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Meth Testing & Decontamination NZ STANDARDS' DRAFT DOC - COMMENT NOW

01/19/2017

Standards New Zealand has put out a draft document around standards and rules for the meth testing and decontamination industry. It's open for comment until Monday 20 February 2017. Public Comment Draft NZS 8510 – Testing and decontamination of methamphetamine-contaminated properties Link to doc here: https://shop.standards.govt.nz/default.htm?action=viewDraft&mod=drafts&draftId=DZ+8510 Some key points are: - Accreditation / Certification of samplers and decontaminators will be required. "A
Excellent audio article re meth science, testing process, etc.

11/28/2016

You can listen to this audio article directly from Radio NZ website, or download for listening to later. Contains really good information about the testing process, the science around meth: manufacture, contamination, potential toxicity of meth and other substances used in the manufacture of meth, cleanup, etc. Habitat Property Services - we test house houses in Auckland - use the same testing process and lab analysis. Our friend Dr. Nick Kim comments as well. CLICK HERE TO GET TO THE
Info and answers to common questions about meth, and a bit of hype exposed.

11/24/2016

Q+A: What you need to know about methamphetamine contamination Houses contaminated through the cooking or smoking of methamphetamine is a growing issue in New Zealand. Just one session smoking the Class A drug, also known as P or Ice, could be enough to produce a positive test result. However lack of national testing standards is a serious problem facing buyers, sellers, agents, landlords, and tenants. Here's what you need to know about the health implications of living in a contaminated
NEW METH-TESTING STANDARD - MEET THE COMMITTEE

10/31/2016

Committee appointed to develop meth-testing standard [Wellington S] 02 JUNE 2016 A new committee is ready to go to develop a standard (NZS 8510) covering the testing and remediation of properties contaminated by the manufacture or use of methamphetamine. The committee was approved by the New Zealand Standards Approval Board on 4 May. Members of the committee and the organisations they represent are as follows: Name Organisation Erina Mayo
NEW GUIDELINES - Spending money on 0.5 result proven wrong again

10/27/2016

Housing NZ ignored warnings over meth evictions Housing New Zealand has ignored repeated warnings from senior government officials that it is misusing methamphetamine contamination guidelines to evict its tenants. The Ministry of Health has repeatedly told Housing New Zealand that its methamphetamine guidelines were to be applied only for the clean up of former meth labs, and were not intended to monitor homes where the drug has been smoked. Yet hundreds of tenants have been evicted from
Rules to tighten on P testing of houses

07/26/2016

Let's hope they make the standard level of contamination realistic - ie not so low. Like California perhaps, at 1.5? Lot's of unnecessary work being done, especially after meth testing in HNZ houses... Link to full article below. "Building Minister Nick Smith says tighter rules for businesses which test for meth contamination will be in place by the end of the year as real estate industry insiders report increasing numbers of cowboy operators milking owners. Homeowners continue to shell out