As a consumer who has had the extreme misfortune of hiring a company that both "remediated" a portion of my home and provided a post remediation clearance, I am making a heartfelt plea to this board asking that you make third party testing mandatory. Upon stepping foot into my home, not a single independent post-remediation testing firm would have passed the remediation due to the fact that contaminated debris was left strewn throughout my home. Yet, the remediation company cleared it. They did not live up to their contractual obligations. The promised mode of testing was not performed, and the results of testing were not made available to me, even upon request. It remains in question whethet testing was actually performed.

I hired a third party to take air samples. Lab analysis of the samples proved the job a failure. When I tried to amicably resolve this issue with the company President, I was verbally abused. He referred to his company's clearance letter and told me the job was complete. Just recently, additional areas of mold were discovered. They were definitely an issue when this company performed work in my home. Air fresheners were placed in these areas to mask any odors that might have occurred. Again, a knowledgable third party would have questioned these tactics and investigated further. The nightmare this company brought into my life is indescribable.

Third party clearance is a must. It will quickly and effectively rid this industry of charlatons and bullies.