Certification basically means that a licensed Termite Operator is putting his stamp of approval on a property the company has inspected. The company is "certifying" that the structure has no known wood destroying pests or infections or that they have been eliminated. The certification applies to visible and accessible areas of the structure. Certification, in the context of a Termite Inspection Report, is a Structural Pest Control Board prescribed statement as to the absence or elimination of all known wood destroying infestations and infections. This Certification statement may be issued on the "Wood Destroying Pests and Organisms Inspection report" (original report), "Reinspection Report" (reinspection) or "Notice of Work Completed and Not Completed" (completion notice).

NOTE: Certification in this context does not apply to other pests such as rats, mice, cockroaches, bats or even wood peckers!

NOTE: Section Two need not be completed to obtain standard certification.

The certification statement wording is specifically spelled out in the the Structural Pest Control Act as follows;

(a) When the inspection report prepared pursuant to Section 8516
has disclosed no infestation or infection: "This is to certify that
the above property was inspected on ____ (date) in accordance with
the Structural Pest Control Act and rules and regulations adopted
pursuant thereto, and that no evidence of active infestation or
infection was found in the visible and accessible areas."
(b) When the inspection report prepared pursuant to Section 8516
discloses infestation or infection and the notice of work completed
prepared pursuant to Section 8518 indicates that all recommendations
to remove that infestation or infection and to repair damage caused
by that infestation or infection have been completed: "This is to
certify that the property described herein is now free of evidence of
active infestation or infection in the visible and accessible areas."
(c) When the inspection report prepared pursuant to Section 8516
discloses infestation or infection and the notice of work completed
prepared pursuant to Section 8518 indicates that the registered
company has not completed all recommendations to remove that
infestation or infection or to repair damage caused by it: "This is
to certify that the property described herein is now free of evidence
of active infestation or infection in the visible and accessible
areas except as follows: ____ (describing infestations, infections,
damage or evidence thereof, excepted)."