Cleanfax, September 2019
NEWS AND INFORMATION At Th e Experience Th e IICRC will present a Standards Track during the upcoming Experience Convention Trade Show September 18 20 in Las Vegas Th e series of presentations will focus on fi ve IICRC Standards the S100 S500 S520 S540 and S550 and will review how to use them as well as highlight critical information in each If youre an IICRC registrant planning to attend you can get 30 off the ticket price by using code IICRC30 during registration For more information or to register visit experiencetheevents com Share your knowledge Are you interested in helping write an IICRC standard All IICRC standards committee applications are now available digitally Th ere are currently seven IICRC consensus bodies looking for volunteers including the new BSR IICRC S900 Standard for Professional Remediation of Illicit Drugs Cannabis and Nicotine Residue But dont delay in fi lling out an application or you might miss your chance Applications for all open standards committees are due September 30 Visit iicrc org IICRCstandards for more info One step to a becoming certifi ed fi rm Th e path to becoming an IICRC Certifi ed Firm just got easier Th e new one step application process provides quicker access to Certifi ed Firm only benefi ts such as use of the IICRC logo your Firms listing in the IICRCs Global Locator website invites to monthly educational webinars access to a plethora of marketing resources and more To begin your Certifi ed Firm journey with the click of a button visit iicrc org IICRCcertifi edfi rm RIAS AGA RELEASES ADVOCACY REPORT 2 WASHINGTON D C Ed Cross chairman of the Restoration Industry Associations RIA Advocacy and Government Aff airs AGA committee recently sent out the groups second advocacy report in which he lays out the progress the committee has made the steps left to complete and what is needed from the restoration community His report lists the following steps and their statuses STEP 1 Create an advocacy committee complete STEP 2 Prioritize issues and get member feedback complete STEP 3 Develop position papers and position statements in progress STEP 4 Hire a Restoration Advocate pending community investment STEP 5 Monitor Issues Advocate for Positions and Build Coalitions pending community investment STEP 6 Inform and Engage Membership in progress a process with no end STEP 7 Hire Restoration Lobbyists pending community investment Cross says Contractors have suggested an investment of 1 100th of one percent of each restoration companys annual gross revenue i e 100 per one million in gross revenue Email Cross at edcross@ edcross com subject AGA or call the AGA at 760 773 4002 for more information 6 CLEANFAX SEP 2019 AEML AND COHEN LAW GROUP HOLD AOB TOWN HALL DEERFIELD BEACH FL AEML Inc and Cohen Law Group hosted a South Florida town hall discussion about the new assignment of benefi ts AOB legislation in Florida with Pete Consigli serving as moderator Lawmakers in Florida recently passed legislation allowing insurance companies to restrict or prohibit policy holders from assigning the dispersement of their insurance benefi ts to restoration contractors in the event of a loss At the event Harvey Cohen founding partner of Orlando based Cohen Law Group advised industry stakeholders in the post AOB era on all their options and off ered free legal consultation RICHARD SUDALL JOINS WOOLSAFE WEST YORKSHIRE GREAT BRITAIN Th e WoolSafe Organisation appointed Richard Sudall head of international sales Sudall has been in the cleaning chemical industry all his career including more than 20 years with Chemspec WoolSafe promotes best practices in carpet and rug care through product evaluation and certifi cation as well as education and training and promotes professional cleaning and inspection services UPDATE SUDALL
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