The fundamental idea on containment is simple: keep one or more contaminants in or out of an area. Quite literally, a containment is an isolation system.

Although there are some substantive differences during execution of the work, there is no denying that many of the core concepts integrated into the current standard of care for mold remediation come from the asbestos abatement industry.

How many times have you shown up at a job site only to find your containment has stopped containing? Sometimes it’s the tape coming unstuck, sometimes the homeowner has been poking around, and sometimes all you get is a collective “I don’t know” along with the ever-impressive shoulder shrug.

Contractors in restoration and remediation work are always looking for ways to improve safety and be more efficient on the job. 

Before the advances of science and technology, earthenware pots were patched together using the first glue type substances, made from either animal material or tree sap. Much later in the nineteenth century, basic medical advances meant that rubber-based glues were starting to be applied to fabric substrates to keep dressings in place.

The term PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment, refers to protective clothing, respirators, goggles, hard hats, gloves, and other garments or equipment worn to protect an individual from injury and harm.

The first homicide in human history is recorded in the Bible. In the fourth chapter of the book of Genesis, it is written that Cain rose against his brother Abel and killed him. Later in the tenth verse, God says, “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.”

As a “mold warrior” or more commonly known in the correct circles, a mold remediator, you are constantly fighting a war.

On June 28-July 1, a private IICRC-approved Applied Structural Drying (ASD) class was held in Springfield, Ohio, for consultants from YOUNG & Associates’ Environmental Team.