Once upon a time in a place unknown to men now, IKECA was .......................what? Hood Cleaners, a Hood cleaning school? What?
Now, they live in a large castle, skyscraper, dress like lawyers, or are they lawyers, and dictate rules and regulations which they themselves apparently have no hands on experience with. They have meetings and seminars and fees, lots of fees. And membership fees too. They bring the actual worker bees in for discussions and stuff but who are those people behind the curtain and what do they actually do? Are they on the job people sharing our experiences and helping us understand the new systems being sold to our customers. Are they actually aware of what we are encountering in this day and age, or do they have meetings with preferred companies who are working for themselves? Could it be that they are just paper pushers? Have they lost touch with the businesses that they oversee from above?
They have helped the Massachusetts Dept of Fire Services make up the licensing test for hood cleaners. Thats good. Mostly. But after taking the test for hood cleaners I encountered several questions outside the scope of cleaning and accessibility for cleaning. The NFPA 96 Fire codes cover much more than just cleaning, info such as structure, fire suppression systems, where ductwork should go and not go, on and on. Just tons of non cleaning information. Stuff that we do not usually know or care about because it is outside the scope of our work. If we dare start holding customers accountable for stuff we have no business talking about we can become liable if we are wrong. Things we do not study for because we have absolutely nothing to do with it. So there is the bump in the road, questions on the CLEANERS test that have nothing to do with cleaning. Being that the test was new some glitches are expected but after many hood cleaners expressed a little frustration about the non applicable questions, do you think anything has changed? NOOOoooooo. One would think the IKECA would have heard a few gripes being that they are the IKECA and hold meetings and seminars and tell hood cleaners what should and should not be done. They would be observant and watchful and fix the non applicable questions. One question I have is why did those questions get on the test in the first place? If they are the be all end all for hood cleaners, this is a misstep that hinders qualified people from getting the license they deserve. Perhaps they should come down to the fields and work the grunts for a while.
Now, they live in a large castle, skyscraper, dress like lawyers, or are they lawyers, and dictate rules and regulations which they themselves apparently have no hands on experience with. They have meetings and seminars and fees, lots of fees. And membership fees too. They bring the actual worker bees in for discussions and stuff but who are those people behind the curtain and what do they actually do? Are they on the job people sharing our experiences and helping us understand the new systems being sold to our customers. Are they actually aware of what we are encountering in this day and age, or do they have meetings with preferred companies who are working for themselves? Could it be that they are just paper pushers? Have they lost touch with the businesses that they oversee from above?
They have helped the Massachusetts Dept of Fire Services make up the licensing test for hood cleaners. Thats good. Mostly. But after taking the test for hood cleaners I encountered several questions outside the scope of cleaning and accessibility for cleaning. The NFPA 96 Fire codes cover much more than just cleaning, info such as structure, fire suppression systems, where ductwork should go and not go, on and on. Just tons of non cleaning information. Stuff that we do not usually know or care about because it is outside the scope of our work. If we dare start holding customers accountable for stuff we have no business talking about we can become liable if we are wrong. Things we do not study for because we have absolutely nothing to do with it. So there is the bump in the road, questions on the CLEANERS test that have nothing to do with cleaning. Being that the test was new some glitches are expected but after many hood cleaners expressed a little frustration about the non applicable questions, do you think anything has changed? NOOOoooooo. One would think the IKECA would have heard a few gripes being that they are the IKECA and hold meetings and seminars and tell hood cleaners what should and should not be done. They would be observant and watchful and fix the non applicable questions. One question I have is why did those questions get on the test in the first place? If they are the be all end all for hood cleaners, this is a misstep that hinders qualified people from getting the license they deserve. Perhaps they should come down to the fields and work the grunts for a while.
