Common Household Hazardous Products

	Antifreeze		Motor Oil
	Bathroom Cleaner		Nail Polish
	Car/Household Battery		Oven Cleaner
	Disinfectant		Paint
	Drain Opener		Pet Flea Collar
	Dust Spray		Room Deodorizer
	Furniture Polish		Scouring Powder
	Glass Cleaner		Silver Polish
	Hair Spray		Slug Bait
	Lacquer Thinner		Spot Remover
	Laundry Bleach		Toilet Bowl Cleaner
	Laundry Detergent		Upholstery Cleaner
	Model Paint		Weed Killer

How would you be able to recognize that these products are hazardous?

Federal law requires that any household product containing hazardous substances must be labeled accordingly. Hazardous products are now identifiable to consumers through the following rating system of four words. These words are listed in the order of most hazardous to least hazardous.

POISON
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION

These signal words are often followed by precautionary statements such as "Keep out of reach of children."

1. Poison indicates the highest hazard level of the group, and means that a product is highly toxic, and can cause injury or death if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin.

2. Danger means that a product is either highly toxic, flammable, or corrosive.

3. Warning and Caution both indicate that a product is toxic, corrosive, reactive or flammable. (See What makes a household product hazardous? for more definitions of terms related to hazardous products.)