Source: Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home. Second Edition. 1989. Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project.
Ingestion of most toxic materials can be avoided simply by not putting anything in your mouth while working with a hazardous product. Always be sure to keep food, drinks, or other things that enter your mouth (i.e. cigarettes) away from the work area to avoid contamination.
When you are finished working, wash your hands and other exposed body parts, and remove any contaminated clothing before putting something into your mouth.
Keep hazardous products in their original containers with the labels intact and isolated from stored food items. Never place hazardous products in beverage or food containers. Children often cannot or do not read labels, so keep these products out of their reach and in locked areas.
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