993, safety is the top priority, and guidelines continue to develop as understanding of mold issues evolves.
Product Presentation Manual
Dean Nedvecki
Owner and CEO - Windrift NrG [Natural resources Group]
Windrift@EcoQuestintl.com
"Clean - Air : Power : Water for your Healthy Home & Business”
Visit my store at: http://www.ecoquestintl.com/windrift
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Product Presentation Manual
Dean Nedvecki
Owner and CEO - Windrift NrG [Natural resources Group]
Windrift@EcoQuestintl.com
"Clean - Air : Power : Water for your Healthy Home & Business”
Visit my store at: http://www.ecoquestintl.com/windrift
Air Purification Systems - Magneto.in offers Air Purifier for Car, Room, Commercial air purifier which can make your environments safer, greener and cost efficient.
Particles smaller than one micron are most important to eliminate because they make up 99% of the number of particles in your air and can be breathed deep into the lungs and AEROCIDE can do that
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – July 1998
Self Cleaning Catalyst: Mineralization of E. Coli to Water Vapor and CO2
State of Wisconsin Hygiene Laboratory – August 2002
Performance of AiroCide® in Controlling Bacterial Spores (Anthrax-like spores)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) – November 2002
Verification of Technology and Class II Medical Device Listing
Texas Tech University – June 2003
AiroCide® Destroys Mycotoxins from Mold Spores
Texas A&M University – June 2004
Peer Reviewed and Published Paper on AiroCide® Performance in a
Hospital Operating Room
Air Quality Sciences, Inc. – 2005 to date
Independent Air Quality Testing Lab, conducting multiple efficacy tests on
AiroCide® and RevolutionAir prototypes
Should You Have Your Air Ducts In Your House Cleaned? Via Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Some research suggests that cleaning heating and cooling system components (e.g., cooling coils, fans and heat
exchangers) may improve the efficiency of your system, resulting in a longer operating life, as well as some energy and maintenance cost savings. However, little evidence exists that cleaning only the ducts will improve the efficiency of the system.
Mold Remediation and Mold Remediation Protocol - Indoor Air Quality Solution...John P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
IAQ Solutions primary response to fungal contamination in buildings is the prompt Remediation of contaminated material and infrastructure repair while preventing further damage to the structure, personal belongings, and occupants.
In accordance with the ANSI Approved IICRC S-520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Indoor Air Quality Solutions, IAQS
www.FloridaIAQ.com
DwellSmart - Improving Indoor Air QualityDwellSmart
Learn about measures and methods to improve indoor air quality. This presentation covers LEED points available for IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) and key steps to avoid and mitigate environmental toxins.
Blue Pure Air Purifier has a 360-degree air intake, Cleans your air fully 5 times an hour, 1 button activation, Largest filter area of any mobile purifier!
https://hicare.in/blue-pure.html
Environmental Protection Agency Mold Web Course for Environmental Health Prof...Dry Wizard Restoration
Chapter 1 ‐ Introduction to Mold
• Lesson 1 ‐ What Molds Are
• Lesson 2 ‐ What Mold Needs to Grow
• Lesson 3 ‐ Health Effects That May Be Caused by Inhaling Mold or Mold Spores
• Lesson 4 ‐ Mycotoxins and Health Effects
• Lesson 5 ‐ The Color of Mold
• Lesson 6 ‐ Moldy Smell
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 2 ‐ Where and Why Mold Grows
• Lesson 1 ‐ Introduction to Mold Growth
• Lesson 2 ‐ Moisture Problems
• Lesson 3 – Humidity
• Lesson 4 ‐ Ventilation Humidity Problems
• Lesson 5 ‐ Structural Integrity and Mold Growth
• Lesson 6 ‐ Crawl Spaces
• Lesson 7 – Floods
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 3 ‐ Finding Mold and Moisture
• Lesson 1 ‐ Where to Look for Mold Contamination ‐ Building Investigation
• Lesson 2 ‐ Equipment for Identifying Mold
• Lesson 3 ‐ Mold Sampling Considered
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 4 ‐ General Remediation Issues
• Lesson 1 ‐ Dry Quickly
• Lesson 2 ‐ Assess Mold Problem
• Lesson 3 ‐ Remediation Plan
• Lesson 4 ‐ Mold Remediation Procedures
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 5 ‐ Large Areas and Other Special Concerns
• Lesson 1 ‐ Remediating Large Areas of Mold Contamination
• Lesson 2 ‐ Mold Remediation in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
• Lesson 3 ‐ Confined Spaces
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 6 ‐ Containment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Lesson 1 ‐ Overview of Containment
• Lesson 2 ‐ Limited Containment
• Lesson 3 ‐ Full Containment
• Lesson 4 ‐ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 7 ‐ Evaluating the Remediation
• Lesson 1 ‐ Completing Mold Remediation ‐ Fix the water problem and clean up the mold
• Lesson 2 ‐ Considering Bioaerosol Sampling
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 8 ‐ Communicating with the Building Occupants
• Lesson 1 ‐ Communicate When You Remediate
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 9 ‐ Prevention
• Lesson 1 ‐ Mold Prevention
• Knowledge Test
Particles smaller than one micron are most important to eliminate because they make up 99% of the number of particles in your air and can be breathed deep into the lungs and AEROCIDE can do that
National Renewable Energy Laboratory – July 1998
Self Cleaning Catalyst: Mineralization of E. Coli to Water Vapor and CO2
State of Wisconsin Hygiene Laboratory – August 2002
Performance of AiroCide® in Controlling Bacterial Spores (Anthrax-like spores)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA) – November 2002
Verification of Technology and Class II Medical Device Listing
Texas Tech University – June 2003
AiroCide® Destroys Mycotoxins from Mold Spores
Texas A&M University – June 2004
Peer Reviewed and Published Paper on AiroCide® Performance in a
Hospital Operating Room
Air Quality Sciences, Inc. – 2005 to date
Independent Air Quality Testing Lab, conducting multiple efficacy tests on
AiroCide® and RevolutionAir prototypes
Should You Have Your Air Ducts In Your House Cleaned? Via Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Some research suggests that cleaning heating and cooling system components (e.g., cooling coils, fans and heat
exchangers) may improve the efficiency of your system, resulting in a longer operating life, as well as some energy and maintenance cost savings. However, little evidence exists that cleaning only the ducts will improve the efficiency of the system.
Mold Remediation and Mold Remediation Protocol - Indoor Air Quality Solution...John P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
IAQ Solutions primary response to fungal contamination in buildings is the prompt Remediation of contaminated material and infrastructure repair while preventing further damage to the structure, personal belongings, and occupants.
In accordance with the ANSI Approved IICRC S-520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Indoor Air Quality Solutions, IAQS
www.FloridaIAQ.com
DwellSmart - Improving Indoor Air QualityDwellSmart
Learn about measures and methods to improve indoor air quality. This presentation covers LEED points available for IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality) and key steps to avoid and mitigate environmental toxins.
Blue Pure Air Purifier has a 360-degree air intake, Cleans your air fully 5 times an hour, 1 button activation, Largest filter area of any mobile purifier!
https://hicare.in/blue-pure.html
Environmental Protection Agency Mold Web Course for Environmental Health Prof...Dry Wizard Restoration
Chapter 1 ‐ Introduction to Mold
• Lesson 1 ‐ What Molds Are
• Lesson 2 ‐ What Mold Needs to Grow
• Lesson 3 ‐ Health Effects That May Be Caused by Inhaling Mold or Mold Spores
• Lesson 4 ‐ Mycotoxins and Health Effects
• Lesson 5 ‐ The Color of Mold
• Lesson 6 ‐ Moldy Smell
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 2 ‐ Where and Why Mold Grows
• Lesson 1 ‐ Introduction to Mold Growth
• Lesson 2 ‐ Moisture Problems
• Lesson 3 – Humidity
• Lesson 4 ‐ Ventilation Humidity Problems
• Lesson 5 ‐ Structural Integrity and Mold Growth
• Lesson 6 ‐ Crawl Spaces
• Lesson 7 – Floods
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 3 ‐ Finding Mold and Moisture
• Lesson 1 ‐ Where to Look for Mold Contamination ‐ Building Investigation
• Lesson 2 ‐ Equipment for Identifying Mold
• Lesson 3 ‐ Mold Sampling Considered
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 4 ‐ General Remediation Issues
• Lesson 1 ‐ Dry Quickly
• Lesson 2 ‐ Assess Mold Problem
• Lesson 3 ‐ Remediation Plan
• Lesson 4 ‐ Mold Remediation Procedures
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 5 ‐ Large Areas and Other Special Concerns
• Lesson 1 ‐ Remediating Large Areas of Mold Contamination
• Lesson 2 ‐ Mold Remediation in Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems
• Lesson 3 ‐ Confined Spaces
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 6 ‐ Containment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Lesson 1 ‐ Overview of Containment
• Lesson 2 ‐ Limited Containment
• Lesson 3 ‐ Full Containment
• Lesson 4 ‐ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 7 ‐ Evaluating the Remediation
• Lesson 1 ‐ Completing Mold Remediation ‐ Fix the water problem and clean up the mold
• Lesson 2 ‐ Considering Bioaerosol Sampling
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 8 ‐ Communicating with the Building Occupants
• Lesson 1 ‐ Communicate When You Remediate
• Knowledge Test
Chapter 9 ‐ Prevention
• Lesson 1 ‐ Mold Prevention
• Knowledge Test
The type and severity of health effects that result from molds exposure is widely variable among different locations, from person to person and over time. Risk assessment for mold is currently difficult due to limited information and research conducted on mold inhalation.Mold sources may be easy or difficult to identify. Some sources can be easily observed growing on building materials while other sources can be hidden within walls, ceilings, flooring, and HVAC systems. Finding the source of hidden mold may take special instruments and sampling methods. If a mold source is discovered, several steps should be taken to prevent exposure. Once a source has been discovered, it is critical to repair the problem that caused mold growth.
Microshield's primary response to fungal contamination in buildings is the prompt Remediation of contaminated material and infrastructure repair while preventing further damage to the structure, personal belongings, and occupants.
In accordance with the ANSI Approved IICRC S-520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Microshield Environmental Services, LLC
www.Microshield-ES.com
Indoor Air Quality in Florida's Homes, John Lapotaire, CIEC, Microshield IAQJohn P. Lapotaire, CIEC.
An introduction to the indoor air quality challenges for Florida's Real Estate Professionals. by John Lapotaire, CIEC. Microshield Environmental Services, LLC.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Microshield Environmental Services, LLC
www.FloridaIAQ.com
A presentation to help Floridians understand, improve, and maintain their indoor air quality and the indoor environmental challenges in Florida. by John Lapotaire, CIEC. Microshield Environmental Services, LLC.
John P. Lapotaire, CIEC
Microshield Environmental Services, LLC
www.FloridaIAQ.com
Fundamental Principle Of Dental
I.A.Q.( Indoor Air Quality). Environmental Surfaces Contaminated patient care items and surfaces pose different degrees of risk for infection
transmission based on their location and potential to transmit pathogens. With regards to environmental surfaces, the latest precautionary dental guidelines also provide a better
understanding of how to discriminate between the two categories of environmental surfaces: clinical contact surfaces and housekeeping surfaces.
Mold Removal Services in Brickell, Miami, FLamericanmold20
Is mold invading your home? Don't let it compromise your health and comfort! American Mold Assessments & Environmental Inspections offers expert mold removal services right here in Brickell, Miami. Our certified professionals ensure thorough inspections, effective removal, and preventive solutions to keep your home safe and mold-free.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
1. Presented by: Servpro of Tustin Instructor: Bill Bisaha Course Number: 144799 Credits: 4 D.O.I.
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3. History of Mold in Property Restoration Participants in the Mold Issue The Biology of Mold Safety During Mold Remediation Assessing the Environment The Mold Remediation Process OVERVIEW
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6. Mold Has Been Around For AgesIndoor Issues Are More Recent Mold Awareness: 1993 New York Guidelines 1994 Saratoga Springs 1994 Baarn Workshop 1995 Health Canada Guide 1996 Society of IAQ 1999 ACGIH Bioaerosols Committee 2001 EPA Guidelines For Schools and Commercial Buildings 2003 IICRC S520 Litigation Prior To 1993 was limited: Initial cases were: landlord-tenant faulty construction Lawsuits are exploding in State and Federal Court Court decisions are defining the future of mold and mold liability
7. Mold Awareness: 1993 New York Guidelines 1994 Saratoga Springs 1994 Baarn Workshop 1995 Health Canada Guide 1996 Society of IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) 1999 ACGIH (American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists)Bio-aerosols Committee 2001 EPA Guidelines For Schools and Commercial Buildings 2003 IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation
8. Litigation Prior To 1993 was limited: Initial cases were: landlord-tenant faulty construction Lawsuits are exploding in State and Federal Court Court decisions are defining the future of mold and mold liability
9. Insurance Companies Coverage, exclusions and prevention Employee, customer and vendor safety Challenge of limited government guidance Vendor mitigation vs. remediation Coverage for restoration companies Underwriting: Who is covered? What is covered?
17. BIOLOGY OF MOLD Mold is a Fungus Thousands of Species of Mold Classified as a Saprophyte Most Derive Nutrients From Decomposing Organic Matter Grows from Spores Spores are Microscopic
18. Molds Grow By Sending Out Branches Spore Mass Hyphae(high fee) Root-like hyphae Surface hyphae Spore producing structure Spore Producing Structure
19. Molds Begin Life As A Tiny Spore Spore mass contains thousands of spores Airflow carries the spores for long periods
21. INVISIBLE ENEMY Growing Mold Colonies Eventually Become Visible, But... Cannot See Mold Spores Disturbance of Mold Causes Spore Mass to Rupture and Release Spores into Air Stream Cannot Visually Determine if Materials are Contaminated with Settled Spores
22. REQUIREMENTS FOR MOLD GROWTH Food Source Appropriate Temperature Range Moisture Time
31. Priority 1!!! Safety of Employees and Occupants EPA: Warn people about the risks … If you’re aware, BEWARE! No fear mongering Physicians know at-risk! Vendors only pre-qualify. Workers’ training and use of personal protective equipment
32. Mold Safety And OSHA General Duty Clause The employer must provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees. OSHA standards Personal Protective Equipment 1910.132 Respiratory Protection 1910.134 Confined Space Entry 1910.146 Lockout/Tag out 1910.147 Electrical 1910.303
33. Mold Safety And OSHA Ensure safety of others visiting the job site Customers and subcontractors Post warning signs “Do Not Enter…” Site safety plan Site specific
34. Mold Remediation Safety Equipment Small Contamination Sites N95 or Greater Filter Type Respirator Gloves and Eye Protection Large Contaminations Half-Mask Respirator With HEPA Filters Eye Protection and Gloves Extensive Contaminations Full-Face Respirator or PAPR Full Body Protection
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36. Assessing the Environment Do You See Areas of Mold Contamination? Do You Smell Musty Odor of Mold? Does Customer Know if Mold is Present? When Did the Water Damage Occur? Has There Been a Previous Water Damage? Evidence of Mold in HVAC?
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41. New York City Department of Health Guidelines Guidelines on Assessment and Remediation of Fungi in Indoor Environments (updated Nov. 2008) www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/epi/moldrpt1.html The only extensive guidelines available until US EPA were published on 4/2/01. Not perfect, but a good start!
42. NYC DOH Offers 5 Levels Of Removal Procedures Small Isolated Areas - ceiling tiles, small areas on walls. Medium-Sized Isolated Areas (10-100 s.f.) Large Areas (>100 s.f.) Small Isolated area in the HVAC system (<=10 s.f.) Large Area in the HVAC system (>10 s.f.)
43. NYC Small Area Procedures (10 square feet or less) Regular building maintenance staff with training. Workers wear respiratory protection (e.g., N95 disposable respirator), gloves and eye protection. Vacate people from the work area. Reduce dust generation—misting, HEPA vacuum, vacuum shrouded tools.
44. NYC Small Area Procedures (10 square feet or less) Remove contaminated materials that cannot be cleaned from the building in sealed plastic bags. Clean the work area and areas used by remedial workers for egress with a damp cloth and/or mop and a detergent solution or HEPA vacuum. Leave all areas dry and visibly free from contamination and debris.
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47. NYC Small Area HVAC Procedures (< 10 square feet) Trained building staff familiar with the HVAC system Respiratory protection—N-95 minimum Shut down the HVAC system Dust suppression Clean nonporous surfaces, dispose of porous materials. HEPA vacuum work/egress areas and damp clean. Leave all surfaces dry and visibly free of mold.
48. Large Area Procedures (>100 contiguous square feet)) Clean the outside of the bags with a damp cloth and a detergent solution or HEPA vacuum in the decontamination chamber prior to transporting them to or through uncontaminated areas. HEPA vacuum the contained area and decontamination room and clean with a damp cloth and/or mop with a detergent solution. Conduct air monitoring prior to occupancy to determine if the area is fit to reoccupy.
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50. Level IV Procedures (more than 100 contiguous square feet) Use an exhaust fan with a HEPA filter to generate negative pressurization. Use airlocks and decontamination room. Vacate at-risk people from spaces adjacent to the work area. Remove contaminated materials that cannot be cleaned from the building in a sealed plastic bag.
51. April 2001 – EPA issued recommendations rather than regulations… “EPA does not regulate mold or mold spores in indoor air.” Reinforces on-site technician training “Adapt guidelines to meet the circumstances of each particular job site.” EPA input and guidance very positive for process and protocol decision making efforts.
52. 3 Levels of Contamination EPA emphasizes “…adapt as needed” and “…professional judgment and experience” Small ( < 10 SF) NYC Small Medium (10 – 100 SF) NYC Medium Large ( > 100 SF) NYC Large EPA says, “The remediation manager must determine the appropriate procedures for a particular job, using the EPA Guidelines only as recommendations.”
56. Gloves, N-95 respirator, eye protectionLimited: Gloves, N-95 respirator or ½ face with HEPA filter, disposable overalls, eye protection Full: Gloves, overalls, head gear, foot coverings, full face respirator with HEPA (P-100) filter
57. EPA Guidelines - Containment more aggressive than NYC Guidelines: Levels of Containment: Limited and Full Limited - single layer polyethylene, negative air Applies to Medium (10-100 SF) Full - double layer polyethylene, negative air Applies to Large (> 100 SF) Double bagging vs. single bagging moldy debris
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62. IICRC Water Damage Standard (IICRC S500, pg. 31) Remove porous material exhibiting extensive microbial growth Physically remove surface microbial growth on nonporous materials (including wood) to typical background levels Remove settled spores Reduce moisture to levels that do not support microbial growth.
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73. Responses To The Mold Issue We Are Not Mold Experts. We compile experts’ knowledge and apply it. We should never give a customer mold remediation advice. We should not define and perform our own protocol for mold remediation. When required, an IAQ/IH professional should test, provide written protocol and clearance test and/or inspection.
74. STAY TUNED! The Mold Issue is Still Evolving Guidelines and Protocols May Change Coverage Issues and Limitations are Being Addressed by Insurance Companies and State Legislation The Medical Community is Still Researching the Health Affects of Mold