When you’re cleaning professionally, you need to carefully consider your chemical and product choices. We’ve created a useful guide of things to consider and how to stay safe when using cleaning chemicals:
The myth of pH scales
Chemicals have a scale that tells you their qualities called the pH scale rating. The scale, which runs from 0-14, tells you how acidic a chemical is (0), whether it is neutral (7) or an alkaline (14).
Although the pH scale on commercial cleaning products will be displayed, they don’t determine whether you’ve got the right product for your needs. Instead, use the labels and pictograms on the bottles.
Know your labels and pictograms
Knowing your pictograms and labels is essential, as using products incorrectly can lead to accidents.
Sounds simple, but always read the label before use of a product. By EU law there will be information there about how hazardous the chemicals are, and suggestions of how you can use them safely. If there is nothing hazardous about the product, its supplier must still provide information about if the product can cause harm.
Pictograms on the cleaning product container are symbols, designed to indicate any potentially harmful or hazardous substances within the bottle. The full list of symbols can be found in the original article, taken from the Nisbets site.
How to stay safe
There are a number of ways you can stay safe when using cleaning chemicals and products, and all of them include using the correct PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Make sure you have the following on hand…
A simple pair of rubber gloves can stand effectively between the corrosive, harmful products you’re using and your skin. This type of substance can cause irritation and burns, so these are essential items.
Wearing the right footwear should be another high priority when you’re cleaning with potentially dangerous chemicals. Make sure they are both water-resistant and slip-proof, to protect from the products penetrating your clothing.
Protective eyewear should be worn when you’re using chemicals like bleach, to ensure you have good vision and your eyes are protected from any splashbacks.
With the above points, you should be able to make more considered choices when you are working with cleaning chemicals in the commercial cleaning process.
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Unapokuwa ukisafisha kwa njia ya kitaaluma, unahitaji kufikiria kwa uangalifu kemikali na bidhaa unazochagua. Kwa hivyo, kwa sababu ya kuonekana kwa njia hii, ni muhimu kuzingatia na kuepuka kutumia kemikali za kusafisha, kwa sababu kemikali zina kiwango cha pH kinachoonyesha ubora wa kemikali. Kiwango cha 0 hadi 14 kinatoa kiwango cha asidi ya kemikali, ikiwa ni neutral au alkaline. Ingawa kiwango cha pH kwenye bidhaa za kusafisha za kibiashara kitaonyeshwa, hazijulikani ikiwa umepata bidhaa sahihi kwa mahitaji yako. Badala yake, tumia lebo na picha zilizo kwenye chupa. Kujua pictograms na vitambulisho ni muhimu, kama kutumia bidhaa kwa makosa inaweza kusababisha ajali. Inaonekana rahisi, lakini sikuzote soma lebo kabla ya kutumia bidhaa. Kwa mujibu wa sheria za EU, kuna habari kuhusu jinsi kemikali ni hatari na mapendekezo ya jinsi unaweza kutumia salama. Ikiwa hakuna kitu hatari kuhusu bidhaa, muuzaji wake bado lazima atoe habari kuhusu kama bidhaa inaweza kusababisha madhara. Pictograms kwenye chombo cha kusafisha ni alama, iliyoundwa kuonyesha vitu vyovyote vinavyoweza kuwa na madhara au hatari ndani ya chupa. Orodha kamili ya ishara inaweza kupatikana katika makala ya awali, kuchukuliwa kutoka tovuti Nisbets. Kuna njia kadhaa za kujilinda wakati wa kutumia kemikali na bidhaa za kusafisha, na zote zinatia ndani kutumia vifaa sahihi vya kujilinda. Hakikisha una yafuatayo mkononi... jozi rahisi ya glavu za mpira inaweza kusimama kwa ufanisi kati ya bidhaa zenye kuharibu, zenye madhara unazotumia na ngozi yako. Aina hii ya vitu inaweza kusababisha kuchochea na kuchoma, hivyo hizi ni vitu muhimu. Kuvaa viatu sahihi inapaswa kuwa kipaumbele kingine cha juu wakati unaposafisha na kemikali zinazoweza kuwa hatari. Hakikisha kwamba ni maji-upinzani na slip-upinzani, ili kulinda kutoka bidhaa kupenya nguo yako. Miwani ya kinga inapaswa kuvaliwa wakati unatumia kemikali kama vile bleach, ili kuhakikisha una maono mazuri na macho yako yanalindwa kutokana na splashbacks yoyote. Kwa kuzingatia mambo yaliyotajwa hapo juu, unapaswa kuwa na uwezo wa kufanya uchaguzi zaidi wakati unafanya kazi na kemikali za kusafisha katika mchakato wa kusafisha kibiashara. Je, unataka kuendelea na tarehe na hacks zaidi muhimu ya kusafisha? Fuata Kampuni ya Usafi iliyoandaliwa kwenye Facebook, Twitter na Instagram kwa vidokezo zaidi muhimu vya kusafisha! Unaweza pia kujiandikisha kwa blogu ya The Organized Cleaner kwa hacks ya kusafisha ya kila siku moja kwa moja kwenye sanduku lako la barua!