BEM Systems, Inc., Introduces Cost-Effective, Proactive Toxic Mold Action Package for Property Owners and Managers

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BEM Systems, Inc., Introduces Cost-Effective, Proactive Toxic Mold Action

Package for Property Owners and Managers

From Salwen Business Communications

Friday, September 13, 2002

CHATHAM, NJ - BEM Systems, Inc., a leading environmental consulting firm,

has introduced an affordable but comprehensive Toxic Mold Action and

Prevention (TMAP) program, specifically designed to assist property owners

and managers who face a rising tide of so-called " toxic mold " claims and

lawsuits. Starting at under $1,000, the two-part package consists of a

proactive planning and training process designed to reduce or eliminate

corporate risk and potential liability exposure. Increasingly, insurers are

requiring policyholders to implement such a program before they will issue

property damage or personal injury coverage for mold claims.

Each TMAP package begins with the development by BEM of a customized " Mold

Action and Prevention Plan " --in effect, a " blueprint " to enable property

owners, facility managers, and maintenance personnel to proactively and

quickly respond to (or better, prevent) mold issues. The organization also

receives a customized training module, based on the plan, which serves as a

hands-on educational forum to those on the " front line " of preventing and/or

responding to water leaks and infiltration in buildings and other

facilities. Total cost for the program generally ranges from around $1,000

up, depending on the number, nature, and size of facilities and the number

of personnel requiring training.

" Many clients who have used our toxic mold consulting and remediation

services asked if we could develop a more cost-effective, yet customizable

way to help them deal with toxic mold, " said BEM President Mark Nardolillo.

" This is the single fastest-growing area of litigation and workers'

compensation claims, and it's pushing our clients into areas where the

potential risk is extremely high, and yet many of the critical legal and

technical issues are still highly unsettled. By building on our five-plus

years of high-exposure experience in this area, we can now offer a uniquely

valuable, yet cost-effective service that will make this whole issue much

more predictable and controllable. "

" Our goal is to offer the 'best of both worlds,' " explains Sharon Stecker,

BEM's Director of Client Services. " We standardize parts of the process to

keep client costs as low as possible, yet still have the flexibility to

customize the program to address each client's specific needs. We have

confidence these programs will really be effective because they are based on

the wide experience of our Indoor Air Quality Services Group, which includes

mold assessments and surveys, remediation design, oversight and clearance

sampling, expert-witness testimony, and other litigation support. "

" Anyone involved with buildings today-building owners and managers,

construction and remodeling professionals, employers, attorneys and

insurers-needs an independent source of objective, up-to-date,

scientifically based guidance, " said Ruffe, CIH, head of BEM's Indoor

Air Quality/Mold team. " The greatest value of this program for many clients

is that it helps take the unwarranted fear out of the toxic mold issue,

while also educating and informing those who might be tempted to treat the

issue too lightly. "

BEM Systems, Inc., is an independent, employee-owned, multidisciplinary

consulting firm of environmental engineers and scientists. Headquartered in

Chatham, N.J., with offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Virginia,

Florida, Missouri, Arizona, and New Mexico, BEM provides a full range of

environmental compliance, cleanup, prevention, and risk management services

for public- and private-sector clients nationwide. BEM's Indoor Air Quality

group is a leader in workplace and residential exposure issues, including

those involving mold and anthrax exposures. Readers seeking information on

the Toxic Mold Action and Prevention (TMAP) program, or other indoor air

quality issues, may visit BEM Systems online at www.bemsys.com or call

Sharon Stecker at 908-598-2600, ext 118.

For more information, contact:

Salwen

Salwen Business Communications

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