A message from the JIF Safety Director:
Spring time is chemical clean-up time.
There is nothing like a clean house. Or, getting into your car after it’s been washed and detailed. People like “clean”, and Spring is associated with taking time to clean after a long winter. The JIF Safety Director asks Public Works’ leaders to take this time to do three important tasks to make the shop and vehicle maintenance areas cleaner and safer.
- Look through your chemical storage and safely discard any chemicals, paints, aerosols and oils for which you do not have an immediate need or plan to use.
- In the vehicle maintenance area, empty waste fluid containers, such as waste oil in washer fluid jugs, into proper waste oil containers. Call for a pick-up if needed.
- Discard any materials with missing, damaged or illegible labels.These three simple acts will also make your Right-to-Know / Hazard Communication Surveys easier. For more information about Right-to-Know Chemical Safety compliance, please visit the New Jersey Department of Health at http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/