IICRC - Commercial Drying Specialist (CDS) 

Hosted by Rainbow International

 July 30th - August 3, 2018

REGISTRATION FEE:

$795.00- per student (substantial discount from normal fee).Fee applicable for all attendees (including Top Gun & New Franchisees).  There will be a $65.00 Fee for all IICRC Tests

STUDENT PRE-REQUISITES:

IICRC – WRT Certified

Each participant is strongly advised to research and complete appropriate training programs (e.g. HST, OSHA 10-hour, Canadian HST) prior to participating in the CDS course.

COURSE DETAILS:

The CDS course is not intended to be a health and safety course, nor will it cover all potential hazards that may be encountered on commercial projects.  Accordingly, it is required of participants to comply with all applicable local, state/provincial and national safety rules and regulations. 

Commercial drying projects frequently have many more potential hazards and safety risks that are not generally encountered on residential projects.  These hazards may include but not be limited to higher voltages, confined spaces, energized machinery, hazardous chemicals, heavy equipment and forklifts.  

The Commercial Drying Specialist course teaches damage inspection and evaluation, work flow management, process administration and technical methods of effective and timely drying of commercial, industrial, institutional and complex residential water-damaged structures, systems, furniture, and fixtures and equipment (FFE).

Resources for this course include: the current ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration, reference media, scientific, technical and industry resources. (4.5 day course; 32 hours, not including exam time, lunch and breaks)

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

• Equipment sizing rationale that takes into account many variables typical of commercial projects (e.g. building size, type construction, degree of saturation, weather impact, power availability).
• Many ways a commercial building cannot be approached like “just a big house”!
• Why and how to inspect construction of hardwood sport floors to determine ahead of time whether your drying will be successful.
• Identifying hazards and risks you might find on commercial projects, that you may never see on residential projects.
• How to manage numerous interested parties (aka stakeholders) that are typical on large commercial losses.
• A tool to help ensure you capture all information and job data during your first visit to the damage site.
• Reading construction blueprints and discovering details that may keep you from a disastrous result.
• Peculiarities of working in historical buildings.
• Importance of understanding psychrometrics and moisture movement in materials….and how a simple understanding of energy will make the whole thing easier.
• Various equipment technologies (e.g. refrigerant, desiccant, heat, and generators) and when and how to use them on commercial projects.

ABOUT INSTRUCTOR:

Ken Larsen, CR, WLS, CMP CSDS has been in the restoration industry since 1978. He holds RIA, ACAC and IICRC advanced designations. Recipient of the 32^nd RIA Martin L. King Award for his many contributions and sincere dedication to the Restoration Industry, his career includes 18 years as an independent property restoration contractor, consultant to restorative drying during catastrophes and large loss drying coordination, expert witness, Director of Education for North America’s largest disaster restoration contracting organization, and now the author of one of the industry’s leading technical resource book on the subject of structural restorative drying – Leadership in Restorative Drying. He is currently an IICRC Approved instructor of WRT, ASD and CDS certificate courses. Larsen is also an RIA instructor of the restoration industry’s advanced certification credentials: Water Loss Specialist (WLS), Certified Mold Professional (CMP) and Certified Restorer (CR). He serves as Chairman for RIA approved Instructors, Trainers and Subject Matter Experts, a sub-committee of RIA’s Education Committee. Larsen presently serves as Senior Technical Director for the International Dry Standard Organization (IDSO) and Director of Education for the Restoration Leadership Institute (RLI) and lead consultant for the Restoration Expert Panel (REP) and DryStandard Inspections (DSi). He is also a Registered Third Party Evaluator™ (RTPE). Ken lives with his wife Barbie (yes – really!) in Santa Rosa Beach in Northwest Florida. 

 

 

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