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    Protect Yourself:

    Cleaning Chemicals
    and Your Health
    Working with cleaning chemicals can cause:

    Coughing Shortness of Breath


    Wheezing Sore Throat
    Red, Itchy Eyes Headaches or Dizziness
    Skin Rashes Nosebleeds
    Skin and Eye Burns Asthma

    If you have health problems that you think are caused by using
    cleaning chemicals, tell your supervisor and ask to see a doctor.

    What You Need to Know


    Do not mix cleaning products that contain bleach and ammonia. Dangerous gases can be released

    OSHA Publication No. 3511-2-12


    and can cause severe lung damage.

    Your employer is required to provide a safe workplace that includes:

    Protective clothing, gloves, and safety goggles, when needed.

    Labels on containers of cleaning chemicals.

    Training on the hazards of cleaning chemicals you are using and safe work practices.

    DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2012-125


    Your employer must train you to:
    Know the hazards of cleaning chemicals BEFORE using them.

    Know how to use and store cleaning chemicals safely.

    Know how and when to dilute cleaning chemicals you are using.

    Know what to do if there is a spill or other emergency.

    Know how to obtain and use hazard information on labels and material safety data sheets (MSDS).

    Know how and when to use protective clothing, gloves, and safety goggles.

    Remember
    Wash your hands after using cleaning chemicals and before eating, drinking, or smoking.

    Green Cleaners
    What are they?
    Many have met performance standards for its
    organizations as safer to use and less intended use.
    harmful to your health and the environment. Also, many green cleaners are fragrance-free but still
    Cleaners with green in their name do not mean

    Safety Reminder

    Ask your employer.

    This guidance document is not an OSHA standard or regulation but it contains recommendations that are advisory in nature and intended to
    assist employers and workers in providing a safe and healthful workplace. The mention of any nongovernmental organization in this docu
    ment does not constitute an endorsement by NIOSH or OSHA of that organization, its products or services.

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