| As a cleaning company you use various
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| | the products they are using and this
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| chemicals in your day-to-day operations.
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| | information must be easily accessible by
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| Products such as floor finish, toilet
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| | employees. MSDS sheets are usually kept
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| bowl cleaners, disinfectants, carpet
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| | at the work location in the janitor
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| spotters and all-purpose cleaners contain
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| | closet.
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| various ingredients that can pose a
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| | Training. Employers must train employees
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| hazard to your employees' health and
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| | on how to properly use chemicals
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| well-being. An every day task such as
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| | including what personal protective
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| cleaning a rest room can lead to a
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| | equipment (gloves, goggles, respirator),
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| nightmare if one of your employees is
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| | they need to wear when using the product.
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| injured or harmed because of improperly
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| | Record Keeping. You are required to keep
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| using chemicals. No business likes being
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| | records of any employee that is exposed
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| overburdened with federal and state
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| | to hazardous substances. You should also
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| regulations. However, to protect yourself
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| | consider keeping a training log of when
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| and your employees it is important that
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| | and what types of training you provide to
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| your cleaning company abide by OSHA's
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| | your employees.
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| (the Occupational Safety and Health
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| | What products should you consider as
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| Administration) Hazard Communication
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| | hazardous? Products that contain
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| Standard.
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| | chemicals that pose fire hazards, are
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| This standard is also known as the
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| | reactive, explosive or corrosive, or
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| Right-To-Know Law or Hazcom - citation
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| | chemicals that cause skin irritation or
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| number 29CFR1910.1200. The overall goal
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| | are potentially toxic are the types of
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| of this law is to protect employees from
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| | chemicals that will fall under the Right
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| physical and health hazards that they may
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| | to Know guidelines. However, even if a
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| be exposed to while on the job. Employees
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| | product is not deemed hazardous by OSHA
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| need to know the hazards and identities
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| | it is important that you train your
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| of the chemicals they can potentially be
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| | employees on the proper use of the
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| exposed to while doing their job. Your
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| | chemical. Products improperly used may
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| cleaning employees also need to know what
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| | not be as effective as they should be. In
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| protective measures are available to
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| | addition, if your employees do not dilute
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| prevent exposure to chemicals or
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| | chemicals properly or mix chemicals
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| potential injuries that could be caused
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| | together that should not be mixed, they
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| by chemicals. Besides being a law,
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| | can cause problems to your employee's
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| failure to comply with the requirements
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| | health or may damage the surfaces that
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| of this regulation means that you are
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| | are being cleaned.
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| putting your employees at risk.
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| | Always ask for the product's MSDS sheet
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| As an employer you are responsible for
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| | when buying cleaning chemicals. If you
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| the following:
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| | are buying your cleaning products through
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| Notification. As an employer you must
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| | a janitorial distributor they should have
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| tell your employees that they have the
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| | the MSDS information for you. If you
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| right to information about the products
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| | buying products at a retail store you may
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| they are using in the workplace. This
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| | have to contact the manufacturer directly
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| information includes possible health
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| | or go on-line to find the product's MSDS.
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| affects and hazards caused by the
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| | Making sure you train your employees on
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| chemicals they use while working.
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| | the use of chemicals is no guarantee that
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| Providing Information. You must respond
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| | an incident will never happen. However, a
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| to any employee who requests information
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| | small investment of your time in properly
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| about the products they are using, and
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| | training your employees and keeping the
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| you must provide this information in a
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| | required paperwork can keep your cleaning
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| timely manner. You must also let your
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| | company out of hot water if an incident
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| employees know where they can find the
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| | does happen.
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| MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) for
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