Mold Certification

[lheintz]

Hello,

I am a new member to NACHI and I have several questions in regards to Mold Certification. Firstly, when will the next NACHI sponsered mold certification workshop be held in Michigan? Secondly, if you are using an accredited labrotory like Pro-Labs to do your anaylsis do you have retain a special mold certification in order to advertise as a certified mold inspector (since all you are really doing is sampeling the mold and sending it to the lab)? Thirdly, do labs like Pro-Labs require a mold certification in order to sample mold and send it in for analysis? Finally, do labs like Pro-Labs recognize NACHI mold certification or do they require a lab sponsered certification program? Sorry for the amount of questions, once again I am a new member to NACHI and I appreciate you reading and possibly answering this post.

Lee Heintz

[Harvey L. Gordon]

Originally Posted by lheintz

I am a new member to NACHI

Before anything else...welcome to NACHIlandia!

Firstly, when will the next NACHI sponsered mold certification workshop be held in Michigan?

Got me on this one. Any Michigan Chapter dudes know this one?

Secondly, if you are using an accredited labrotory like Pro-Labs to do your anaylsis do you have retain a special mold certification in order to advertise as a certified mold inspector (since all you are really doing is sampeling the mold and sending it to the lab)?

It has nothing to do with the Labs as much as it has to do with "Knowledge" and if required "State Laws".

Thirdly, do labs like Pro-Labs require a mold certification in order to sample mold and send it in for analysis?

No. Basically if you pay them they will tell you what you sent them.

Finally, do labs like Pro-Labs recognize NACHI mold certification or do they require a lab sponsered certification program?

NACHI does not certify you as a Mold Inspector. The course you take is usually given by either an accredited lab, hoping you will use them after you learn and get certified, or an accredited education firm...they just want the dough.

[Nick Gromicko]

Lee, http://www.nachi.org/form.htm and we will bring a 1-day mold certification course right to your doorstep.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by lheintz

Hello,

I am a new member to NACHI and I have several questions in regards to Mold Certification. Firstly, when will the next NACHI sponsered mold certification workshop be held in Michigan? Secondly, if you are using an accredited labrotory like Pro-Labs to do your anaylsis do you have retain a special mold certification in order to advertise as a certified mold inspector (since all you are really doing is sampeling the mold and sending it to the lab)? Thirdly, do labs like Pro-Labs require a mold certification in order to sample mold and send it in for analysis? Finally, do labs like Pro-Labs recognize NACHI mold certification or do they require a lab sponsered certification program? Sorry for the amount of questions, once again I am a new member to NACHI and I appreciate you reading and possibly answering this post.

Lee Heintz

Do you need certification in MI?