Advancing Trauma Scene Cleanup Through Regulations and Training
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Gordy Powell is co-owner and senior partner of Georgia Clean and Associates, and co-founder and president of the Georgia Bio Recovery Association. A steward for education, ethics and advancement in bio-recovery, crime, trauma and death-scene cleaning, Powell has been practicing in this space since 1996. He is co-author of the Georgia bill that was signed into law August 4, 2020, officially regulating the crime, trauma and death-scene cleaning industry in Georgia.
In this episode of Ask the Expert, Powell discusses the Georgia Bio Recovery Association he co-founded in 2020; co-authoring Georgia House Bill 417; and Invoicing for Trauma, a new course he is offering for the first time on March 4, 2022.
This episode covers:
- Powell’s path to forensic restoration, which started as a department store detective
- What the Georgia Bio Recovery Association does and how it came to be
- Who Georgia House Bill 417 is aimed at and its impact, including penalties
- The uniqueness of House Bill 417 in being the first of its kind
- What fueled the new law regulating the crime, trauma and death-scene cleaning industry in Georgia, as well as the work that went into co-authoring the bill
- Updates on the impact of the law nearly a year after it went into effect
- A preview of Invoicing for Trauma, the new course Powell is offering, from what it will cover, to its intended audience, to the story behind it
- Powell’s advice to forensic restoration newcomers
- The value of in-person training
- A teaser of exciting news Powell expects to share with the industry in early 2022
Check out this episode of Ask the Expert to learn more. You can watch the video here or listen to the audio version of our conversation here. You can also find our show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Just search for Restoration & Remediation Ask the Expert, then hit Follow.
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