The new ANSI/IICRC S500 Water Damage Restoration Standard and ANSI/IICRC S520 Mold Remediation Standard is out on the market.

• So what do they contain?

• How will they affect my business?

• How will they affect the cost of claims?

• How will they affect the billing process?

• Do expectations change between restorers, experts, and claims adjusters?

This course will answer these questions and MORE! **Copies of the Standards are not included in the price, but can be purchased at the time of registration. Limited copies will be available for purchase at the event.**

May 9, 2017 9:00am - 4:00pm

Bridgewood Resort & Conference Center 1000 Cameron Way Neenah, WI 54956 BridgewoodResortHotel.com

For MCRA Members: $199 1st person per company $149 2nd+ person per company

For Non-Members: $299 per person* $149 2nd+ person per company *Price includes an MCRA membership good through 2018!

Sponsored by:

To register or for more info: www.mcraonline.org info@mcraonline.org

The new S500 Water and S520 Mold Standards Their Increasing Impact on Restoration Contractors,

Managing Risk, and Claims Handling

Presented by: Howard Wolf, HW3 Group, LLC

It has been 10 years since the last S500 revision and 8 years since the last S520 revision. Are you current? Can you afford not to be?

Earn 1 IICRC CEC for your participation!

This involved training will cover the top 5changes to the new S500 and S520, and howtheywillaffectyourbusiness.LearnthekeysofapplyingtheStandardsandunlockingthetruthwithin the document from those actuallyinvolved in the development of them. And,that’sjusttheCirsthalfoftheday!Afterlunch,wereallygetbusy!Theentireafternoonisdevotedtohands-onandscenario-basedgroupexercises.Notonlywillwelearnaboutnewcalculationsandmethods,wewillliveit!Bytheend,thestudentwillleavewithaworkingknowledgeoftheStandardslikeneverbefore.

Inaddition,you’llget:• Forms,templatesandexercisesfortrainingyouremployees;• Administrativetemplates;• Templates for making your own Standard OperatingProcedures;and,

• Discountsonothertrainingopportunities.

Howard Wolf, certified master restorer, is currently the Institute for Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Standards Committee Chairman and is Principal of HW3 Group, LLC, a consulting, training, and claims management firm. He was on the Board of Directors for the IICRC and is the former Chairman of the ANSI/IICRC S500 Consensus Body. He has been in the cleaning, restoration and construction industries since 1984. He has extensive large project management and building diagnostics experience with particular expertise in public facilities, institutional and government agency projects. HW3 Group is a firm that supports the disaster restoration industry with management, administration, claim preparation, logistics, dispute resolution, and technical expert consulting. We are a collection of technical, administrative and financial experts that stand ready to support restorers, property owners, facility and risk managers, brokers, and others in the insurance restoration industry. Our skill and expertise is unmatched.

We Will Cover: • The top 5 changes in the Standards that will impact restorers

most; • The latest version of dehumidification and air mover

calculations; • The new definitions of Category and Class; • The reorganized inspection process sections; • The reorganized structural restoration process section in S500; • The issue of using moisture during remediation (misting,

foaming, pressure washing); and, • Documentation, risk management and due diligence issues.

Group, LLC

With Permission of:

Earn your CEC credits!

The Midwest Cleaning and Restoration Contractors Association (MCRA) is a regional trade association servicing the cleaning and restoration industries in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and parts of Illinois since 1925. We have a rich tradition of offering quality training programs and leading the industry through our membership. The MCRA is a shareholder organization to the Institute for Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC), an international certification body and the only standard setting body accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). MCRA is credited with several leaders of the IICRC, including a former president and the current Chairman of Standards. The MCRA is proud to be an industry partner with organizations like the Fox Valley Adjusters Association, and welcomes their members to this important industry event. We encourage fostering a better industry through cooperation and mutual respect. We look forward to seeing you there.