land Residents to Face Fewer Mold Scams in the Future

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land Residents to Face Fewer Mold Scams in the Future

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

WebWire - Atlanta,GA*

Contact Information Cochrane

Director of Marketing

EMSL Analytical, Inc.

800-220-3675

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New law goes into effect soon with mandates for mold remediators.

October 1st of this year means contractors providing residential

mold remediation services in the state of land will have to meet

new requirements that are being phased in through 2010. The state's

new requirements will include contractor insurance for mold

remediation, licensing of companies through the Home Improvement

Commission and certification of workers/supervisors to qualify for

licensing. land will not be creating a new certification program

or licensing exam, instead choosing to rely upon the existing

American IAQ Council certifications or equivalent programs.

The IAQ Council was chosen due to the fact that it is the only

industry certifying body that is completely independent of training

providers and industry trade associations. The new law is expected

to dramatically reduce fly by night mold remediation providers that

are not qualified to perform this important task in people's homes.

One of the companies that has been busy training individual industry

professionals to be in a position to take the IAQ Council

certification exams is the IAQ Training Institute from neighboring

Pennsylvania. ph , the President of the IAQ Training

Institute, reports that he has been busy fielding calls by land

remediators preparing to meet the new licensing requirements.

Meanwhile EMSL Analytical, a nationwide indoor air quality testing

laboratory, with an office in Beltsville, land has also seen an

increase in calls from the general public and industry professionals

inquiring about the new law.

" We have witnessed a dramatic increase in calls at the Beltsville

laboratory, " reported Joe Frasca, Senior Vice President at EMSL

Analytical. " The new law should help protect consumers and I think

there is a good chance you will see additional states follow

land's lead in the near future, " Frasca continued.

For more information on testing services and products provided by

EMSL please call (800) 220-3675, visit www.emsl.com or email

info@.... To learn about the IAQ Training Institute visit

www.iaqtraining.com and to learn more about IAQ Council

certifications please visit www.iaqcouncil.org.

About EMSL Analytical, Inc.

EMSL Analytical is a nationally recognized and locally focused

provider of environmental, food, and materials testing services and

products to professionals and the general public.