Effective January 1, 2016 all Mold Remediation Contractors, and Assessors must be licensed by the New York State Department of Labor. Anyone who conducts home inspections as part of potential real estate transactions must also be licensed as a “Mold Assessor” if their inspections/reports include an assessment of mold conditions in the home or property in question. Persons who perform Mold removal or remediation must be licensed as a Mold Remediation Contractor.
While companies will be able to hold both licenses the law prevents persons licensed to perform mold-related services from acting as both the mold assessment contractor and the mold remediation contractor. This is to prevent a conflict of interest. In other words, contractors who currently provide mold inspections and perform the remediation as well, will no longer be able to do both.
Here at Moldbusters we are prepping for the new law change as standard Industry Certifications that were accredited in the past do not apply to the current licensing requirements. We will be in compliance with the new law by January 1, 2016 and will continue to be the mold remediation contractor you can count on.
External Link….
https://labor.ny.gov/workerprotection/safetyhealth/mold/mold-program.shtm