IICRC Writes New Standard for Drugs, Chemicals

LAS VEGAS -- The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification has published a new standard for “Professional Remediation of Precursors, Drug Residues, and Associated Chemical Waste.”

The ANSI/IICRC S900 First Edition Standard describes the procedures to be followed and the precautions to be taken when organizing the work for a project involving the remediation and cleaning of a site that is contaminated by precursors, drug residues, and associated chemical waste.

It is the purpose of this Standard to define criteria and methodology used by a practitioner for inspecting and investigating chemical contamination of a site, and for establishing work plans and procedures in remediating the site to be suitable for occupancy.

The Standard is written for use by those involved in the cleanup of precursors, drug residue, and associated chemical waste. It is primarily for remediation companies, their employees, other workers, and other Materially Interested Parties (MIPs) (e.g., consultants, estimators, engineers, adjusters) as described in the document.

The ANSI/IICRC S900 Standard for Professional Remediation of Precursors, Drug Residues, and Associated Chemical Waste includes the following which are described in the Standard:

• Principles of Precursors, Drug Residues, and Associated Chemical Waste
• Safety and Health
• Inspection, Preliminary Determination, and Site Characterization
• Levels of Contamination
• Administrative Procedures, Project Documentation, and Risk Management/Risk Assessment
• Competencies
• Limitations, Complexities, Complications, and Conflicts
• Cleaning
• Equipment, Tools, and Supplies
• Structural Remediation
• Vehicles and Other Machinery Remediation
• Contents Remediation
• Packaging, Transport, and Disposal of Unsalvageable Waste
• Post-Remediation

Richard Driscoll, IICRC S900 Consensus Body Chairman, said: “It was my true honor to serve with Paul Pritchard as the Vice Chair, and the other members of the S900 Consensus Body. The team of experts who wrote this standard were incredible. Paul and I may get the headlines – but it was the whole team that created this standard.”

“It takes a massive commitment from a large body of volunteers to bring a new Standard to the Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Industry,” said Brandon Burton, IICRC Standards Chairman. “On behalf of the industry at large, I’d like to extend our gratitude to the S900 Consensus Body, and in particular to Richard Driscoll and Paul Pritchard, Chair and Vice Chair, for bringing the First Edition of this valuable Standard of Care to reality.
“The S900 addresses a critical need in a highly specialized area of restoration, and will 1help ensure prudent principles and procedure are commonplace in our industry.”

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