Safety Practices of Mold Remediation Experts

4/10/2019 (Permalink)

Wearing proper personal protective equipment lowers the risk of exposure to mold

If you discover mold in your commercial building in Layton, UT, you will probably need professional mold remediation services. To protect everyone in the vicinity of the problem and keep the mold contained, they may employ certain procedures. Here are some safety practices you can expect to see when they arrive to mitigate the problem.

Personal Protective Equipment

Before entering an area that has a mold problem, technicians don personal protective equipment to keep it from getting on their skin or in their eyes or respiratory system. Some of the items they wear include:

• Disposable gloves made of latex or other impervious material
  
• Tyvek suit
  
• Goggles
  
• Face mask with respirator
  
• Disposable hair and shoe covers
  
  

Wearing proper PPE lowers the risk of exposure to mold. It also affords specialists the opportunity to contain the mold once they leave the main area and step into the containment area to disrobe.

Containment Area

To protect the parts of the building that don't have mold growth from spores released during the cleanup process, experts set up a containment area that surrounds the section where the problem lies. When they leave the space being treated, they can take off their PPE before walking through the rest of the building, leaving the spores behind. The containment area is usually sealed off from HVAC vents so that the spores released into the air don't escape and travel throughout the building.

Filters

Air filters can also be used to prevent the spread of mold. HEPA filters can be particularly successful at trapping mold spores, thus reducing the concentration of fungus and improving air quality in your building. When experts treat your building for mold, they may be able to recommend a good filter to install to help remedy the current issue and prevent future problems.

It takes more than just removal of the visible mold to protect your building and its inhabitants from exposure. Protective measures are necessary not only during the remediation process but also for ongoing prevention.