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14Aug 2015

When Quality Counts…Choose Gold for Mold!

Who is Your Mold Inspector? Did you know that many mold inspectors don’t have any formal education and merely attend a three day course to become a “Certified Mold Inspector”? There are currently NO State of California licenses or registration requirements for mold inspectors. We’ve met former home inspectors, plumbers, pest control operators, entrepreneurs, realtors, and office supply salesmen who are now “Certified Mold Inspectors” and are supposedly experts. Some “cert...

29Sep 2014

Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 0

Get the Lead Out Part 3: What Realtors and Property Managers Need to Know About Lead-Based Paint

In the first two parts of the series “Get the Lead Out” (this is part 3 of 3) we focused on serious hazards and health effects of exposure to lead. This month, I’ve listed a rundown of the regulations Realtors (and related industries) should be aware of: It’s illegal to create a lead hazard in California, no matter what the circumstances are. All pre-1978 structures potentially contain lead-based paint. If a contractor (or anyone else) is going to disturb paint in a pre-1978 building,...

12Jun 2014

Gold's EHS Outlook, Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 0

Get the Lead Out!

Part 1 – Let’s Keep Our Children Safe! Lead and Human Health Lead’s toxic effects have been known for over 2000 years; it’s one of the most pervasive and well-studied occupational and environmental toxins. Lead exposure can cause central nervous system problems, as well as problems in the digestive, cardiovascular, and reproductive systems. And those are just a few effects. As one of the oldest known poisons, lead affects the brain in a dizzying number of ways. A few...

12Mar 2014

Moldy Times Dave Gold Comments: 2

Avoid This Mold Blarney….

We celebrate Irish Heritage with St. Patrick’s Day in America. This holiday is known for three leaf clovers, leprechauns, wearing green to avoid being pinched, consuming green drinks, Irish ale…AND the concept of “Blarney” which you’ll see as you read further relates to what to watch out for in the mold industry. “The modern celebration of St. Patrick’s Day really has almost nothing to do with the real man,” said classics professor Philip Freeman of Luther College in...