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Course Contents
of the Online MOLD
Certification School
Techniques for Inspecting and Testing for Mold
Instructor Phillip
Fry
[have extensive experience as seminar instructors] will provide you with
in-depth online mold training provided by the Professional Certification
Institute so that you can
inspect and test homes, rental properties, offices, and other properties
with the following testing methods---
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Careful and thorough physical
inspection of the entire building and its environment including, but not
limited to, checking for roof leaks, plumbing leaks, and water intrusions
into basements and crawl spaces; inspecting hvac [heating, ventilating,
and air condition] equipment and ducts;
inspecting crawl spaces, attics, and INSIDE wall, ceiling, and floor
cavities using a special fiber optics
video inspection system [to look for molds growing inside walls, ceilings, and floors]; checking with a hidden moisture meter for concealed moisture
or water problems inside walls, ceilings, and floors; and checking the
humidity of each room and inside wall, ceiling, and floor cavities.
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Testing visible molds
using
mold scrapings, bulk physical sampling clear
1" wide Scotch tape lift samples and swabs of the visible mold.
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Testing indoor air in
various rooms and locations [such as attics and crawl spaces] for elevated
levels of airborne mold spores and dangerous mold spores by using
controlled air
testing, an automated bioaerosol impactor sampler with programmable timer
to collect airborne mold spores onto mold culture plates, and the settling of airborne mold spores onto mold
culture plates.:
You will also master the two of
the
most thorough and complete mold testing techniques: (a) the spore inhalation protocol-TM; and (b) the geometric diffusion
protocol-TM.
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Carpet mold testing [using carpet samplers] to test mold spores that have settled
onto carpet, or are growing in carpeting.
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Taking an outdoor air test as a control reference point.
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Completing your tests in
compliance with safety and legal requirements in regard to the possible
presence of asbestos fibers for homes and buildings built prior to Jan. 1,
1985, and the possible presence of lead paint for homes and buildings built
prior to 1978.
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The health problems that
arise from mold contamination, and the health symptoms that result from
exposure to mold contamination.
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How to write an effective
report to your client that details and presents your mold test results and
of your observations and
findings from your physical inspection. Second, you will also learn how to
write and charge for a detailed remediation protocol plan that can be used
by your client to know how to remove mold infestation from their property
and to obtain competitive bids from you [if you so desire] and any
other mold remediation company.
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Recommended mold testing
labs.
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Where to buy all mold
testing equipment and supplies.
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How to advertise
effectively for mold testing clients.
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What should your
client-signed, mold testing contract include to protect yourself against misunderstandings, lawsuits, and damages.
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Other steps to take to
avoid being sued for any reason related to your mold testing.
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In addition, all of your
questions and desired mold training subjects will be answered or explained
in detail throughout the entire seminar.
Mold Remediation Techniques
Instructor Phillip Fry
will provide you with in-depth online mold training so that you can
remediate [remove mold safely from] homes, rental properties, offices, and other properties
with the following remediation and removal methods---
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Find
and locate all points of mold contamination in the home or building with
thorough inspection and testing.
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Locate and fix all sources
of mold-causing water intrusion such as flooded areas, recurring flood
causes and sources, other flooding problems water leaks, broken water
pipes, leaky roofs or exterior walls, defective air conditioning condensations lines, and excessive humidity.
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Contain the moldy work area
[and thus contain the mold spores that will be released into the air by
opening up mold-contaminated areas] using wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling,
6 mill plastic sheeting as containment walls, industrial hepa filters,
negative air pressure including exhausting mold-laden air into the
outdoors, and large dehumidifiers.
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The use of wear personal
protective gear while testing and remediating mold, such as:
Tyvek
protective suit with built-in hood and shoe covers; gloves; and one piece, full
face protective eye goggles with built-in breathing respirator with
cartridge filtration.
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Kill visible mold and disinfected cleaned areas by spraying it with
EPA-recognized Mold Killer.
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Remove dead, live, and dormant mold.
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Remove and
discard all mold-contaminated building materials [such as drywall and
insulation] in doubled up bags [double bagging].
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Clean out the
mold-afflicted area, including power planing, abrasive blasting, and power sanding of all wood beams
and other timbers
to remove all mold deposits---or replace unsalvageable timbers with new, mold-free timbers.
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Spray onto the cleaned
out area your choice of two different anti-microbial coatings that will be
explained and compared in detail.
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Remove mold
from all personal property and home furnishings that have been exposed to
mold in the home or other real estate property.
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Replace
mold-contaminated hvac equipment, air handlers, and duct work with new
ones or remove the mold from inside the existing hvac and prevent future
mold problems with a custom-designed ultraviolet light system from Mold
Inspector that is installed in both the supply and return side of the
hvac equipment and air handlers.
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Close in the mold-remediated area
with mold-free, new building materials [usually done by a home remodeling company or general contractor rather than by the mold remediation company].
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Where to buy all mold remediation equipment and supplies.
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How to advertise successfully for mold remediation clients.
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How to price your mold remediation services.
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What should
your client-signed, mold remediation contract include to protect yourself
against misunderstandings, lawsuits, and damages.
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Other steps to take to avoid being sued in
relation to your mold remediation jobs---so that you don't get sued like
the mold contractors for comedian Ed McMahon! Read about the McMahon
lawsuit against his mold remediators and homeowner's insurance company by
clicking on: McMahon
Lawsuit.
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In
addition, all of your questions and desired mold training subjects will be
answered or explained in detail throughout the entire seminar. Verify how
thorough we are as mold trainers by reading student testimonials posted on:
Mold Class Testimonials
If you have questions,
please
email
Mold Training Director Phillip Fry at moldconsultant@yahoo.com.
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