National Institute of Decontamination Specialists

Hazardous Materials, Cleaning/Restoration/Water Damage

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The National Institute of Decontamination Specialists (NIDS) is approved by the American BioRecovery Association and has aligned itself with manufacturers, industry associations and top notch professionals to assure you receive the latest science-based information possible. Our courses are science-based as the result of constant research, and we only present training on subjects our instructors are recognized experts on. Kent Berg, ACBTI, is the Director of NIDS, and he has taught specialty decontamination of crime scenes, meth labs, disease outbreaks, and other biohazard challenges to over 800 companies across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. and has provided countless others with technical assistance. He has supervised the cleanup and disinfection of over 1,000 crime and trauma scenes and has written five training manuals. As a consultant, he has assisted cities, counties and the U.S. military in preparing bid requests for biorecovery services, and assisted in creating legislation for biorecovery statutes. He holds membership in the American BioRecovery Association, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, International Association of Hazardous Materials Technicians, Cleaning Industry Research Institute, and the Society of Cleaning & Restoration Technicians.