Tools

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The following links are to documents that can aid in evaluating the hazards of janitorials products.

• Cleaning Product Risk Evaluation – Ingredient Data
  Information on risks associated with nearly 100 ingredients commonly found in janitorial products.
• Finding Chemical Data
  Pages you can visit to find information about ingredients found in janitorial products.
• High Risk Products
  Use this checklist to see if you are using common high-risk products.
• Product Risk Evaluation Form
  A simple form you can use to note what you find out about a product as you read its MSDS and other literature.
• Product Test Evaluation Form
  Use this form to get feedback on new products that your janitors are trying out.
• Risk Evaluation Criteria
  Screening criteria you can use to evaluate risks to human health and the environment.
• Site Survey Form
  Questions you can ask to find out what janitorial products a site uses, and how aware people are of the risks involved.

 

Permission is granted to freely copy, distribute, and use these materials provided that JP4 and the authors are credited.

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Janitorial Products Pollution Prevention Project – Sponsored by US EPA, State of California, Santa Clara County, the City of Richmond, and the Local Government Commission. Written by Thomas Barron, Carol Berg, and Linda Bookman.