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Green cleaning is better than using hazardous chemicals.

03 May 2023 4:04 PM | Deleted user

  Being a cleaner or company that use green cleaning is better than using hazardous chemicals.

  There are many benefits to a cleaner that uses green cleaning products and practices. A cleaner using green cleaning products can enjoy a low or nontoxic cleaners that may not require the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). In fact their are many nontoxic green cleaning products. Including many homemade that are easy to make and effective.

  A company that uses green cleaning products can have a higher client and employee retention. Employees will be more likely to complete their nightly tasks with a green or eco-friendly product over a hazardous chemical or regular cleaning product. Companies can also retain and recruit employees easier if they don't have to work around or use caustic and hazardous cleaning products. Companies can benefit from fewer workers comp claims by using eco-friendly or green cleaning products.

  A cleaner that uses green cleaning products should also be using eco-friendly cleaning practices. This would include the use of microfiber products and not over using cleaning products, also by folding rags into quarters giving them eight sides to clean with resulting in less laundry.

  Using hazardous cleaning chemicals is a known contributor to poor indoor air quality. Leading to a slew of health issues, for some people they are temporary while other people may experience long term complications. Poor indoor air quality can even lead to death. According to OHSHA poor indoor air quality is also known to affect outdoor air quality.

  So on the flip side of that, if we use green cleaning products as a cleaner or a company we can improve indoor air quality while also improving outdoor air quality.

  "The General Duty Clause of the OSH Act ( the law that created OHSHA) requires employers to provide workers with a safe workplace that doesn't have any known hazards that cause or are likely to cause death or serious injury." Yet according to the World Health Organization 3.2 million people died from household indoor air pollution in 2020. I hope you read that carefully, they said household. That 3.2 million doesn't include workplace indoor pollution. So that number is most likely a lot higher. Currently there are only two states with indoor air regulations, California and New Jersey. We should all be taking our indoor air quality seriously and be using earth friendly products, as a cleaner and as a company.

  To find a Green Certified Company use the link 

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