| eople actually enjoy doing the laundry. Separating | | | | Often, your work wear or household clothing will |
| the clothes, washing, drying, folding, and ironing | | | | have stains or mystery spots that you do not, |
| are all part of the process by which insures our | | | | under any circumstances, want to get onto the |
| clothing is looking its best. While enjoying this | | | | other type of laundry. Staying safe means you |
| process may not be a favorite pastime, it is | | | | separate your working laundry from your |
| definitely a necessary process we all must endure. | | | | household laundry. |
| Laundering does not have to be difficult. When it | | | | Let your laundry sit in the wash overnight! |
| comes time to launder your safety shirts, here | | | | Well, leaving the laundry in overnight is just plain |
| are seven things you should not do unless you | | | | gross. Mildew, germs, and bacterium starts to |
| enjoy looking and feeling uncomfortable and | | | | relish the warm, moist environment finding a |
| unprofessional. | | | | home in your work wear. Yuck! Just toss the |
| Use the cheapest laundry soap you can find! | | | | laundry in the dryer before you head to bed to kill |
| Let’s face it. There are many types of | | | | these nastys before they start. If you cannot put |
| detergent or laundry soap out there, and each | | | | your laundry in the dryer before heading to bed, |
| claims to be better than the one before. When | | | | just wait until later to do the laundry. |
| you get to the grocery store, you will find an | | | | Follow the manufacturer’s instructions! |
| array of prices and all those brands making big | | | | Wait, did I say “follow the |
| promises. The best one for your clothing is not | | | | manufacturer’s instructions”? |
| going to be the cheapest of the cheap. Purchase | | | | Shouldn’t you be following those |
| high quality laundry soap and your safety shirts | | | | instructions closely? In most cases the answer is |
| will thank you. | | | | a resounding yes, but there are times when doing |
| Don’t separate the colors and the whites! | | | | so will ruin your safety shirts. If you have |
| This is an important part of the washing process. | | | | customization or personalization on your work |
| Whites do not go with your hot pinks, and your | | | | wear, do not follow the manufacturer’s |
| hot pinks do not go with your denims. Separate | | | | direction on laundering your clothes. You will ruin |
| whites into a white pile. While you put whites | | | | the customization. |
| together, denims together, and your linens | | | | Fold all of your laundry! |
| together. You want to get more out of your | | | | Sometimes it is perfectly okay to fold all of your |
| work wear, right? Then take a few minutes to | | | | laundry, but when it comes to personal protection |
| separate your clothing. | | | | equipment, you should hang that apparel up. You |
| Wash your personal protection equipment with | | | | will find folding causes weak spots in the |
| your household clothes! | | | | garments. This is not always noticeable in |
| Maybe it takes more time to wash your work | | | | household clothes, but when it comes to these |
| wear separately from your household clothes, but | | | | safety shirts, you want to insure they continue |
| it is important to separate all of your laundry. | | | | offering you a safe experience day after day. |