American Society Of Safety Engineers to develop Mold Standard For Worker Protection
The American Society of Safety Engineers announced it will develop a standard aimed at protecting workers when dealing with mold remediation. The purpose of the standard, announced at the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists' "Mold Remediation: The National Quest for Uniformity" symposium in Orlando, Fla., is to establish minimum requirements and recommended procedures to be implemented by employers to minimize employee exposure to mold. The proposed standard will not, however, establish an exposure level or action level for identification purposes, or trigger remediation activities.
"Mold is an important safety, health and environmental issue for everyone," ASSE Environmental Practice Specialty member Mary Ann Latko, CSP, CIH, QEP, said in her symposium presentation. "Since safety, health and environmental professionals are already responding to mold-related concerns and are working without a universally accepted standard from a cognizant authority, a standard aimed at protecting workers is very much needed."