MOLD ASSESSMENTS
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
About Us
Gulf Coast Center for Indoor Air Quality Services is an environmental consulting firm dedicated to offering solutions to known, suspect, or potential environmental conditions that can damage the building and its occupants. We care about how your indoor environment influences your family, community, business, or insurance claim. We will guide you to make decisions that will yield value for years to come.
"Every job that we perform is a loan from our client in the form of trust. Our job is to pay back that trust with interest by providing a thorough, honest job, keeping in mind that our first priority should be to serve others before ourselves."
~ Jason Yost, Chief Science Officer & Partner at Gulf Coast Center for Indoor Air Quality Services
Our Approach:
Preliminary Assessment
Listen and seek to understand your needs.
Prioritize & Develop a Plan
Prioritize your needs to develop an assessment plan specific to your needs.
Provide Results
Provide the report and follow-up consultation to assure your needs are met.
Meet Our Leadership:
Gulf Coast Center for Indoor Air Quality Services is a family owned business, managed by Cynthia (Cyndie) and Jason Yost.
Science & Safety Division:
Jason is a nationally recognized leader in the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ), and Industrial Hygiene (IH) industries. Jason's 30+ year career in occupational and environmental safety and health has included (but is not limited to) the following services:
- A board member and peer-reviewer for the American Council for Accredited Certification (ACAC)
- Performs hazard and risk assessments in commercial, residential, governmental, and institutional facilities
- Serves as a subject matter expert and peer-reviewer for the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC)
(e.g., the S520, Standard for Professional Mold Remediation, and S530, Standard for Indoor Environmental Assessment for Suspected Mold Contaminated Structures)
- Provides consultation to corporate restoration companies on issues of national accounts and standard compliance
- Serves federal agencies in finding environmental stressors associated with emergency housing and remediation processes
(e.g., finding hazards in temporary housing after Hurricane Katrina & writing assessment protocols for the federal government)
- Provides expert consultation and testimony
(including work on a high profile, property-damage, legal case)
- Trains restoration and remediation companies in a number of subjects
(e.g., mold remediation techniques, business organization, fire/smoke damage restoration hazards, etc.)
Jason's credentials include:
- Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, CIEC
An accredited certification for professionals with verified knowledge of disciplines related to indoor air quality, including but not limited to Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, building science, mold and microbial issues, industrial hygiene, lead-based paint and asbestos.
- Council-certified Indoor Environmental Supervisor, CIES
An accredited certification for professionals with verified knowledge of disciplines related to mold remediation, asbestos removal or lead paint abatement. Professionals with this certification have dealt with hazardous materials and chemicals.
- Council-certified Microbial Remediation Supervisor, CMRS
An accredited certification for professionals with verified knowledge of disciplines related to the design and implementation of mold remediation plans, including but not limited to containments, control pressure relationships, cleaning products and their use in safely cleaning environments exposed to mold, safely removing and disposing of mold contaminated building materials, and understanding applicable regulations and standards.
- Council-certified Emergency Operations Professional, CEOP
An accredited certification for professionals with verified knowledge of disciplines related to the coordination and management of a company’s response to a natural or man-made disaster if government first responders cannot arrive immediately. They develop and maintain procedures and chains of command that enable the company to maintain order in the event of an emergency and provide first responders with an accurate assessment of the situation when they arrive.
- Florida Department of Professional Regulation (myfloridalicense.com) licensed mold assessor, ID # MRSA3203
- Two vocational certificates in subrogation
Jason's college education included:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health
A comprehensive study of occupational safety and health that included emergency response to chemical spills, explosions and fires, toxicology, accident investigations, safety and health standards and guidelines, industrial hygiene practices, safety and health law, building a safety-first business culture, environmental science, and other pertinent subjects.
- Industrial Hygiene Management Certificate
A comprehensive program that covered industrial hygiene, toxicology, occupational safety and health standards, airborne hazards, sampling for airborne contaminants, ergonomics, temperature extremes, the selection and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and other pertinent subjects.
- Certificate of Environmental Management
A comprehensive program that covered environmental science, environmental law, environmental politics, Earth science, sampling for airborne contaminants, air pollution science, and other pertinent subjects.
"Jason completed an inspection and put together a subsequent protocol to eliminate mold in my clients home. The inspection was comprehensive and the protocol was written with appropriate detail in easy to understand terms. The protocol not only reassured my client but made my job much easier. I highly recommend Jason to anyone who is experiencing, or even suspects, problems with unhealthy indoor air quality."
~ Bill Bruner, Owner of AdvantaClean
"Jason is the kindest and most caring person that I have had the pleasure to know. His attention to detail goes beyond the norm. I would trust Jason in any circumstance."
~ Steve Bruce, Homeowner
"Jason is by far the most genuine and morally grounded hygienist in the industry. Not even to include the massive and extensive knowledge as well as a great number of years experience he has in his respective field!!!"
~ Michael Crowell, Disaster Restoration & Heating and Air Conditioning Professional
"Jason is a true professional in his business and possesses immense knowledge and exceptional work ethic as well. I have the greatest appreciation of his business practice, but most of all his Love for the Lord. You will find not only does he serve his clients with dedication, but he serves the Lord with a higher calling. With that I find is most admirable and I would not hesitate to refer my clients to Jason, with full confidence in his knowledge and services."
~ Rick Todd, Todd Pro Home Inspection Services, LLC
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"Jason did an excellent job! He emailed us and answered all of our questions very promptly! On the telephone he was very polite and nice. He understood and listened to us. He is very smart and intelligent of his job! He has very good manners. We were glad and felt lucky to have a very respectable person like Jason and Stevie (his co-worker) to do an inspection on our house. We would pick them over any other!"
~ Steve & Annie Usrey, Homeowners
Contact Us
E-mail: myiaq@gulfcoastiaq.com
Call Us: 888 762 6322
Gulf Coast IAQ Headquarters
P.O. Box 181138
Tallahassee, FL 32318
Office Hours (EST)
- Mon - Fri
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- Sat - Sun
- Closed