CERTIFICATION DETAILS                                         

The following details provide guidance on certifying kitchen hood and duct cleaning contractors.  Ensuring that these kitchen exhaust cleaners fulfill the necessary steps to gain certification.

 

PA/CQ and PAC is a two step process:

1.      Qualification of the hood cleaning Company (the PA/CQ portion)

2.      Training and Certification of hood and duct cleaning Crew Leaders (achieving the PAC portion)

Company "Qualification" Steps

Assign a Company Rep.  The kitchen hood cleaning company rep is defined as the person (Owner, Supervisor or Manager) who:

·         Provides the required information on behalf of the company

·         Takes responsibility for the actions of the company and the Crew Leader

·         Decides that a person (Crew Leader) is ready to take Phil Ackland Training

Company Qualification Application

The Company Rep will fill out and sign the "Company Qualification Application" form.

The kitchen exhaust cleaning company must provide:

·         Liability insurance coverage $1,000,000

·         A Federal ID Number

·         The Rep signs The Pledge for the Company (See that portion on the Qualification Application).

·         A copy of their written "After Service Follow-up" reporting format with which they will communicate (but not limited to) the following with customer:

o        Any areas the kitchen system not cleaned (with reasons why)

o        Areas that may need access for cleaning and inspection of the hood, duct, and fan

o        Any serious visible deficiencies with the exhaust system within the knowledge of an exhaust cleaner*

              * Values may change

Once we receive the complete Company Qualification Application and necessary attached material, we assign the company a "Company Qualification Serial Number."

 

Crew Leader Training and Certification

When the Company Rep deems a kitchen exhaust hood and duct Crew Leader ready to begin the process of PAC training; the Company Rep will submit the Crew Leader Application Form.

 

Crew Leader is defined as the individual on the job site at the time of cleaning who is Certified and responsible for the satisfactory completion of the cleaning (to NFPA 96 and other accepted Standards of Practice) and the safety of the public.

 

The "Training" consists of:

·         Studying the Cleaning and Certification Manual (4th edition) and related videos

·         Completing a Workbook (80% accuracy required for a passing grade)

After successful completion of the Workbook and all other documentation have been provided the Crew Leader will take the Final Exam. (80% accuracy required)

 

With successful completion of the Test they will be issued a "Certificate."

 

The Certificate will have the Crew Leader's name and the Name of the Qualified Company.  It will also have a date of expiry and Serial Number.

 

The actual "Certificate" is provided to the Company Rep. in the name of the Crew Leader for their files.

 

A Crew Leader is only "Certified" to his "Qualified" company.

 

Owner/Operator’s of a small-business can act as both their own Company Rep and be a Crew Leader.

 

The Company Rep does not have to be "Certified."  Meaning they may not be a Crew Leader.

 

If the Crew Leader goes to another company; that company will have to fulfill all the requirements of the PA/CQ Company Qualification Application before the Crew Leader will be consider PAC.

 

The Crew Leader will not have to redo the Workbook or Test.

 

The expiry date of his certification will remain the same.

 

We only "Certify" Crew Leaders from "Qualified" Companies.  Just because a company is  "Qualified" does not mean that any of their Crew Leaders are Certified.  

 

The process of PA/CQ and PAC can be accomplished by correspondence or attending an authorized training course.

 

Companies that advertise that they are "Phil Ackland Certified" will be in error, as we will not certify companies.  We have two different Logos "Phil Ackland Qualified Company" (PA/CQ) and "Phil Ackland Certified". (PAC)*

* NOTE: We have been "certifying" companies until January 2008  --  so this issue will dissolve in time.

 

                        

 

 

Certification is for 3 years.

Recertification requires passing a test, and is for 3 years.


 

Loss of Certification

If the Company Rep determines that the Crew Leader is not upholding the values of Certification, the company Rep must notify the certifying agency, in writing.

 

If there is a fire and the cleaning company and/or crew leader is proven to be at fault; PA/CQ and PAC may be suspended.

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