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Posted on October 24, 2007 by Jason Petrina | Posted under Business
Industrial Chemicals & Cleaning Supplies - The Complete Janitor's Closet
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What specific supplies and how many (or how much) of them need to be on hand will depend upon the nature of the business as well as the physical size of the building in which it is housed. While a large department store will have use for a good deal of floor cleaners (cleaning solutions, waxes, buffers, etc), it will not have the same need for an industrial strength drain cleaner that an Italian restaurant will. Likewise a small storefront eatery may use the same kinds of cleaning compounds and sanitizers that a large four star restaurant will, but it will require only a fraction of the amount of those chemicals. Although the chemicals needed will vary according to the business, there are a few cleaning supplies that will be common to virtually any public place. The well-stocked janitor's closet will include all of the following supplies in appropriate amounts for the individual business. Floors and Carpets For the linoleum floors which are commonly found in grocery stores and convenience stores the company should keep a good floor cleaner on hand. Care should be taken not to use any chemicals which could strip the wax from the floor. For this reason bleach and bleach-based products and abrasives should be avoided. Many department stores have carpets as well as tiled or linoleum floors. Obviously an industrial vacuum cleaner should be kept with the various cleaning implements, but a good industrial strength carpet cleaning and spot removing solution will also be necessary. The things that the general public can track across a carpet can be pretty disgusting and will leave near permanent stains if not addressed as soon as possible. Windows What do those in charge of cleaning windows in stores, office buildings, and other industrial locations use to get them so clean one can barely tell they're there? Believe it or not they use the same stuff you probably use at home, an ammonia-based glass cleaner. While it's not likely that the industrial janitor's supply room will stock products like the familiar spray bottles of Windex and Glass Plus, the stuff they do use is essentially the same thing. They just use a lot more of it because they probably have several more and much larger windows than you do at your house. Hazards The term “industrial chemicals" automatically sets off alarms in the minds of many people as it makes them envision all manner of health hazards ranging in severity from potential skin burns to the toxicity of the Love Canal. The truth is that, while all chemical cleaning agents can be harmful or fatal if swallowed and can cause severe skin irritation, the industrial strength cleaning supplies used in places like stores and offices are no more harmful to people than the similar products they use in their own homes. About The Author: Jason Petrina is the Editor and Publisher of Article Click. For more FREE articles for your ezine and websites visit - www.articleclick.com |
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