Your employees spend most of their work time at their desks. At Transformation Works, we understand that their productivity levels are your top priority. However, their performance may be affected if the air quality in your office isn’t ideal. Allergens, odors, and germs can quickly spread, causing your top employees to miss important business days because of illness. If your employees come to you, or you notice several employees feeling the same effects, your building may have poor air quality.
Common physical symptoms of poor indoor air quality include:
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Allergy-like symptoms like coughing, sneezing, and sinus congestion
- Irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, and skin
Find out how you can partner with the experts at Transformation Works and improve indoor air quality at your office. The sooner we can come in and assess the causes of poor air quality and treat the issues, the faster your employees can happily get back to business.
Why You Want Top Air Quality in the Office
Contaminants such as mold may cause poor indoor air quality. Research shows that people spend up to 90% of their time indoors. Studies conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and others show that indoor environments sometimes can have levels of pollutants that are actually higher than levels found outside. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the quality of indoor air inside offices, schools, and other workplaces is important not only for workers’ comfort but also for their health.
Many factors affect indoor air quality (IAQ). These factors include poor ventilation (lack of outside air), problems controlling temperature, humidity that is either too high or too low, recent remodeling, and other activities in or near a building that can affect the fresh air coming into the building.
Ask yourself the following questions to learn whether a mold or air quality problem potentially exists in your office:
- Are building materials or furnishings visibly moisture damaged?
- Have building materials been wet for more than 48 hours?
- Are there existing moisture problems in the building?
- Are building occupants reporting musty or moldy odors?
- Are building occupants reporting health problems that they think are related to the indoor environment?
- Has the building been recently remodeled or has the building use changed?
- Has routine maintenance been delayed, or the maintenance plan been altered?
We are available 24/7, every day of the year, to come in and assess your unique situation. We’ll work with you to create a comprehensive plan to restore your air quality back to health. We even keep you updated with our progress and processes to ensure everything we’re doing will benefit you and your business. With the perfect mixture of proven guidance, expertise, innovative technologies, and proper tools, we’ll be able to get everyone back to work quickly—with the peace of mind and satisfaction of a job well done.
Don’t Let Your Business Be Ruined by Mold
Transformation Works works with recognized testing facilities and can provide mold inspection, laboratory analysis, and written remediation plans. We know how to identify and eliminate the source of mold and implement the proper processes to eliminate mold growth.
Being prepared for a disaster can greatly mitigate damage. Contact an expert to make sure your business is prepared.
With our pre-loss planning services, you’ll be better prepared for the unexpected. You’ll be able to get back to business faster following a disaster. As a business owner, you already know that losing just one day can severely impact your company as well as your employees. With Transformation Works on your side, you can be ready for the worst.
What Is A Business Continuity Plan?
A business continuity plan will help prepare you and your employees for a large number of disasters. This plan includes creating preventative and recovery strategies. You will know exactly what to do to get back to normal as quickly as possible. Don’t be caught off guard and continue running your business after a disaster.
Why Plan Ahead with Pre-Loss Disaster Planning?
Disaster can strike at any moment. Being unprepared will only make the recovery and restoration process more extensive. With a business continuity plan, you’ll know how to operate until your building, the technology, and everything else is fully restored.
Even if work is unable to be done on-site, having a contingency plan will help you manage this temporary situation. It will also help to keep your essential equipment safe.
Planning ahead for large loss restoration will help you:
- Limit the severity of disruption to your business
- Prepare for working remotely if your office is severely damaged
- Expedite the restoration process
- Minimize any financial losses
- Equip employees and managers with the information and training they need to get their jobs done until everything is restored
- Avoid closing your doors permanently
Don’t Be Left Unprepared for Property Damage Restoration!
Many business owners are so focused on the countless daily tasks that come with running a business. They don’t think about what they would do if a disaster – be it a flood, fire, or severe weather – were to severely impact their property and their business. At Transformation Works, we know all too well about what can happen when disaster strikes. Business owners are left unsure about how to rebuild and continue.
How Can Your Business Prepare for Natural Disasters?
The best way to recover from a natural disaster is to prepare for it before it happens. You can’t control when or if natural disasters strike, but small business disaster planning will minimize the harm it causes to your business when it does.
Here are some of the key items to include in your business disaster planning checklist:
Know what disasters can affect your area: Is your region prone to earthquakes? Tornados? Do they have a fire season? Is your business located in a coastal city where it could be hit by a hurricane? Knowing what potential disasters you’re most likely to face is the first step in putting a disaster response plan together
Create a disaster response plan: Do routine audits of your security systems, identify any potential vulnerabilities, and plan disaster drills so all your personnel know what to do
Establish a communication plan: Have an updated list of emergency personal numbers, your insurance information, processes to follow, how employees will be updated during the disaster (phone, email, social), store them somewhere you can access them quickly
Backup important documents and data: scan your most important business documents and records, and keep them on an external hard drive offsite at a different location, or a cloud-based storage system
Have an evacuation plan: Plot out your evacuation routes, keep emergency exit signs well-lit and clearly marked, and designate safe outdoor meeting areas in case of a disaster where you and your personnel can be accounted for until first responders arrive
Create an emergency kit: Assuming you could be without power or running water for a few days at least, have a kit on standby with a first aid kit, extra batteries, non-perishable food, and bottled water
Review your insurance coverage: Review your insurance policy and make sure you know what your deductibles are, and what you’re covered for if your business is damaged by a natural disaster. Each policy covers something different, so make sure that your policy covers things like water damage, fire, earthquake damage, and other business disruptions
Start the planning process before it is too late
We are here to provide the peace of mind you need to make sure your business is protected. We’ll help you determine the best plan of action you and your employees should take using the proper tools, resources, and planning. A rapid response is critical after a disaster. No matter how challenging the situation, we can assess your situation and immediately help you recover. We’ll be by your side every step of the way. With us, your business is in the best hands.
Questions We Answer for COMMERCIAL PRE-LOSS PLANNING
Transformation Works provides a variety of Pre-Loss Planning including Educational Seminars on Disaster Preparedness and our Priority Customer Program.
What keeps you up at night? Ask any Facility or Property Manager and they will tell you it’s the unknown factor. Is there something we are missing or could be doing to protect our customers safety and property? Pre-loss planning with Transformation Works addresses subjects like:
- Can disasters be prevented?
- What about disaster plans, pre-loss agreements and business continuity planning? Do they matter?
- Have you established your SOP for your property management and maintenance professionals in the event of a localized or area-wide event?
- What about your residents and tenants? Would they know what to do in the event of an emergency?
- How do you meet customer expectations regarding response, safety and protecting personal and community property?
- What are the best practices for what to do until help arrives?
- What is it like to work with emergency responders?
- Can you learn from others who communicate their best and worst case scenarios?
- What are some of the national and local regulations that may affect the way emergencies are handled?
Transformation Works offers a Priority Customer Agreement. Enrolled customers will be provided expedited emergency response in the event of an after-hours or area wide emergency. This includes immediate service to stabilize your property and mitigate further damages from occurring. Our dedicated team will ensure your property is returned back to pre-loss condition as quickly as possible and with minimal disruption. We value you as a Priority Customer and strive to exceed your expectations.
If your building has sustained water damage, it may be time to contact a team of IAQA skilled professionals. Transformation Works staff is trained and CMR & CMRS Certified to properly remediate materials affected by mold. People suffering from allergies and asthma are particularly sensitive to the presence of mold. Avoid prolonged exposure to mold in your building by calling us today—we have a number of protocols we can utilize to effectively resolve the problem in commercial buildings such as:
- RESTAURANT/HOSPITALITY
- COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
- PROPERTY MANAGEMENT-HABITATIONAL
- PUBLIC SECTOR/NON- PROFITS/HUMAN SERVICES
- MUNICIPALITIES
- BIOTECH, LABS, PHARMACEUTICAL AND HOSPITALS
- COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES/HIGHER EDUCATION
- HIGH SCHOOLS/MIDDLE & ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
- RETAIL
- HOTELS
- MANUFACTURING
- ASSISTED LIVING
- HOUSES OF WORSHIP
CALL Transformation Works TODAY AT (323) 622-1913 TO GET STARTED TREATING THE MOLD IN YOUR HOME.
What Is Mold Remediation?
“Mold remediation” refers to the process of identifying, removing, and cleaning and treating a building that has experienced mold growth. While some businesses may only specialize in mold removal, our team of remediation specialists provide full remediation services from beginning to end. Our team will:
Identify the scope of the mold issue
Work to contain and properly ventilate the area where the mold issue is found
Provide thorough cleaning and disinfection services to remove any trace of mold
Provide preventative services to ensure the mold doesn’t come back
5. Schedule clearance testing from an outside expert to ensure the job was done correctly according to the ANSI/IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation.
When Is Mold Remediation Required?
In cases where the mold is affecting an area of more than 10 feet, it’s recommended that you hire a professional. Mold, if not treated quickly and properly, can have deleterious health effects. If you aren’t sure where to begin with treating the mold in your building, call our team of mold removal specialists today for help.
What To Look For During A Mold Remediation?
When performing selective demolition for mold remediation:
- Work areas should be placed in containment and kept under negative pressure via air scrubbers equipped with HEPA filters.
- Mold and water-impacted building materials should be removed.
- Building materials that cannot be removed, such as structural components, should be remediated in-place via application of antimicrobial cleaners, inhibitors, and sealants, surface removal or other methods.
- Remediation waste should be bagged within containment and removed from the work area for proper disposal
More information about mold from the CDC and EPA
https://www.cdc.gov/mold/
https://www.epa.gov/mold
https://www.epa.gov/mold/what-difference-between-mold-and-mildew
https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq
The Key To Mold Control Is Moisture Control -US EPA https://www.epa.gov/mold