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Most Naples, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers and Marco Island mold inspectors may not be really "Certified" according
to the new ANSI approved National Standard 1100.
March 9, 2009.... Washington,
DC New American National Standard approved by the American
National Standard Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review. Who
is really "Certified" for Indoor Air Quality inspections such as mold? . You can
not just take a class and become "Certified" according to the new ANSI approved National Standard 1100. March
9, 2009 Example of a approved Certification: ACAC requires minimum 2 years of experience, board approval, and passing independent testing for certification as a "Certified Indoor Environmentalist" (CIE). |
When you recommend a "certified"
person for a mold inspection/assessment you may want to consider that we now have a new ANSI approved American National Standard
for who is really "certified". March 9, 2009
Did your mold inspector just complete a 1 or 2 day class and get a "certificate" or was he "certified" by an independent IAQ group (professional certification program) that awards designation based on the individual's industry knowledge, independent from training courses or providers?
Did your mold inspector just complete a 1 or 2 day class and get a "certificate" or was he "certified" by an independent IAQ group (professional certification program) that awards designation based on the individual's industry knowledge, independent from training courses or providers?
"This is an extremely important development for the IAQ industry, given the fact that many IAQ organizations today offer "certifications" that do not qualify as such according the Standard 1100." Page 12, IAQ newspaper April 2009 http://www.ieconnections.com/
A National Standard 1100 (NOCA) has recently been approved by ANSI that clarifies the difference between Indoor Air Quality professionals (including mold inspectors) that are "certified" professionals and those that are just "certificate holders" (completed a training course).
According to the new national standard (NOCA 1100,Section 8) holders of assessment-based certificates may NOT use letters or acronyms behind their names, and they may NOT use the word "certified" in describing their credentials, such as "certified mold inspector".
| IAQ certifications The new standard confirms
and codifies three groups that have policies that qualify them as certification programs under the national
Standard 1100. 1. The American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) which offers the Certified Industrial Hygienist, CIH designation. 2. The American Council for Accredited Certification, (ACAC) www.acac.org which offers several designations: Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC) Council-certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) Council-certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor (CMRS) Council-certified Microbial Remediator (CMR) Council-certified Microbial Consultant (CMC) Council-certified Microbial Investigator (CMI) 1. The Board of Certified Safety Professionals which offers the Certified Safety Professional, CSP designation. |
Links concerning the new ANSI American National Standard 1100 (NOCA):
http://www.acac.org
The National Organization for Competency Assurance ... NOCA
http://www.noca.org/NCCAAccreditation/AccreditedCertificationPrograms/tabid/120/Default.aspx
American National Standards Institute ... ANSI
http://www.ansi.org/
http://theamericanacademyofpersonaltraining.blogspot.com/2009/03/hello-everyone-i-wanted-to-share-this.html
info@noca.org
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NOCA 1100 - STANDARD FOR ASSESSMENT-BASED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS RECEIVES APPROVAL AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2009) - The National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) announced today that its recently published NOCA 1100 - Standard for Assessment-Based Certificate Programs (2009) received approval as an American National Standard by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review.
American Council for Acredited Certification ... ACACinfo@noca.org
"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
NOCA 1100 - STANDARD FOR ASSESSMENT-BASED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS RECEIVES APPROVAL AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2009) - The National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) announced today that its recently published NOCA 1100 - Standard for Assessment-Based Certificate Programs (2009) received approval as an American National Standard by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Board of Standards Review.
http://www.acac.org
The National Organization for Competency Assurance ... NOCA
http://www.noca.org/NCCAAccreditation/AccreditedCertificationPrograms/tabid/120/Default.aspx
American National Standards Institute ... ANSI
http://www.ansi.org/
You can not just take a class and become "Certified" according
to the new ANSI approved National Standard 1100. March 9, 2009
Example of a approved Certification: AmIAQC requires minimum 2 years of experience, board approval, and passing independent testing for certification as a "Certified Indoor Environmentalist" ( CIE).
· What is the legal standing of John Doe, CMI "certified mold inspector" if this certification is not recognized by the ANSI approved national Standard 1100 and a mold job/inspector ends up in court case?
· Will this affect John Doe, CMI "certified mold inspector" ability to get proper Errors and Omissions insurance for mold jobs?
· Will there be legal repercussions for recommending a John Doe, CMI as a "certified mold inspector" when their certification/ designation does not meet the ANSI approved national Standard 1100?
Doug Wall, CIE
as VP WallRadon Testing, Inc.
Begining January 1, 2010
Arkansas:
To be licensed, mold investigators, as the
law describes them, will have to be certified as an industrial hygienist by the American Board of Industrial
Hygiene; as a microbial consultant (CMI) or indoor environmental consultant (CIEC) by
the American Indoor Air Quality Council (now the ACAC); or must successfully complete at least
20 hours of college-level microbiology.