Reopening Buildings After Prolonged Shutdown
The COVID-19 crisis has caused buildings across America to sit vacant for weeks or in some cases months. As facility managers across the country being the process of reopening buildings, they need to ensure the proper steps are taken to protect public health and...
Best Practices for COVID19-Related Cleaning and Disinfection
IRS’s CEO Tom Peter, a Certified Industrial Hygienist, provides insight into COVID-19-related cleaning and disinfection best practices as businesses and public life begins to reopen. We have summarized the CDC’s best practices in past articles, and have also discussed...
What to Know When Performing COVID-19-Related Decontamination
As efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak continue, the CDC clarifies important distinctions for remediation efforts. Infection Control Technologies, the biohazard remediation division of Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc., outlines the proper...
COVID-19 Safety Precautions for Contractors
On April 2, 2020 Tom Peter, CIH CEO of Insurance Restoration Services(IRS), joined host Bob Krell on The Healthy Indoors Show to discuss the considerable challenges faced by contractors attempting maintenance during the COVID-19 outbreak. Joining them were Joe...
COVID-19, The View From The Trenches
Recently, Tom Peter, CIH CEO of Insurance Restoration Services(IRS), Pete Consigli, Global Restoration Industry Watchdog , Ed Light, CIH and Dave Mason, President of Atlantic Restoration Services, had a roundtable discussion with IAQ radio hosts Joe and the Zman on...
MOISTURE AND MOLD IN ATTICS – A Cold Weather Epidemic
Winter: It’s that time of year in the Northeast when we see many homeowners with moisture and mold in attics and every year we see the same thing. Insurance companies get calls from homeowners who are saying “I have roof leak” or “There is water dripping under the...
Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. Names New Vice President
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., January 20, 2020 -- Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. (IRS) is pleased to announce that Jonathan Jarema has been named Vice President of the Company. IRS is a leading provider of commercial, industrial, and residential remediation and...
Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. Names Thomas Peter CEO
MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J., January 21, 2020 -- Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc. (IRS) is pleased to announce that Tom Peter has been named CEO of the Company. IRS is a leading provider of commercial, industrial, and residential remediation and restoration services...
An Education in the Dangers of Mercury in Rubber Gym Floors
An expert panel presented the necessary steps to begin the mercury inspection and remediation process The middle of the twentieth century saw a wave of innovation: Radial tires, the polio vaccine, solar cells, computer hard disks, color television, Velcro, the first...
Amanda Anastasi Joins Business Development Team at Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc.
Amanda Anastasi, center, joins Leo DiFonzo (L) and Jon Jarema on Insurance Restoration Specialists, Inc.’s Business Development and Marketing team. MONROE, New Jersey - November 2019: Amanda Anastasi has been named Client Relations Specialist at Insurance Restoration...
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