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Dan Bernazzani PhD is Founder and President of Flood Safe Habitats. He is an indoor environmental professional whose credentials in the field date back to the 1980’s. His interests and areas of research are primarily in effectively restoring wet buildings and how mold and other microorganisms affect the built environment. The mission of the Flood Safe Habitats is to identify and inform volunteers and flood victims on the procedural standard of care that establishes and maintains the health and safety of workers and occupants in flooded habitats.
On June 28-July 1, a private IICRC-approved Applied Structural Drying (ASD) class was held in Springfield, Ohio, for consultants from YOUNG & Associates’ Environmental Team.
Ever since Dr. Michael Berry published his guide for the cleaning and restoration industry entitled: Protecting the Built Environment: Cleaning for Health (Tricomm 21st Press,” 1993), I have seen a shift in the way professional cleaners and restorers manage pollutants in the built environment.
Safety should always be at the front of our minds on any job – from biohazard cleanup to fire restoration. But the truth is, once our mind is focused on the job at hand, it’s easy to forget simple ways to keep ourselves and our team safe.
About 30 years ago, thermal imaging cameras began making their way into the disaster restoration industry. It wasn’t a sudden change and they certainly were not new.
With spring storm and Atlantic hurricane season right around the corner, restoration businesses need to be prepared to take advantage of a likely increase in work.
Structural drying is a simple concept: Remove excess moisture from wet materials that make up the structure until it reaches a reasonable approximation of a dry standard or goal.
