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On June 10, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued the COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), contained in 29 C.F.R. Part 1910, Subpart U, solely for healthcare employers. Therefore, beginning July 6, 2021, long-term care facilities, including skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, will need to comply with most ETS requirements. The standard addresses workplace COVID-19 hazards not covered by the General Duty Clause ...

Per the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and in accordance with section 3208.5 of the D.C. Mold Regulation, licensees are required to complete four (4) hours of refresher training no more than two (2) years prior to submission of the application: licensees seeking to renew a District indoor mold assessment or remediation professional license that either have not allowed their license

On June 21, 2019, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, along with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, announced new, tighter standards for lead in dust on floors and window sills to protect children from the harmful effects of lead exposure. The rule will become effective 180 days after publication in the Federal Register. “EPA is delivering

In December 2018, EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, made a commitment to develop an EPA implementation plan to enable EPA to track its progress and update the public on its work to carry out the Lead Action Plan. Yesterday, April 1st, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Implementation Status Report in carrying out the Lead Action Plan. The Status Report describes EPA’s activities

On December 19, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan unveiled the Trump Administration’s Federal Lead Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (Lead Action Plan). The Action Plan is a blueprint for reducing lead

On December 10, 2018, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) held its 2nd mold forum for all licensed Mold Assessment and Remediation Professional, as well as training providers. The intention was to address the proposed amendments published by DOEE on September 25, click here, as well as an educational discussion on how to notify DOEE about scheduled mold jobs and the

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 140 federal enforcement actions completed over the last year to ensure that entities like renovation contractors, landlords, property managers, realtors, and others comply with rules that protect the public from exposure to lead from lead-based paint.  Exposure to lead dust, chips or debris from lead-based paint can pose serious risks to human health,

On September 25, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) sent a letter to all licensed Mold Assessment and Remediation professionals notifying them of the proposed amendments to the District of Columbia Mold Assessment and Remediation Regulation. This proposed rulemaking, which was published in the D.C. Register on September 21, “amends the Mold Assessment and Remediation Licensure Regulations in Chapter

On April 22 of this year, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) published a final rulemaking of its licensure/certification regulations for mold assessment and mold remediation professionals. These new District of Columbia Mold Assessment and Remediation Regulations specify requirements for when mold in indoor rental properties must be addressed, as well as how to do so. The regulations also

The implementation of regulatory requirements for licensure of mold professionals in the District of Columbia (D.C.) is now underway. In June 2015, D.C. passed into law, The Air Quality Amendment Act of 2014, Title III, Subtitle B, which amends the Rental Housing Act of 1985. The former District Department of the Environment (DDOE), recently re-designated by Mayor Muriel Bowser as