Oncore Office Hours 2026

Monthly ICRA
Office Hours

Open conversations with the people doing the work. One-hour sessions hosted on a Friday each month, June through December. A guest speaker leads the topic, and Robert Booth, MPH, CIH facilitates the discussion and the live Q&A.

When
One Friday a month
June to December 2026
Format
One hour · Zoom
Includes live Q&A
Cost
Free to attend
Open to everyone
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Who Office Hours are for

Already trained, or just have questions?

Maybe you've already taken an ICRA class, or you don't need the full course, but you have questions about your specific project or your particular requirements. Maybe the ICRA form is tripping you up, or something just isn't clicking. Join us for our one-hour monthly Office Hours.

Every session is free and open to everyone. Each session includes conversations with industry experts and live Q&A with your instructor, Robert Booth. Any and all ICRA-related questions and real-life project problems are welcome.

The Full Schedule

The 2026 Series

Each session stands on its own. Register for the dates that fit your projects, or join all seven across the year. Every session is free to attend. Reserve your seat and we'll email your Zoom link.

Next session
Friday, August 21, 2026

Entrance Management for Healthcare Construction

The entry point carries more traffic than any other part of a containment barrier and is a frequent source of breaches. This session examines its design, maintenance, and failure modes.

A one-hour session on the design and maintenance of construction entrances in occupied healthcare facilities, from standard anteroom configurations to negative-pressure entries established under emergency conditions. Robert Booth reviews the function of the entry point within a containment system and the conditions under which it fails. He is joined by RE-U-ZIP, our dust containment entry partner, to work through anteroom and access point configuration, seal integrity on high-traffic entries, controlled entry in doorways and irregular openings, and rapid deployment of negative-pressure entries. RE-U-ZIP contributes hardware specifications and field observations from completed projects, and Robert relates each configuration to the applicable ICRA requirements.

What we’ll cover
  • Anteroom layout and its two transition points, with selection criteria for a reusable zipper entry versus a self-closing magnetic entry
  • Maintaining seal integrity on entrances subject to continuous crew, cart, and debris traffic
  • Establishing controlled entry in doorways, corners, and irregular openings where a full barrier is not practical
  • Rapid deployment of a negative-pressure entrance, including the materials that must be staged in advance
Guest speaker
RE-U-ZIP
Facilitator
Robert Booth, MPH, CIH
Format
One hour · Zoom
Free to attendOpen to everyone
Who you’ll learn from

Your facilitator, every session

Robert Booth, MPH, CIH
Facilitator · All sessions

Robert Booth, MPH, CIH

Founder of Oncore Risk Management and co-author of the ICRA 2.0 standard. A practicing industrial hygienist and public health consultant, Robert facilitates every Office Hours session and leads the live Q&A, alongside a guest speaker who brings field experience on that month’s topic.

Friday, September 25, 2026

Working With Organizations That Don't Understand the ICRA Process

ICRA breaks down most often at the seams between trades, FM, and Infection Control. This session is for the project leads who keep finding themselves explaining the basics on day one.

For projects where the GC, facility, or owner team has limited ICRA exposure. How to bring Facilities Management and Infection Control to the table early, set expectations on roles and approvals, and avoid the most common breakdowns between trades and clinical stakeholders. Includes a short script for the first project meeting.

What we’ll cover
  • Bringing Facilities Management and Infection Control in early
  • Setting clear expectations on roles, approvals, and handoffs
  • The breakdowns that happen most between trades and clinical staff
  • A short script for running a productive first project meeting
Guest speaker
Facilities Manager, Oncore Network
Facilitator
Robert Booth, MPH, CIH
Format
One hour · Zoom
Free to attendOpen to everyone
Friday, October 23, 2026

Handling ICRA Projects When Environmental Hazards Are Discovered

Asbestos and mold do not always show up in pre-construction surveys. When they appear mid-project, the containment plan, schedule, and contract all have to flex at once.

What to do when a project uncovers asbestos, mold, or other regulated materials inside an active containment. Covers the handoff to abatement, how the containment scope and air strategy change, and how to keep ICRA documentation intact through the remediation phase. What to negotiate up front in the contract so a discovery does not stall the job.

What we’ll cover
  • The handoff to abatement when asbestos or mold appears mid-project
  • How containment scope and air strategy shift during remediation
  • Keeping ICRA documentation intact through the hazard phase
  • What to negotiate up front so a discovery does not stall the job
Guest speaker
Remediation Specialists
Facilitator
Robert Booth, MPH, CIH
Format
One hour · Zoom
Free to attendOpen to everyone
Friday, November 20, 2026

Particulate Monitoring and How to Set Up a Particulate Program

Particulate monitoring is moving from optional to expected on many ICRA projects. Most teams have not yet built a program that holds up to a real audit.

When to monitor, what to monitor for, and how to build a particulate program that holds up under scrutiny. Covers sensor placement, baseline readings, alarm thresholds, and how to use the data during a project rather than only after. Practical setup for both project-specific monitoring and longer-term in-house programs.

What we’ll cover
  • When to monitor, what to monitor for, and where to place sensors
  • Baseline readings and alarm thresholds that hold up to an audit
  • Using monitoring data during the project, not just after
  • Building both project-specific and in-house monitoring programs
Guest speaker
Speaker TBD
Facilitator
Robert Booth, MPH, CIH
Format
One hour · Zoom
Free to attendOpen to everyone
Friday, December 18, 2026

Knowing When to Stop a Project and Decommission Properly

Knowing when to call it. How to decommission a containment cleanly when the work is done, and how to read the signs that get missed before a stop becomes mandatory.

How to decommission a containment without spreading contamination. Covers final clean, negative pressure release, barrier takedown sequence, and the documentation needed to close the project. The signs that get missed before a stop becomes mandatory.

What we’ll cover
  • A clean decommission sequence from final clean to barrier takedown
  • The documentation needed to close a project properly
  • Reading the early signs before a stop becomes mandatory
  • How to make and communicate a stop-work call
Guest speaker
Speaker TBD
Facilitator
Robert Booth, MPH, CIH
Format
One hour · Zoom
Free to attendOpen to everyone

Past sessions

Missed a session or want to revisit a topic? Recorded Office Hours sessions are available below, free to watch.

Friday, June 26, 2026

Appropriate Barrier Selection and Setup

With Robert Booth (Oncore) and guest William Randall, STARC Systems.

Containment starts with the barrier. The wrong choice, or the right barrier installed poorly, undermines every other ICRA control downstream.

Watch the session →
Friday, July 24, 2026

Negative Air Challenges and Proper Placement

With Robert Booth (Oncore) and guest Josh Skinner, Omni CleanAir.

Negative pressure is the control most teams say they have and most teams struggle to actually hold. This session looks at why.

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Bring your toughest ICRA questions.

Office Hours are built for the field. Whether you run containment, manage facilities, or sit on the infection control side, you’ll leave each session with something you can use on the next job.

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