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Job Name	Janitors & Cleaners, Except Maids & Housekeeping Cleaners
Description	Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk. [SOC] Causes of allergic contact dermatitis include nickel, rubber chemicals (gloves), formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, and Kathon CG.
Category	Cleaning & Pest Control
SOC Code	37-2011
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this job: Clean up equipment with solvents Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria Raise dust of excreta from rodents Use chloramine-T for cleaning or disinfecting Use ethanolamines in cleaning products Work in building infested with rodent fleas or mites