How can you tell if a product is hazardous?
Read the labels of products. In most countries labels are required for all products. These should provide information on the constituents of the products, including symbols and words to indicate the hazard to animals, humans, and the environment if mishandled. What Can You Do to Manage Hazardous Waste? Purchase environmentally friendly products. Experts agree that the best way to control waste is to not produce it in the first place. You can start by avoiding the purchase of products that contain chemicals which are harmful to humans, animals and the environment. Purchase those products that are biodegradable or friendly to the environment. Disposal of Products Disposal of products should always be the last resort. Why? Because there are no safe ways to dispose of hazardous waste. You can avoid the dilemma of hazardous waste disposal by either selecting biodegradable products, recycling the product, giving the excess products to friends, neighbours, or family; or purchasing smaller vol
Read the label. Check the label on the container for key words: DANGER, CAUTION, WARNING, POISON, REACTIVE, CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE, EXPLOSIVE, IRRITANT, HARMFUL, FATAL Purchase Purchase only what you need. Buy small amounts. Check the label for the above key words. Avoid purchasing hazardous products. Labels Read and follow label directions carefully. When you must use a hazardous substance, apply only as much as is needed and use as directed. Wear Wear protective clothing, safety glasses, and gloves. Use in well-ventilated areas. Storage Keep all hazardous products in their original containers. Check containers for leaks. Store in a cool, dry place away from food, children and pets. Do not mix products or store products together that may be incompatible. This may cause toxic chemical reactions such as: explosions, fires, skin and eye irritations. Do not store hazardous products for more than one year from date of purchase. Safety Keep the number of the Poison Control Center visible and
A product is to be considered hazardous if it is flammable, if it reacts or explodes when mixed with other substances, if it is corrosive or if it is toxic. Some items like paint thinner and car batteries are obviously hazardous, but many products such as polishes, insecticides and glues are overlooked and not commonly recognized as hazardous.
The only way to is to read the label. Look for words such as caution, warning, danger/poison. Activity:The classroom will be broken up into sections. Each section will represent an area of the house that would contain household hazardous products. These areas will be marked kitchen, bathroom, garage, and laundry room. Products that will be used in these rooms will be put in each area. The classroom will be broken up into teams. Each team will have five minutes in each room to try to distinguish the hazardous products from the non-hazardous ones. After twenty minutes the answers will be given. The teams will discuss how they decided which products were hazardous and which ones were not. A large poster of a human body will be at the front of the classroom. The poster of the human will have the major organs drawn onto it. Connection lines will be drawn from the chemicals to the organ that they are known to effect. The students will all take a chemical product from used in the activity abo
