The Indoor Environments Association, formerly known as AARST, addresses radon, vapor intrusion, and other contaminants of concern in the built environment.
Volume 21 • No. 14 • February 2025
News and Events for the Radon and Vapor Intrusion Industry
NRPP Awarded Continued ANSI Accreditation
Radon certification decisions are considered high-stakes, meaning that the outcome of the certification process – whether an individual is awarded or denied the credential – may have serious implications for the individual. Denying certification to someone who deserves to be certified can negatively impact that person’s ability to find a job or continue working, and awarding certification to an incompetent individual can place the public’s health at risk. For this reason, members of the public, employers, and other radon stakeholders should be able to trust that certification decisions are valid, reliable, legally defensible, that they reflect the requirements of the job and professional, competent practice, and that they are awarded by an organization that adheres to standards and best practices in credentialing.
Accreditation is a means of identifying such organizations. Accreditation involves evaluation of an organization by an independent third-party, in this case ANAB, against recognized standards. NRPP’s accreditation to ISO/IEC 17024, Conformity assessment– General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons signifies that NRPP has met all requirements of the international standard for operating a certification program, is deemed competent to carry out its certification activities, and meets the global benchmark for quality certification.
NRPP’s goal is to ensure its credentials mean what they are supposed to mean and do what they are supposed to do: identify individuals who possess the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively measure or mitigate radon to keep the public safe and protect their health and wellbeing. There are options for those who are considering a radon credential; certifying bodies who adhere to a set of standards and best practices in certification development provide credentials that are valid and reliable indicators of professional competence. ANAB accreditation to ISO/IEC 17024 is confirmation of NRPP’s dedication and attention to quality.
Certification Development: Next Steps
The JTA surveys for the single-family measurement and single-family and commercial mitigation certification programs closed on January 31. NRPP would like to thank everyone who provided feedback and completed one or more of the surveys.
After NRPP compiles the results, they will be reviewed by each respective JTA committee who will use your feedback to finalize the JTA and discuss and identify requirements for each certification program. NRPP will then use the JTAs to begin developing test questions (items) for each program.
Item developers are responsible for writing, reviewing and approving questions that will be used on the exams. Although no prior experience in item development is required, you must have knowledge of and experience with the subject (for example, commercial mitigation experience if writing for the commercial mitigation exam). Participation in this activity involves attending a remote item writing training, independently writing questions using an online item authoring tool, and attending an item review meeting during which the newly-written items are reviewed, revised, and approved for use on an exam.
Many of you indicated an interest in participating in the upcoming exam development activities, and you should receive additional information once the JTAs are completed. If you did not indicate your interest in the JTA survey or did not complete the JTA survey and are interested in participating, please complete this Certification Volunteer Application.
As a reminder, NRPP’s Commercial Measurement JTA and Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Specialist JTA are in progress. JTA validation surveys for these two programs will be available soon.
FREE Smoking Cessation Program Continues
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The Indoor Environments Association is excited to announce the launch of a new campaign, which began August 1st, in partnership with the American Lung Association.
You can now access the Freedom From Smoking® Plus program for FREE, a $99.95 value! This digital quit smoking program helps you or your loved ones create a personalized quit plan and provides a full year of support with expert guidance and resources. This is available to all IEA members, radon and VI professionals, and their families. For more information and to sign up, CLICK HERE.
Industry Meetings & Events
Welcome to the Newest
NRPP-Certified Professionals!
Alexander Wozniak (CO), Amy Muller (CT), Andrew Nishio (CA), Andrew R Budway (MA), Andrew Reiblein (IN), Anthony Mileto (NY), Arthur Taufen (CO), Benjamin Engleman (AL), Brandon G Thomson (NC), Brandon L Teets (VA), Brian Walker (MI), Casey S Laudick (CO), Claire W Asmussen (CO), Cristina Q Singleton (TX), Cyndi Meadors (TX), Daniel Frayman (CA), David M Aldridge (KY), Devin E Clary (AZ), Douglas Macdonald (WY), Elijah Bammann (IN), Gared L Edmunds (KY), George Haas (TN), Greg Orr (IN), Hunter Davidson (CO), Hunter R Hendricks (TN), Jack Cutler (NC), James D Sherman (CO), James Thomas (TN), Jeffrey Spivack (FL), Jellay Welder (MN), John Sullivan (MT), Joshua Hilton (MD), Joshua M Kimbrough (IN), Krzysztof Kaczor (IL), Lane Ward (CO), Louis Tiggas (MN), Lucas w Morgan (MI), Mary Goeke (VA), Matthew D Barber (NY), Matthew K Heid (IL), Max Schindler (FL), Michael D Baldwin (CA), Molly M McCorcle (CO), Nathan Higgins (NO), Nathan L Manaugh (TN), Paul M Barry (NM), Peter Grabel (CO), Peter Hill (IN), Randall Hoepker (CO), Robert Annis (FL), Ronald T Stauffer (MI), Ryan B Farley (NH), Scott Hardin (KY), Stephanie Leenstra (NJ), Teodora Momirovska (MI), Trevor Michaelis (UT), Walker Russek (MN), William R Hooper, Jr (TN), Zachary Greenfield (CA), Zachary Pittman (IL), Zhen Chen (MD)
Welcome to the Newest
Members of the
Indoor Environments Association!
Indoor Environments Association is a nonprofit, professional organization of members who are dedicated to the highest standard of excellence and ethical performance of hazard identification and abatement of radon, chemical vapor intrusion, and other contaminants of concern in the built environment. The organization primarily strives to advance the interests of its members through developing industry standards, certifying technical proficiency, enabling advancement of public policy, and communicating health risks to the public.
Editorial Content Wanted: Indoor Environments Association (AARST) publishes content over two platforms. We are interested in radon and vapor intrusion interest stories, technical papers, business topics, health advancements/detection regarding radon-related issues, and more. Please submit content for consideration to editor@aarst.org.