6A — November 27 - December 10, 2015 — Professional Services — M id A tlantic
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fter January 1, 2016, if you have any intention of performing or pro- By Lee Wasserman, LEW Corporation Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve & New York State Mold Regulations become the Law! A
State Regulation, (Chapter 551, Section 1, Article 32). By State definition, you will be required to be licensed prior to such services! Home Inspectors will be required to be licensed if their inspections and reports include an assessment of mold and/or moisture intrusion con- ditions in the home or property in question, or they offer to do any mold testing. There are some exemptions, but for those who are not exempt you must be certified by January 1, 2016!! There has been some discussion of accepting the MRS and CMP certifications for mold remediation and mold
testing, issued by Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Res- toration Certification (IICRC) provided it is issued within two years of the additional four (4) hour New York State regula- tory required summary course. Additionally it should be noted that the MRS and CMP certifi- cation would only be valid for exemption through March 4, 2016. After that the expecta- tion is a New York State issued Certification is required. With less than 45 days left before the law becomes effec- tive it becomes critical that you follow the below guidance steps to obtain the proper
Mold Assessor, Remediation Supervisor, and Remediation Worker State required certifi- cation/licensure, especially if your business is mold testing or mold remediation. Steps to obtain a Mold li- cense: 1.Attend a DOL approved Mold Assessor course. Ap- proved training providers can be found on the DOL website. 2.Pass the course. Full at- tendance is required. 3.The training provider for the course will issue a cer- tificate of completion to the licensee. 4.Licensee will then submit
the application form, appropri- ate fee, and a copy of the certifi- cate of completion to the DOL. 5.The DOL will issue the Mold Assessor license, which is valid for two years. As of the date of this article, New York Department of La- bor has approved eleven (11) training providers to teach the 32 hour Mold Assessor course, nine (9) entities approved to teach the 24 hour mold Reme- diation Contractor Course, and there are eight (8) entities who are approved to teach the 16 hour Mold Abatement Worker course. All can be found at: http://labor.ny.gov/worker- protection/safetyhealth/mold/ mold-training-providers.shtm During the courses students may be educated on following topics depending on which discipline they are attending; Moisture/Mold Sources, condi- tions and Prevention of Mold Growth, Potential Health ef- fects, PPE, Technical and Legal considerations, Performance of a Mold Assessment and instrumentation usage, Sam- pling methods, Mold Testing, building sciences and moisture control, HVAC systems, data interpretation, writing mold management plans, Liability and Insurance costs associ- ated to Mold services, Work Practices for safety of mold removal, Mold Remediation, cleaning and treating mold, worker protection as well as Respiratory protection, State of the Art remediation practices, and mold clearance sampling. So what does this all mean? It means that as of January 1, 2016 you are required to have a New York State Department of Labor Mold assessor or re- mediation license. If you offer services of Mold and Moisture assessment, mold testing or moisture/ mold removal and do not have a New York State Department of Labor issued mold certification you would be in violation of law and could be held accountable! If in violation of the licensure requirement you would also be considered negligent in a legal proceeding if an action was ever brought against you by a customer or an employee. So, to assure you do not violate the law, and to reduce the risk of a mold litigation claim being brought against you, get certi- fied prior to offering any mold or moisture related services in the State of New York. For more information contact Lee E. Wasserman, at info@lewcorp.com. n
viding a mold or moisture inspection or assessment for real prop- erty that is des i gnat ed to discover mo l d , c on - ditions that
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facilitate mold, indication of conditions that are likely to facilitate mold or any com- bination thereof, you will be performing a, “Mold Assess- ment,” as defined by New York
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