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• MSDS

  What’s a Material Safety Data Sheet, anyway?

• Household Prod. Database

  Interested in green cleaning? Chemical safety? The Household Products Database (HPD) can be a good place to look for information.

• Safety goggles

  Your eyes are vulnerable to injury during lots of cleaning jobs. Here's how to protect them.

• Eye protection

  Keep your eyes safe — they’re vulnerable to injury during lots of jobs.

• Personal protective equipment

  It sounds like a big term, but it’s not. Personal safety is easy and inexpensive to ensure.

• Labels, product

  We cannot overstate the importance of reading product labels. Far too many people ignore this vital information.

• Leaf blower

  These handy tools also make quick work of cleaning hard surfaces outdoors. Pay attention to safety, though.

• Organic chemical, compound

  Any substance that has carbon molecules in its structure.

• Solvent

  Solvents help dissolve soils for removal.

• Radiator, baseboard (electric)

  For safety’s sake, cut power to these units before cleaning them.

• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

  What they are, and how you can stay safe while using them.

• Protective gloves

  We use this term often in describing how to perform various cleaning tasks safely. Here’s what it means.

• Rubber gloves

  Some jobs require greater hand protection than others.

• Chimney

  For most people, this is not a do-it-yourself cleaning task.

• Electrical cord

  Cleaning is simple. While you're at it, perform this simple safety check.

• Cutting board

  Thorough washing and sanitizing is essential, particularly on meat-cutting surfaces.

• Fiberglass

  Easy does it when cleaning. It’s all too easy to scratch this otherwise durable material.

• Wooden beams

  Use a vacuum cleaner occasionally to keep ahead of dust, grime and cobwebs.

• Deck

  They need a physical exam yearly, just like you do.

• Window cleaner

  Consumer Reports offers an inexpensive, homemade cleaning solution.

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