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Hoarding Considerations and Precautions

The most common hoard items include books, pictures, clothes, mail, recipes, souvenirs and magazines
June 16, 2014
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One in every 300 people suffer from compulsive hoarding. Hoarders generally have an inability to let go of unnecessary items and clean up their environments. 


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“One of the Most Severe We Have Encountered” - A Hoarding Case Study

The crew started the cleanout at 7 a.m. and ended at about 5:30 p.m. Upon completion, areas of the home were seeing daylight for the first time in a decade.
June 6, 2014
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It was October 3, 2013 when Rainbow International of Sioux Falls, S.D., arrived at a twin home in the city to assess a hoarding job they had been contacted about.


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“Green,” effective decontamination

June 5, 2014
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TOMI Environmental Solutions has released a new “green” decontamination system designed to provide the highest kill possible of mold spores, viruses and organisms.


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Bed Bug Remediation: Do You Know What You’re Walking Into?

Eric Fish
June 5, 2014
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It’s mid-April 2014 and David O’Brien, Crime Scene Clean Team/Rapid Responders, is working on a 600 square foot apartment unit. It’s a one-bedroom unit, consisting of a kitchen, bathroom and living area.


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ICRA to Offer Performance Assessments

The first pilot group assessments will be performed in Denver, Colorado for PACR on June 27 and the inaugural event will be held at the Experience Convention in Las Vegas on September 5, 2014.
May 29, 2014
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The International Cleaning and Restoration Association (ICRA) has announced that it is going to be offering a Performance Assessment Certification for various cleaning and restoration designations, according to a press release. 


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Having Trouble Getting Paid For Category 3 Water Jobs? Part II

David Dybdahl
David J. Dybdahl
May 28, 2014
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So how can it be that claims adjusters who insist on hiring IICRC Certified firms are not aware of the risks they assume by not following the IICRC S500 standards and guidelines?


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Water Loss in Historic Minnesota Building Provides Challenge for Restorers

The significant history of the building made the work all the more challenging
Malcolm Stone
May 9, 2014
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It started with a roof drain leak.


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Experience Organizers Searching For 5 Guest Speakers for Fall Show

A cash prize of $2,500 will be awarded to the top guest speaker, based on feedback from a panel of industry judges
May 9, 2014
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The Experience is extending an invitation to cleaners and restorers, who are actively involved in providing services and management, to present as a guest speaker at The Experience Convention and Trade Show.


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Spoiled Food, Stacks of Old Papers and Millions of Cockroaches: A Hoarding Case Study

May 6, 2014
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“Most hoarders are clean, formal, very pleasant people. You would never guess, if you met them in your office, that their house was packed to the gills.”


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A Hidden Industry Issue: Trauma Cleaning and PTSD

The price that your customer pays is the price that you could pay
Andrew Yurchuck
May 6, 2014
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is most identified with combat soldiers in the military.


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