IICRC Names New Mold Remediation Guide Chairman

 Vancouver,WA, February 23, 2007--The IICRC Standards Chairman Barry Costa has said that Jim Pearson Has been named the new chairman of the IICRC S520 Consensus Body. Pearson will oversee the final stages of completing the Second Edition of the IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation. 

Jim Pearson has been a member of the S520 Consensus Body since the beginning of the rewrite of the document.  Mr. Pearson has chaired several Chapter Committees for the S520 including the Inspection and Preliminary Determination Chapter and the HVAC Chapter.  He previously participated in the writing of the 1st Edition of the IICRC S520 and Co-chaired the Safety and Health Chapter.

“We are looking forward to Jim’s leadership and working with him in the completion of the document,” said IICRC Standards Chair Barry Costa.

IICRC President Ruth Travis expressed her gratitude to Jim for stepping up to the leadership position and for his considerable contribution to the Standard and S520 Committee.

Cliff Grost of Multi-Maintenance in Chicago will continue to serve as the Vice-Chair of the IICRC S520 Committee.

IICRC Standards Consultant Larry Cooper stated, “The S520 Consensus Body has completed the Peer Review Process internally and the document is currently being reviewed by the editing committee.  Jim’s leadership will help the committee finalize the process of updating the information in the S520.   The entire committee has done an outstanding job in bringing very valuable information to the committee meetings, updating the chapters and sections. The updates to the S520 will be very valuable for the mold remediation industry as a whole.”

Pearson is active in the industry and is involved in several industry organizations:

Previously served on the board of birectors of Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration (ASCR), past chairman of the certification committee for the ASCRF (c-3 foundation), currently he is the co-chair of the Environmental Institute for the Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration, International, past chairman of the Mechanical Systems Hygiene Institute, member of American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA).

Pearson is the president and CEO of Americlean Corporation in Billings, Mont., a 28-year-old disaster restoration business serving residential, commercial, industrial and institutional clients.