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Building Maintenance
Services; and Fleet
Operations.
What makes a product hazardous?
Always read the product labels. Signal words to look for on the label are DANGER, POISON, WARNING, or CAUTION. Products are considered hazardous if they have one or more of the following properties:
- Flammable / combustible - can be easily set on fire
- Explosive / reactive - can detonate or explode through exposure to heat, sudden shock, pressure, or incompatible substances
- Corrosive - chemical action can burn or destroy living tissues or other materials when brought in contact
- Toxic - capable of causing injury or death through ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption
A List of Common Household Hazardous Products
- Acids
- Adhesives and glues
- Aerosol cans
- Ammunition
- Ammonia
- Antifreeze
- Art and hobby paints
- Asphalt and roofing tar
- Batteries, household or dry cell
- Batteries, lead acid
- Batteries, rechargeable
- Bleach
- Brake fluid
- Capacitors
- Caulk
- Car wax and cleaners
- Cartridges, inkjet & Toner
- Cell phones
- Charcoal lighter fluid
- CFCs and HCFCs
- Digital cameras
- Disinfectants
- Drain opener
- Fabric dyes
- Fertilizer
- Fireworks and other explosives
- Fingernail polish and remover
- Flea collar
- Fluorescent lights
- Furniture polish and wax
- Gas cylinders
- Gasoline
- Insecticide and insect repellant
- Kerosene and fuel oils
- Lead
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- Lighter fluid
- Lubricating oils
- Medications
- Mercury
- Mothballs
- Motor oil
- Organic solvents
- Oven cleaner
- Pagers
- Paint: solvent-based
- Paint: water-based
- Paint strippers: alkaline-based
- Paint strippers: solvent-based
- Paint strippers: water-based
- PDA's
- Pesticides
- Pet spray and dip
- Photographic chemicals
- Radios, two way
- Rat and mouse poison
- Septic tank cleaners
- Shoe polish
- Smoke detectors
- Spot removers
- Swimming pool and spa chemicals
- Toilet bowl cleaner
- Toner
- Transmission fluid
- Tub and tile cleaner
- Unknown substances
- Varnish
- Windshield wiper fluid
- Wood preservatives
- Wood stain
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What is a MSDS?
A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is designed to provide both users and emergency personnel with the proper procedures for handling or working with that substance. MSDS will include information such as physical data (melting point, boiling point, flash point etc.), toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill/leak procedures. These are of particular use if a spill or other accident occurs.
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