Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, Restoration Certification

"The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has served as the Industry Guardian
for the cleaning, inspection and restoration service industries for more than 30 years. As a non-profit
certification organization, the IICRC helps ensure that you have access to trusted and trained cleaning
professionals by establishing and monitoring certification programs and standards for these industries."
"To qualify for IICRC-Certified Firm status businesses must demonstrate proof of insurance, maintain a
written customer complaint policy with documented follow-up and provide ongoing education and training leading to
certification for all technicians. IICRC Certified Firms are also required to abide by the IICRC Code of Ethics.
Services provided by IICRC–Certified professionals range from flooring inspection and cleaning to mold remediation
to water and fire damage restoration." www.iicrc.org/default.shtml
Several cleaning and restoraton organizations came together to create the IICRC in 1972. The IICRC became a
non-profit organization 25 years later. The IICRC's mission is to promote high standards of professionalism,
technical excellence, and ethics for those working in the industry.
The IICRC approves instructors and schools; all of which are independent of the IICRC as the organization
maintains none of its own. At this time there are approximately 150 IICRC approved teachers. The nearest actual
school is in Phoenix, though instructors will come to other areas to teach approved courses.
Althouse Cleaning has hosted the Smoke & Fire Damage Restoration, and the Water Damage Restoration
classes in El Paso. The Applied Structural Drying course requires an actual house to be flooded so that students
will experience hands on experience in addition to classroom training. Six Althouse technicians have
completed the ASD course at ATEX School in Houston and the Winner's Circle in Phoenix, where houses were
built soley to provide this training.
In addition to certifying
committed individuals and firms, the IICRC also writes and publishes reference books that are used by cleaning and
restoration technicians, by government agencies, and to decide liability cases in court.
IICRC Certifications
(Certifications held by ServiceMASTER by Althouse Cleaning employees in
bold)
- Applied Structural Drying
Technician
- Applied Microbial Remediation
Technician
- Carpet Cleaning
Technician
- Commercial Carpet Maintenance
Technician
- Rug Cleaning Technician
- Upholstery & Fabric Cleaning
Technician
- Water Damage Restoration
Technician
- Odor Control
Technician
- Carpet Color Repair
Technician
- Carpet Repair & Reinstallation
Technician
- Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Technician
- Floor Care Technician (Hard
Surfaces)
- Leather Cleaning Technician
- Resilient Floor Maintenance Technician
- Health and Safety Technician
- Stone, Masonry & Ceramic Tile Cleaning
- Introduction to Substrate Subfloor
Inspection
- Resilient Flooring Inspector
- Marble and Stone Inspector
- Ceramic Tile Inspector
- Wood Laminate Flooring Inspector
- Senior Carpet
Inspector
Locate a pro http://www.certifiedcleaners.org/locator.shtml in El
Paso/ Las Cruces.
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