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The Clean Trust

Need Help? Contact The Clean Trust

By The Clean Trust

Categories: Home Improvement, Carpets & Flooring, Health & Safety
Tagged: Cleaning Services, Disaster Cleanup, Fire, Fire Damage, Home Improvement, Professional Cleaning Services, The Clean Trust, Water, Water Damage

If you need expert help with carpet care, water-damage restoration or any of the 21 expertise areas below, The Clean Trust can help. [Note: Ad links featured on this page are not affiliated with The Clean Trust and should not be considered a recommendation or endorsement by The Clean Trust.]

 

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What is The Clean Trust?

 

The Clean Trust was formed in 1972 to serve as an independent certification body to set and promote high standards and ethics and to advance communication and technical proficiency within the inspection, cleaning and restoration service industries. It became a non-profit organization in 1986/87.

 

There are 21 certification categories, and two more categories on the horizon: Commercial Drying Specialist (CDS) and Applied Sewage Remediation Technician (ASRT) (available late 2008).

The Clean Trust offers certification in the following categories:

  1. Carpet Cleaning Technician (residential emphasis)
  2. Commercial Carpet Maintenance Technician
  3. Upholstery and Fabric Cleaning Technician
  4. Fire and Smoke Restoration Technician
  5. Water Damage Restoration Technician
  6. Applied Structural Drying Technician (primarily Category 1 water)
  7. Applied Microbial Remediation Technician
  8. Odor Control Technician
  9. Carpet Repair and Reinstallation Technician
  10. Color Repair Technician
  11. Health and Safety Technician
  12. Floor Care Technician
  13. Leather Cleaning Technician
  14. Rug Cleaning Technician
  15. Stone, Masonry and Ceramic Tile Cleaning Technician
  16. Introduction to Substrate and Subfloor Inspection
  17. Senior Carpet Inspector
  18. Marble and Stone Inspector 
  19. Ceramic Tile Inspector
  20. Wood and Laminate Inspector
  21. Resilient Flooring Inspector
Also, Journeyman Cleaning Technician, Journeyman Smoke Restorer, Journeyman Water Restorer, Master Textile Cleaner, Master Smoke Restorer, and Master Water Restorer status are advanced levels of recognition that are achieved by professionals having several certifications in select categories and one to three years of experience in the cleaning/restoration industry.

 

Need help in these areas? The Clean Trust maintains a Consumer Web Site (www.certifiedcleaners.org), a toll-free number (1-800-835-4624), and The Clean Trust Referral System as a service to consumers.

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Need Help? Contact The Clean Trust:  Created on August 6th, 2008.  Last Modified on November 20th, 2011

 

About The Clean Trust

The Clean Trust

The Clean Trust, formerly known as The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC), is an ANSI-accredited standards setting body for the flooring inspection, floor covering and specialized fabric cleaning and disaster restoration industries. Organized in 1972, The Clean Trust currently represents more than 5,700 Certified Firms and 54,000 Certified Technicians in 22 countries. The Clean Trust, with participation from the entire industry, sets standards for inspection, cleaning and disaster restoration. The Clean Trust does not own schools, employ instructors, produce training materials, or promote specific product brands, cleaning methods or systems. It approves schools and instructors that meet the criteria established by The Clean Trust. The Clean Trust also serves as a consumer referral source for Certified Firms and Inspectors. Visit www.thecleantrust.org.