Post-storm mold calls don't wait for you to get credentialed. Building owners need licensed professionals fast, and property managers in NYC are under specific legal obligations to use them. If your license is expired, or you've been doing assessments or remediation work without one - now is the time to fix that.

Most property owners and managers in New York know that asbestos abatement is regulated. What fewer realize is that the obligation doesn't begin when renovation starts - it begins the moment you own or operate a building where asbestos-containing materials are present.

If you hold an Asbestos Inspector certificate in New York, you can find asbestos and document what you find. The moment you start telling anyone what the risk means or what to do about it - you need the Asbestos Management Planner certificate.

Under NYS ICR-56, a currently trained and NYSDOL-certified Project Designer must prepare and submit each variance petition. There is no workaround. If your project needs relief from an ICR-56 requirement, the variance application does not move without this credential attached to it.

There’s been confusion over what’s known as the “1974 cut-off date” in ICR-56. Read more here about NYSDOL’s clarification.

If you're running a mold remediation company in NY, you're probably asking yourself: "Do I need a license?" The short answer is YES.

As of 12/30/24 – if you are a Contractor or Subcontractor performing work on, or bidding on a "covered project", you are required to regis..