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Microbial Remediation. Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust & Laborers-AGC Education & Training Fund. MOLD IS GOLD. (ABA Journal, December 2001). for: Lawyers Unqualified Contractors Workers Compensation Plaintiffs. =. World Health Organization.
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Microbial Remediation Laborers-Employers Cooperation & Education Trust & Laborers-AGC Education & Training Fund
MOLD IS GOLD (ABA Journal, December 2001) for: • Lawyers • Unqualified Contractors • Workers Compensation Plaintiffs =
World Health Organization • 30% of all new and remodeled buildings worldwide may be affected with in-door air quality problems Mold can hide in many places in a home.
Delaware, 1999: $1 million verdict Brockovich lawsuit against the builder of her California home Sacramento, CA jury verdict: $18.5 million Case History • CA: Ed McMahon sues insurance company for $20 million • Rio Vista, CA jury verdict: $13.7 million • Martin County, FL: $14 million judgment against construction company • Texas: Judge upholds $32 million judgment to Ballard against Farmers.
Minimizing Exposure • Identify all possible causes • Use accredited experts • Air quality experts • Construction contractors • Just the facts (no generalization or opinions) • Develop a work standard • Use qualified contractors with a trained workforce
Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund • Joint labor-management funded program • Develops and supports construction and environmental training for 425,000 members • Over 50 different courses in course catalog • Strength of training is hands-on skills training and instructor experience
Environmental Training • Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program • Complies with OSHA 1910.120 • 80 hours (35 hours of hands-on) • Supervisor training • Development and delivery of courses funded by EPA since 1987 • Over 95,000 trained since program inception
Environmental Training • Asbestos Abatement • Nationally recognized program, training at 44 locations in all 10 EPA regions • Worker and Supervisor initial and refresher courses • 50,000 trained since 1989
Environmental Training • Lead Abatement (in target housing and child occupied facilities) • Nationally recognized program, training at 14 locations in 8 of the 10 EPA regions • Worker and Supervisor initial and refresher courses • 17,000 trained since 1991
Environmental Training • Anthrax Remediation • Development of course funded through DOL grant • Peer-reviewed by OSHA, EPA, NIEHS, and experts from the field of anthrax research
Environmental Training • Microbial Remediation • Initial courses in Bio-remediation and Bird and Bat Droppings developed in 1994 • Current course material reviewed by personnel from EPA, NYCDOH, CDC, OSHA, and NIEHS • 24 hour course for workers with previous experience in lead or asbestos abatement
Microbial Remediation • 24 hour course covers: • Causes of indoor air pollution • Health effects • Work area sampling • Hazard Communication • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Work area prep and remediation techniques • Decontamination • Hands-on simulations