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• N95 respirator

  An essential tool used to protect people from hazardous fumes during certain jobs.

• Acid

  It's helpful — and hazardous — at the same time.

• Safety goggles

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

• Dishwashing liquid, dishwashing detergent

  Inexpensive, mild and useful in a wide range of tasks.

• Personal protective equipment

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

• Lye

  Be careful — as your nose has warned you already, this is a powerful and caustic substance.

• Eye protection

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

• Hazardous waste

  These products can threaten your family’s health and the environment.

• Water

  This is the universal solvent for cleaning.

• Degreaser

  A wide range of cleaning liquids, from mild to caustic.

• Solvent safety

  Use carefully to protect yourself, your family and the environment.

• Water heater

  These two simple tasks will help prevent costly plumbing services.

• Protective gloves

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

• Toothbrush, old

  Toothbrushes are re-usable for cleaning tasks. They’re gentle and effective.

• Grout brush

  The best tool for cleaning grouted tile.

• MSDS

  What’s a Material Safety Data Sheet, anyway?

• Preventive maintenance

  Take care of household systems and cleaning tools, and they’ll take care of you.

• Microfiber mop

  A relatively new material that removes soil by "hooking" it.

• Biological contaminants

  Keeping these at bay is the main point in a lot of cleaning tasks.

• Green cleaning

  Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.

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