Post-Remediation Clearance · NYS Licensed Assessor
An independent licensed assessor returns after the remediation work is finished, confirms it against the original protocol, and issues a written clearance report.
The final step
When remediation is finished, someone independent should confirm it. Celtic returns to the areas that were remediated, inspects them against the protocol the work was carried out to, and puts the result in writing.
Consumer protection
New York State Labor Law Article 32 prohibits any company from profiting from both the assessment and the remediation, and clearance sits on the assessment side of that line. If a remediation contractor offers to handle the clearance themselves, or brings their own assessor, it is worth asking who that assessor works for.
A licensed assessor writes the remediation protocol before any work begins.
A different licensed firm carries out the cleanup, working to that protocol.
The original assessor returns and confirms the result, before reconstruction closes the area up.
What happens on site
The assessor re-inspects the remediated areas, takes air samples where they are needed, and compares what is found against the original protocol.
Where something still needs attention, that is normally worked through directly with the remediation contractor so it can be corrected. The clearance is issued once the area meets the standard.
What you receive
You receive a written Clearance Report confirming the area meets the required standard and is ready for rebuild. It is the document a contractor, an insurer or a future buyer will ask to see.
See assessment levels and pricingStraight answers
No. Celtic provides post-remediation clearance on projects Celtic assessed, verified against the protocol we wrote. If another firm carried out your assessment, the clearance goes back to that firm.
If the walls have already been closed, call us and we will tell you what can still be verified and what your options are. It is worth having that conversation before any further work is done.
Many insurers do need a clearance report, and a number will not release the final portion of a claim without it. It is worth asking your adjuster before the remediation work starts rather than afterwards.
Clearance costs $250 to $500 on a residential property, and $500 to $2,000 and up on a commercial one. The figure depends on the size of the remediated area and how many zones need sampling.
You do still need clearance. A certificate from the company that carried out the cleanup is a statement from an interested party. A clearance report from an independent licensed assessor is the document an insurer, an attorney or a future buyer will rely on, so the two are not equivalent.
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