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IICRC Appoints New Chairman of the S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Mold Remediation
VANCOUVER, Wash. (February 22, 2007) The IICRC Standards Chairman Barry Costa announced today the appointment of Jim Pearson as the new Chairman of the IICRC S520 Consensus Body. Mr. Pearson will oversee the final stages of completing the Second Edition of the IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.
Jim Pearson has been a member of the S520 Consensus Body since the beginning of the rewrite of the document. Mr. Pearson has chaired several Chapter Committees for the S520 including the Inspection and Preliminary Determination Chapter and the HVAC Chapter. He previously participated in the writing of the 1st Edition of the IICRC S520 and Co-chaired the Safety and Health Chapter.
We are looking forward to Jims leadership and working with him in the completion of the document, said IICRC Standards Chair Barry Costa.
IICRC President Ruth Travis expressed her gratitude to Jim for stepping up to the leadership position and for his considerable contribution to the Standard and S520 Committee.
Cliff Grost of Multi-Maintenance in Chicago will continue to serve as the Vice-Chair of the IICRC S520 Committee.
IICRC Standards Consultant Larry Cooper stated, The S520 Consensus Body has completed the Peer Review Process internally and the document is currently being reviewed by the editing committee. Jims leadership will help the committee finalize the process of updating the information in the S520. The entire committee has done an outstanding job in bringing very valuable information to the committee meetings, updating the chapters and sections. The updates to the S520 will be very valuable for the mold remediation industry as a whole.
Mr. Pearson is active in the industry and is involved in several industry organizations:
Previously served on the Board of Directors of Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR)
Past Chairman of the Certification Committee for the ASCRF (c-3 foundation)
Currently the Co-Chair of the Environmental Institute for the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration, International
Past Chairman of the Mechanical Systems Hygiene Institute
Member of American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and Indoor Air Quality Assocation (IAQA)
Mr. Pearson is the President and CEO of Americlean Corporation in Billings, Mont., a 28-year-old disaster restoration business serving residential, commercial, industrial and institutional clients. His company is involved in:
Decontamination, deodorization, dehumidification
Mold remediation, HazMat abatement, Clandestine drug/meth-lab clean-up
Blood-borne pathogens control and trauma/crime scene cleanup
Flood & fire restoration, demolition, full reconstruction, new construction
IAQ Consulting, Project Design, Air Sampling and Analysis
Contents cleaning, restoration, transport and storage
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