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growth and to remediate/clean up any existing indoor mold growth.
Safety Tips While Investigating and Evaluating Mold and Moisture
Problems
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Do not touch mold or moldy items with bare hands.
Do not get mold or mold spores in your eyes.
Do not breathe in mold or mold spores.
Discard material used to clean up mold properly.
Use moisture meters to test moisture levels in walls.
Wear gloves and used EPA approved respirator masks
when cleaning mold.
Don’t be fooled Mold can hide.
Just because you do not see it, does not mean mold is not present. Mold can hide behind wallpaper or behind drywall. When water
leaks or moisture issues are present behind or inside walls, mold can
grow from the inside of the wall out. Normally these contaminations
are very difficult to detect, unless you are a trained professional in
the detection of mold.
The State of Florida Department of Education also provides online
guidelines for Charter Schools, Public Schools and other educational
facilities in regards to mold, air quality, and building codes. You can
learn more by visiting http://www.fldoe.org. You can also research
mold remediation and containment from the EPA at http://www.epa.
gov/mold/mold_remediation.html#Containment.
In the end, mold is one of those things that is here to stay, but learning about its effects, where it originates from and how to stop it from
causing damage to your building and learning environment, should
be a priority to school administrators, parents, and students.
Super Restoration has been around for 28 years helping schools resolve these issues and is one of the largest restoration and remediation companies in South Florida. If you feel you have an issue that
is concerning you and you would like to have it looked at, please do
not hesitate to contact us and we will do everything we can to help
you.
Resources and Sources:
EPA: http://www.epa.gov/mold/mold_remediation.html#Containment
Florida Department of Education: http://www.fldoe.org
Healthy School Networks: www.HealthySchools.org
After initial walk-through of your building is complete and you have
found affected area greater than the size of a typical house door, you
should consider professional remediation. A professional remediation company will work with you and your staff to properly plan communications to parents, faculty, and staff, and dispose, and clean up
contaminated areas. They will work with your insurance provider to
determine the type of mold present in your facility, what the scope
of work to remove the underlining issue should be, and restore your
building as soon as possible.
Professional remediation companies can also assist in the rebuilding
of affected areas to pre-loss conditions and eliminate the need to
hire multiple contractors to complete the job.
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