Standards and certifications
The rules the work is measured against.
Two published standards matter most in an older Chicago building, and both are things a customer or an adjuster can go and read for themselves. Neither is a logo bought off a shelf: each is a rule with requirements, a certification behind it, and an official page that owns the wording. Here they are, with the source.
Each one opens the organization’s own page in a new tab. Nothing here is a summary we wrote.
EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program
The federal lead-safe rule for paid work that disturbs paint in homes, childcare facilities and preschools built before 1978.
On any renovation that opens up painted surfaces in an older building — which is what a water or fire repair usually is — this is the rule the crew is certified under.
Read on epa.gov
IICRC Certified Firm program
The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification — the body that writes the standards for inspection, cleaning and restoration work.
It covers what a Certified Firm is held to on mold remediation, water damage drying and cleaning, and the training its technicians carry.
Read on iicrc.org
Links go to epa.gov and iicrc.org. If a page has moved, search the site for the program name — the standard itself has not changed.
Not sure which rules apply to your building?
It depends on when it was built and what has to be opened up. Describe the job and we will tell you straight, before anything is cut.
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