Clean Up Safely After a Disaster
Overview
Specific Cleanup Topics
- Carbon Monoxide Exposure
- Chain Saw Injury
- Chemical Hazards
- Cleaning & Sanitizing with Bleach
- Debris Smoke
- Electrical Hazards
- Environmental Concerns
- Flood Recovery
- Food & Water Safety
- Hand Hygiene
- Heat Exposure
- HVAC Systems
- Mold
- Pressure Washer Injury
- Pressure Washers Safety
- Reentering Your Flooded Home
- Respiratory Protection for Residents
Educational Materials
- Flyer: Carbon Monoxide Hazard" Proper use of pressure washer engines (39 KB/1 page)
- Flyer: Kill Germs With Bleach (172 KB/1 page)
Spanish (64 KB/1 page) | Vietnamese - Flyer: Getting Rid of Cleaning Products & Other Chemicals (84 KB/1 page)
Spanish (84 KB/1 page) | Vietnamese - Flyer: Get Rid of Mold
Spanish | Vietnamese - Flyer: Say No to CO! Proper use of pressure washers and generators (159 KB/1 page)
Spanish (181 KB/1 page) - Flyer: Wash Your Hands: After a disaster, staying clean can be hard to do..."
Spanish | Vietnamese
Public Service Announcements
- Content source: CDC Emergency Communication System (ECS), Division of Health Communication and Marketing (DHCM), National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM)
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