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Working with chemical products involves a little common sense.
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Reading labels sounds simple and yet most people don’t actually take the time to stop and read the label.
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Following directions means, the label directions, manufacturer’s instructions, or precautions on the MSDS.
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Think about the consequences. What will happen if I mix these two products together? Do I know what will happen? One of the cardinal rules of cleaning agents is don’t mix bleach with ammonia based products such as window cleaner. Bleach contains sodium hypochlorite, an acid which reacts violently with ammonia which is basic. The resulting gases are quite toxic (in fact a woman in California died recently mixing these two products), not to mention the nice little explosion you can cause.
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Unless you know for certain that a substance in non-hazardous, treat it as if it is hazardous. Many chemicals have not been fully investigated for hazardous properties. Example: asbestos was thought to be a miracle material in the 1970’s before we understood its hazards. Of the millions of chemicals that exist thousands have been tested but that leaves a lot more that haven’t.
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