WHAT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED FOR MOLD REMOVAL?

8/21/2020 (Permalink)

WHAT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED FOR MOLD REMOVAL? Ventura, California

WHAT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IS NEEDED FOR MOLD REMOVAL?

Personal Protective Equipment is necessary in removing mold. When cleaning mold growth, the priority is to protect everyone. The process of cleaning up mold exposes you to potentially hazardous mold spores. Personal protective equipment keeps a mold remediation team safe while helping to prevent cross-contamination. Here are the types of cleanup of mold PPE.

1. Disposable Gloves

When removing moldy materials, skin should be protected from coming into contact with mold, as well as from the chemicals in cleaning solutions. It’s important to wear form-fitting disposable gloves. The gloves should be removed between work sessions before leaving the affected area, and replaced with new ones upon return.

2. Disposable Hair Covers

They are necessary to keep mold spores from settling in your hair, which can later be inhaled or transferred throughout the building. When taking a break, the hair cover in use should be disposed of and a new one put on before work resumes.

3. Disposable Shoe Covers

They are necessary to make sure mold spores are not tracked from the work area into the rest of the house. Just like the disposable gloves and hair covers, disposable shoe covers should be removed and disposed of when taking a break from work.

4. Clothing/Tyvek Suits

Tyvek suits are preferable for mold remediation since they’re disposable. This type of suit can be worn over regular clothes and disposed of once work is completed.

5. Safety Goggles

Safety goggles are recommended to protect your eyes from mold spores and from other debris stirred up during the mold removal process. It also protects the eyes from harsh chemicals.

6. Air-Purifying Respirator (Face Mask)

An air-purifying respirator needs to be worn during mold cleanup. An N-95 mask will filter out 95% of all particles and is usually fine for this work. You can get disposable or reusable. It is probably the most important piece of personal protective equipment for mold removal.

It’s important to protect people and uncontaminated areas from exposure to mold. If you need assistance with mold removal, please call us SERVPRO of Ventura at (805) 656-3911. We have the training, equipment, and expertise.