2014 New York Laws
LAB - Labor
Article 32 - LICENSING OF MOLD INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION SPECIALISTS AND MINIMUM WORK STANDARDS
Title 1 - (930 - 940) LICENSING OF MOLD INSPECTION, ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION SPECIALISTS AND MINIMUM WORK STANDARDS
930 - Definitions.

*   930.  Definitions. As used in this article: 1. "Department" means
  the department of labor.
2. "Mold" means indoor mold growth capable of creating toxins that can
  cause pulmonary, respiratory,  neurological  or  other  major  illnesses
  after minimal exposure, as such exposure is defined by the environmental
  protection  agency, centers for disease control and prevention, national
  institute of health, or other federal, state, or local agency  organized
  to study and/or protect human health.
3.  "Mold  remediation"  means  conducting  the  business  of removal,
  cleaning, sanitizing, or surface disinfection of mold, mold containment,
  and waste handling of mold  and  materials  used  to  remove  mold  from
  surfaces  by  a  business enterprise, including but not limited to, sole
  proprietorships. Mold remediation for the purposes of this article shall
  not include remediation of the underlying sources of moisture  that  may
  be  the  cause  of  mold  that  requires  expertise not specific to acts
  authorized under this article.
4. "Mold  assessment"  means  an  inspection  or  assessment  of  real
  property  that  is  designed  to discover indoor mold growth, toxic mold
  growth, conditions that facilitate indoor mold growth and/or indicia  of
  conditions that are likely to facilitate indoor mold growth.
5. "Mold abatement" means the act of removal, cleaning, sanitizing, or
  surface  disinfection  of  mold, mold containment, and waste handling of
  mold and materials used to remove mold from surfaces by an individual.
6. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of labor.
* NB Effective July 28, 2015