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The following references can be used to assist cleaning industry employers and
employees in recognizing potential hazards in the workplace and provide examples of possible
solutions. Selected OSHA Spanish-language publications are referenced below. For
a complete list of OSHA’s Spanish-language resources, please see
Compliance Assistance: Hispanic Employers and Workers.
Bloodborne Pathogens
Cleaning Chemicals
- Chemical Reactivity Hazards. OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
- Dermal Exposure.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
- Hazard Communication.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Occupational Asthma.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants: Clean-up/Hazardous Chemicals. OSHA
eTool (2002, August).
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Ventilation.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Building Maintenance – Cleaning Products. California Department of
General Services, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Best Practices
Manual.
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Chemical Hazards from Cleaning Products Online Safety Course. Washington
State Department of Labor and Industries, (2005, June 8).
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Cleaning Chemicals in the Workplace (Hazard Communication). ISSA Safety & Health Portal.
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Common Cleaning Products May Be Dangerous When Mixed. Utah
Department of Health, available as a 43KB PDF.
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Household Product Database. National Institute of Health (NIH), National
Library of Medicine (NLM), (2004, May 12).
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Janitors and Custodians. Oregon Health and Safety University, Center for
Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, (2006).
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Removing Graffiti Safely. Occupational Health Branch of the California
Department of Health Services and the University of California, Berkeley,
Labor Occupational Health Program, (2004, January), 800 KB
PDF, 12 pages. Describes job conditions and chemicals that may be
hazardous when removing graffiti.
Confined Spaces
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Confined Spaces.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Permit-Required Confined Spaces QuickCard. OSHA Publication 3124 (2006), 1 page.
A 20 KB
PDF is also available.
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Ventilation.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
- A Guide to Safety in Confined Spaces. U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), DHHS Publication No. 87-113, (1987, July), 326 KB
PDF, 22 pages.
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An Industrial Washing Machine Operator Died When Pulled Inside a Machine While
Loading Sheets. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), California FACE Report #01CA010,
(2001).
- Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Working in Confined Spaces.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), DHHS Publication No. 80-106,
(1979, December).
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Custodian Dies in a Confined Space in a Hospital Laundry. U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Massachusetts FACE Investigation
91MA002, (1992, February 12).
Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
Electricity
Ergonomics
- Hazards of Cleaning. American Society of
Safety Engineers (ASSE), (2007, March), 172 KB
PDF, 8 pages. Addresses strategies for reducing
exposures to ergonomic risk factors in "Hazards of Cleaning."
- Working Safer and Easier for Janitors, Custodians, and Housekeepers.
California Department of Occupational Safety and Health, 3.7 MB
PDF, 86 pages. Fact sheets designed to be used by companies of any size and in
places such as schools and universities, office buildings, apartments, and
rental properties.
Falls
Falls from Elevation
- Fall Protection.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Janitorial Worker Dies As Result of Injuries Sustained In Fall With
Personnel Lift--Virginia. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS),
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), FACE 9516,
(1995, August 17).
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Window Cleaner Killed in Fall Due to Unsecured Line. U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Oregon Case Report: 05OR038, (2006,
October 10).
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Two Window Washers Fall 90 Feet When Their Horizontal Static Line Failed.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Massachusetts Case Report:
03-MA-010-01, (2006, February 16).
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Cleaning Maid Dies in Ohio Following a 12-foot Fall Through a Floor Opening.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), FACE 9127.
Slips, Trips and Falls
Hazardous/Toxic Substances
Carbon Monoxide
- Carbon Monoxide. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2002), 397K
PDF.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning QuickCard. OSHA Publication 3282, (2005),
1 page. A 413 KB
PDF is available.
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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Associated with a Propane-Powered Floor Burnisher
-- Vermont, 1992. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 42(37);726-728, (1993,
September 24).
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Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning From Small Gasoline-Powered Engines and
Tools. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), DHHS Publication No. 96-118, (1996,
September).
Lead
- Lead.
OSHA Safety and Health Topics Page.
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Health Hazard Evaluations: Occupational Exposure to Lead 1994 to 1999.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), DHHS Publication No. 2001-113, (2001, March).
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Potential Lead Exposure During Custodial Operations at the University of Maryland; College Park, Maryland.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Health Hazard
Evaluation (HHE) Report No. HETA-94–0374–2534,
(1995, October), 312 KB
PDF, 33 pages.
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Protecting Workers Exposed to Lead-based Paint Hazards: A Report to
Congress, Chapter 6: Lead Exposures Among Janitorial and Custodial Workers.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), DHHS
Publication No. 98-112, (1997).
Other Hazardous/Toxic Substances
Personal Protective Equipment
Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
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