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Mold Training Course and Booking Calendar

Mold in buildings is a major problem in North America. Mold damages buildings and and poses a health risk to occupants. Mold & Bacteria Consulting Laboratories provides a mold training course entitled “How to Recognize Indoor Mold, Develop Effective Sampling Strategies, Interpret Laboratory Results and Perform Effective Mold Remediation.” This eight-hour mold training course provides detailed information about mold in buildings. The mold training course is primarily developed for professionals who conduct mold inspections. However, the course could help building and facility managers respond to occupants and residents complaints about mold in buildings. It could also help school personnel respond to complaints from teachers, students, and parents. The course could benefit insurance and real estate professionals in understanding the causes and control of mold in buildings. For course details click Mold Training.

To book for the mold training course online click Booking Calendar.

Legionella Training Course

Legionella Training Course – MBL has developed a practical Legionella training course specifically for those involved in the management and control of Legionella including health and safety managers, engineers, building and facilities managers, and water treatment professionals.

Our professional Legionella training course examines a range of Legionella related issues including:

  • Legionella: Terms, Definitions and General Facts.
  • History of Legionnaires’
    disease.
  • Potable Water Systems & Methods of Disinfection.
  • Cooling Towers: Water Treatment & Legionella
  • Cooling Tower Guidelines and Legionella
  • Statutory and advisory regulations
    (based around Health Canada).
  • Legionella risk assessments.
  • Legionella Sampling and Testing
  • Appropriate precautionary measures.
  • Practical implementation of a structured risk management system.

For more details about the course, please call 905-290-9101

Mould Training Course: 2011

The awareness of the impact of mould growth in buildings and facilities is increasing every day. People not only consider mould unsightly in homes and workplaces, but they are also aware it can effect the indoor air quality and cause or exacerbate health symptoms. Many claims for damages, replacement of building materials and health effects as a result of exposure to mould have also been filed successfully across north America and more so in the USA.

MBL provides a unique, comprehensive one-day mould training course on how to recognize indoor mould, how to develop effective sampling strategies, how to interpret laboratory results and how to pprevent mould growth in homes and work environments. This course has been designed to aid those who would like to learn more about how to investigate mould problems in a building, current mould guidelines/remediation techniques. Participants will gain an understanding of where and what types of moulds are typically found in the natural environment, what factors influence the growth of moulds in indoor environments, tools and techniques to identify moulds, health effects associated with mould exposure, classification of work for remediation techiniques, Canadian Construction Association mould guideliness and other guidelines, and prevention of mould growth.

The course is intended for OHS/EHS Specialists, General Contractors, Building Maintenance Personnel, Health and Safety Committee Members, and Plant and Operations Mangers. For more details click Mold Training

Book today using the booking calendar below.

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Mold Training Course Offered By MBL

Mold & Bacteria Consulting Laboratories (MBL) is pleased to offer the Mold Training Course on February 25, 2010. For course schedule and new dates click Mold Training Course. Learn how to recognize mold, perform effective sampling, and interpret laboratory results. For course fee and other details, please click Mold Training Course.

Testing For Mold Requires Training

Testing for mold is not difficult. But you need to know not only where to look for it but also which species are toxigenic or allergenic. One also requires to have a clearly defined objective for the testing. If the objective of testing for mold requires that samples be taken, it is important to know what types of samples to take and the limitations or disadvantages of different types of samples. The type of samples to take is determined by the type of data the mold investigator requires. The type of data required, on the other hand, is determined by the objective(s) of the investigation.

There are some mold training courses out there that can provide you with basic skills necessary for mold investigation. You may want to review the Mold Training Course offered by MBL. This unique, comprehensive one-day training course focuses on how to recognize indoor mold, how to develop effective sampling strategies, how to interpret laboratory results and current guidelines on mold remediation. Course dates are found at http://www.moldbacteria.com/training.html.

Salmonella food poisoning and symptoms

Salmonella food poisoning has been a growing concern in recent news. It has frequently lead to recalls of beef, salads and organic products and, even peanut butter products. Salmonella food poisoning occurs when one eats raw or undercooked foods such meat, poultry, eggs or egg products. Properly cooked food can get contaminated with Salmonella if […]

Legionella pneumophila – Guidelines for Laboratory Interpretation

Legionella pneumophila is a Gram negative, aerobic bacteria that is characterized as an opportunistic pathogen. It is the cause of Legionnaires’ Disease, a severe form of pneumonia and, it is the cause of Pontiac fever, a non-pneumonic form of L. pneumophila infection. Legionella spp.’s mode of transmission is through aerosols or aspiration of contaminated water. The Public Health […]

The Indoor Mold Is An Early Warning Device

The mold (or mould, in the Queen’s English) has been the victim of a bad press. Mention the word and it conjures up an image of something rotting or in the process of decomposition. And yet, were it not for the mold that inspired the discovery of penicillin millions of lives would have been lost. […]