By The Restoration HQ desk · · filed under Regulation & Standards
IICRC hires a Director of Government Relations & Advocacy
The IICRC created and filled a Director of Government Relations & Advocacy role, the certifying body moving into the political arena.
FORThe certifying body finally fighting for the trade in statehouses is exactly what restorers have needed for a decade.
AGAINSTWhen the body that sells the certification also lobbies to make it mandatory, that's a business model, not advocacy, watch it closely.
Consensus vs. contrarianContrarian, and worth saying out loud: standards bodies lobbying for mandatory certification is great for certified operators and quietly self-serving. Both things are true; the certified shops should engage anyway.
Sources Cleanfax, cleanfax.com/iicrc-names-new-new-director-of… (); R&R, www.randrmagonline.com/articles/92081-iicrc-… ()
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