Outreach Workshop

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HOW TO SELECT AND USE SAFE JANITORIAL PRODUCTS

 
The project held an outreach workshop in Santa Clara County on July 29, 1999. The 4-hour session was attended by about 60 janitorial contractors, facility managers, environmental staff, vendors, and agency representatives.
 
You may download each section of the workbook as a PDF (Adobe Acrobat) file. Otherwise, click on individual highlighted titles to connect with our web page for that excerpt.
 

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1. Introduction
   • Product Usage
   • Injuries That Occur
   • Costs of These Injuries
2. Evaluating Product Risks
   • Risk Evaluation
   • Highest Risk Products
   • Highest Risk Ingredients
   • Understanding MSDSs
   • Selecting Protective Gear
3. Finding Environmentally Preferable Products
   • Suppliers We Have Contacted
   • Screening Criteria We Used
   • Products We Have Tested
   • How To Evaluate Samples
   • Overcoming Barriers To New Products
   • Hands-On Sample Tests
   • Evaluating Product Trials
4. Managing Your Chemicals
   • Minimizing Amounts Used
   • Safe Storage & Mixing
   • Adequate Disinfection
   • Container Labels
   • Reducing Floor Stripper Use
   • Reducing Carpet Chemical Use
5. Wrap Up
   • Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
   • Where To Get More Info
   • Concluding Thoughts

 
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