Restoration & Remediation and ICS Cleaning Specialist are holding a Mold Remediation Symposium on Tuesday, April 9 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J. in response to Superstorm Sandy, where the principals, processes and products of mold remediation will be presented in a hands-on fashion.

“Sandy created an unprecedented need for mold remediation services and this symposium will help professionals take advantage of this opportunity,” says Evan Kessler, Publisher, ICS Cleaning Specialist and Restoration & Remediation.

The one-day event will educate those in attendance on the cleaning, restoration and remediation of mold as they prepare for an increase in business in Superstorm Sandy’s aftermath. Presenters include industry leaders Wayne Lawrence, of Grand Northern Products, and Rachel Adams, an IICRC-approved instructor and President of Indoor Environmental Management, Inc.

Other topics included in the curriculum include:

• Health and safety of technicians and occupants
• Health effects from exposure to mold in water-damaged buildings
• Principals of IICRC S520 Standard
• Source removal techniques
• Containment
• Documentation
• When to call an indoor environmental professional
• Contents restoration
• Biocides
• Hands-on training of soda and dry ice blasting

Registration is now open and seating is limited. Click here or go to ICSmag.com or RandRmagonline.com to register your spot.

About Restoration & Remediation:

Restoration & Remediation is the only media brand that brings disaster restoration and remediation professionals together with the insurance claims and property-loss management industries. R&R delivers the latest technical, business and marketing information across a variety of platforms, including print, R&R Online, the R&R eNewsletter and our digital publication, R&R L!VE. Boasting a "who's who" editorial lineup of industry heavyweights, R&R is fast becoming the most recognized - and most trusted - name in the business.

About ICS Cleaning Specialist:

ICS Cleaning Specialist is dedicated to providing cleaning and restoration/remediation professionals with the most current and relevant information available to the industry. We make it our business to disseminate the technical knowhow and marketing knowledge in a variety of disciplines, the information you need to succeed, to the companies that need it the most. With a total qualified circulation of more than 25,000, ICS reaches deep into the ranks of the elite cleaners and restorers operating today.