Welcome to the UK Centre for Mould Safety

Hello,

Welcome to the UK Centre for Mould Safety. We’ve been motivated by the incredible response to our launch on Monday, and we’re delighted to have you with us.

Our service is designed to support both members of the public and professional service providers with clear, practical, and standardised guidance on how to assess, manage, and remediate mould safely.

We are publishing a series of step-by-step task sheets, beginning with:

Equipment and Method

• em0 - Risk assessment

• em1 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• em2 - Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE)

• em3 - Containment: Enclosures, Sheeting, Pressure Differentials

• em4 - Air Filtration and Negative Air

• em5 - Decontamination Units and Hygiene Protocols

• em6 - HEPA & H-Class Vacuum Systems

• em7 - Wet Cleaning / Damp Wiping

• em8 - Abrasive / Surface Removal Methods

• em9 - Waste Handling and Packaging (Bagging, Sealing, Labelling)

• em10 - Verification & Sampling

  
  

Task Sheets

• M0 – Introduction and how to use the task sheets

• M1 – Visual assessment and moisture mapping

• M2 – Air and surface sampling (& when justified)

• M3 – Pre-remediation occupant and worker protection

• M4 – Setting up Containment: Single Room, Domestic Scale

• M5 – Setting up Containment: Multi-Room, Commercial Projects

• M6 – Installing Negative Air Pressure and AFDs

• M7 – Establishing Worker Decontamination Units

• M8 – Entry/Exit Protocols for Contaminated Zones

• M9 – Temporary Ventilation/HVAC Isolation Prior to Work

• M10 – HEPA Vacuuming of Contaminated Surfaces

• M11 – Damp Wiping of Non-Porous Surfaces

• M12 – Removal of Porous Materials

• M13 – Cleaning Semi-Porous Materials

• M14 – Cleaning Structural Wood (Sanding, Brushing, Blasting)

• M15 – Remediation of Crawlspaces and Basements

• M16 – Remediation in Lofts and Attics

• M17 – Bathroom and Kitchen Remediation (High Humidity Zones)

• M18 – Ventilation & Extraction Systems Hygiene (TR/19 Aligned Summary)

• M19 – Sorting and Handling Contents: Clean, Cleanable, Discard

• M20 – Cleaning Non-Porous Contents (Hard Goods, Plastics, Metals)

• M21 – Cleaning Semi-Porous Contents (Unfinished Wood, Composites)

• M22 – Disposal of Porous Contaminated Contents

• M23 – Packaging and Transporting Contaminated Waste Safely

• M24 – Visual Inspection Standards for Clearance

• M25 – Surface Verification Sampling

• M26 – Air Verification Sampling

• M27 – Clearance Reporting and Re-Occupancy Criteria

This is the UK’s first attempt to standardise advice on mould remediation in a way that protects health, ensures competence, and raises the bar across the industry.

We’ll keep you updated as each new guide is released, along with news, events, and opportunities to help shape this incredibly important work.

Explore more and stay involved at www.ukcms.org

Thank you for being part of this movement towards safer, healthier buildings.

Warm regards,The UKCMS Team

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