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Child Safety
Medicine Storage is a Life or Death Matter
Children four and younger more likely to be hospitalized after unintentionally swallowing medicines than all other unintentional injuries.
Child Safety
EPA Advises Care When Selecting Pesticides for Bedbug Control
EPA advises caution with pesticides used for bed bug infestations and suggests non-chemical methods to eliminate and prevent bed bugs.
Security
Help Protect Your Home Against Burglary
There is no foolproof way to protect your home against a break-in, as a determined thief will find a way, but certain steps will help deter it.
Draperies
The Drapery Department
Find out what you can realistically expect from cleaning window draperies.
Air Cleaner
What Types of Air Cleaners are Available?
There are three general types of air cleaners on the market: mechanical filters, electronic air cleaners, and ion generators.
Poison
Clean Ideas: Putting Poisons in Their Place
Prevent poison emergencies in your home and keep your children safe.
Carpet Terms
Carpet Terms
Basic terminology to help you become more educated when it comes to your carpet purchase and installation.
Disaster Cleanup
Storm Damage Restoration
The following information is submitted by The Clean Trust as a public service to those who have suffered water-related losses due to storm damage (e.g., hurricane, tornado).
Cleaning Science
New Enzyme Alternative to Bleach - Keeping Whites Whiter Naturally
Anyone who has washed or worn white clothes knows that white shirts stop looking white after a few washes and start to turn a shade of gray. A new laundry-detergent enzyme helps prevent this from happening, without the use of bleach.
Carpet Cleaning
Easy Carpet Cleaning Tips
Easy carpet cleaning tips from the Carpet and Rug Institute
Simplifying
Organize for a Smart School Start!
Start now to implement school-time support systems.
Food Safety
Cooking for Company - Keep it Sanitary!
Entertaining is a great way to warm up the Winter weather, and everyone’s favorite part of get-togethers is often admittedly the food! However, no one’s cheer should be interrupted due to contracting foodborne illness.
Asthma And Allergies
The New England Journal of Medicine: No Difference in Allergen Levels in Carpeted vs. Uncarpeted Homes
Study found no difference in the improvement experienced by children who lived in homes with carpet versus children from homes with other types of flooring.
Schools
Not Just for Looks: Outlining Reasons for Clean Schools
When a school looks clean and healthy, people tend to have a positive attitude about it. But looks can be deceiving: a clean-looking school may have been cleaned merely for appearance and not for health. Desks may have heavy chemical residues and bacterial contamination. Restrooms may have been treated with a harsh disinfectant — the sink handles wiped but not sanitized. A fragranced deodorizer or air freshener may be hanging in the air emitting chemicals without addressing the source of the odor.
Stain Removal
Carpet Cleaning Tips - Spot Removal
Removing Tough Spots and Stains (Think Red Wine and Chocolate).
Essential Oils
Essential Oils: A Cleaning Essential?
Decide whether cleaning with essential oils is a good fit for your home.
Handwashing
Clean Hands Help Keep Kids in School
It may seem basic, but washing hands is often forgotten as a deterrent to illnesses that can keep children from their classwork.
Leather
Loving Leather
The kinds and care of leather upholstery.
Carpet Cleaning
Mud Mania: Cleaning Muddy Carpet
Carpet cleaning advice for those really muddy, dirty carpet situations.
Smoke Alarms
Smoke Alarm Savvy
Choices, choices. With more than one variety ... which will get you and your family out of the house fastest?