Do I need a mold remediator?

It is critical, whenever investigation or cleanup activities expose and agitate moldy materials, to control the release and movement of mold particles and any other contaminants that are liberated by the work. Such control is important to protect occupants from exposure to contaminants that may adversly impact their health and to prevent the spread of contaminants into other areas of the building. Examples of ways that contaminants are spread from their site of origin include movement via foot traffic. leaving the contaminated area, physical movement of improperly-encased contaminated materials, and/or by movement through the air.

Can a mold remediator help with containment?

Contaminant control can also reduce exposure levels of remediation workers. As the exposure level is reduced, the level of protection can be reduced which means more comfort for the workers an also lower cost (more effeiciency) for the remediation work.

The best mold remediation protocols are those that reduce the spread of contaminants during remediation by pre-cleaning, fogging or other methodology which then allow workers to work quickly, safely, cost effectively and in comfort with minimal protection.

When as a client you see a proposed mold remediation protocol that requires extensive protection such as full face respirators, Tyvek, suits and decontamination chamber, your first thought should be…..is this necessary?

Perhaps a few small containment could be built around the more extensively contaminated areas but the rest of the job could be done with far less protection or perhaps could be done by in-house maintenance personnel or a homeowner.

The above post was extracted from the book “Locating Hidden Toxic Mold” and written by Gary Rosen, Ph.D., C.I.E.

After reading the post if you feel your project requires a trained mold remediator please contact GeoFocus immediately at 888.295.MOLD (6653)