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Hazardous Household Products

Participants will accomplish the following:

Knowledge: Recognize that many household products are hazardous to occupants' health and that children may be especially at risk.

Comprehension: Identify examples of hazardous household products.

Application: Demonstrate actions to protect the home from hazardous household products (for example, posting the poison control number; using products safely; selecting less-hazardous cleaning products, including making your own green cleaning products; storing hazardous products, including medicines, safely; and safely disposing of hazardous household products).

 

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