Health and Safety Resources
- Combustion Gases
- Electrical – Knob and Tube Wiring
- Healthy Homes
- Lead Paint
- Mold and Moisture
- OSHA and Crew Safety
- Pollution Occurrence Insurance
- Radon
Combustion Gases ^
- U.S. Department of Energy – Combustion Equipment Safety Technology Fact Sheet
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Carbon Monoxide
Electrical – Knob and Tube Wiring ^
Healthy Homes ^
- Weatherization Plus Health
- EPA: Indoor Air Plus
- EPA: Care for your Air
- EPA: Asthma Home Environment Checklist
- EPA: Guide to Air Cleaners in the Home
Lead Paint ^
Link to Organization
Links to Training
- National Safety Council
- Lead Safe Weatherization: A Training and Reference Manual for Weatherization Managers and Crews, contact Mike Vogel
- U.S. Dept. of Energy – LSW Minimum Standards Exam
- Presentation: Lead Safe Weatherization (LSW): Update on Lead Paint Policies & Strategies for Weatherization
Source: Rob DeSoto, Department of Energy – Golden, Weatherization Project Manager
Mold and Moisture ^
This training contains six lessons as well as resource materials. The lessons are PowerPoint presentations while the support materials are in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats.
- Attachment 1 – A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home
- Attachment 2 – Energy Related Mold and Moisture: Training overview and DOE Guidance
- Lesson 1 Mold Background and Heath Effects
- Lesson 2 Conditions of Mold Growth
- Lesson 3 Mold Assessment and Client Disclosure
- Lesson 4 Preventing Mold Growth – Weatherization Best Practices
- Lesson 5 How to Treat Mold Conditions
- Lesson 6 Mold Testing
- Attachment 3 – Sample Mold Form 1
- Attachment 4 – Sample Mold Form 2
- Attachment 5 – Sample Mold Form 3
Links to Organizations
- Building Science Corporation – More About Mold
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Biological Pollutants
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Mold Resources
Links to Articles
- Avoiding Moisture Problems
- Formaldehyde as a Basis for Residential Ventilation Rates
- Fundamentals of Moisture in Houses
- Home Moisture Audit
- Moisture and Mobile Home Weatherization
- Ventilation Strategies in Weatherization
Links to Trainining
- DOE Energy Related Mold & Moisture CD
- Building Performance Institute
- The Environmental Institute
- Training Guide: Home Energy Magazine
- WAP Training Centers
- Presentation: Advanced Mold and Moisture
Source: John Davies, Building Performance Center, Opportunity Council
Source: Steve Nall, Indiana Community Action Assoc. - Presentation: Basic Mold and Moisture,
Source: Russell W. Glasgow, State of Michigan
Recommended Reading and Tools
- A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture & Your Home – EPA
- A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture & Your Home(Spanish) – EPA
- Dry Notes from the Underground, Home Energy Magazine, March/April 2002
- Drying out a Crawl Space, Home Energy Magazine, January/February 2000
- Mold and Mildew Release (English)
- Mold and Mildew Release (Spanish)
- Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings
- Missteps with Mold, Home Energy Magazine, July/August 2002
- Moisture, Leaks, and Pressures in Mobile Homes, Home Energy Magazine, March/April 2006
- Moisture Problems in Manufactured Housing, Home Energy Magazine, March/April 2002
- Public Housing Breaks the Mold, Home Energy Magazine, September/October 2001
- Public Housing Breaks the Mold, Part II: Veterans Era Housing, Home Energy Magazine, November/December 2001
- Remediating Mold: A Clip-Out Checklist for Building Professionals, Home Energy Magazine, July/August 2002
Further Recommended Reading
- Diagnosing Wall Moisture, Home Energy Magazine, January/February 2001
- Minnesota Mold Busting, Home Energy Magazine, May/June 2002
- Moisture Assessment Software Tools, Home Energy Magazine, January/February 2001
- Mold, A Poltergeist, Home Energy Magazine, January/February 2001
- New Handbook Breaks the Mold, Home Energy Magazine, March/April 2002
- Watching the Humid Climates, Home Energy Magazine, September/October 2002
OSHA and Crew Safety ^
The goal of OSHA regulations is to maintain worker safety and prevent carelessness due to long periods accident-free. You can learn more from the OSHA Outreach Training Program.
Pollution Occurrence Insurance ^
The Weatherization Assistance Program recommends that all local agencies carry adequate liability insurance to cover their weatherization related activities. Pollution Occurrence Insurance (POI) for lead is now available. POI was originally drafted as blanket policy allowing numerous agencies to participate in a collective agreement. Today, various POI options are available as stand-alone policies from specialized insurance carriers.
Resources:
- POI Frequently Asked Questions
- Pollution Occurrence Insurance, Home Energy Magazine, January/February 2004
- WAP Pollution Exposures
- WAP POI Program Manager’s News
- WAP POI Application (PDF)
- Application (Word File)
- Environmental Insurance – Pollution Occurrence Insurance Background
- Environmental Insurance – POI Coverage Overview
- Environmental Insurance – Private Subcontractor Risk Management Report
- Environmental Insurance – Subcontractor Pollution Insurance Considerations
- Environmental Insurance – Testing
- Environmental Insurance – Third Party Testing Company Insurance ConsiderationsLead Paint Frequently Asked Questions
- Weatherization Program Notice 02-6 – Weatherization Activities and Federal Lead-Based Paint Regulations
- Weatherization Program Notice 11-6 – Health and Safety
