Compliance with Environmental Sustainability Standards Flashcards
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Which government agency administers the Design for the Environment (DfE) program that helps custodians identify safer cleaning products?
Answer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA's Design for the Environment (now Safer Choice) program evaluates and certifies cleaning products with safer chemical formulations.
A facility manager asks custodians to implement 'green cleaning' protocols. Which is NOT typically a component of a green cleaning program?
Answer: Using the strongest available disinfectant for all surfaces daily
Green cleaning emphasizes using the least hazardous effective product for each task, not applying the strongest chemicals universally.
What information found on a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is most relevant to environmental compliance?
Answer: Section 12: Ecological Information
Section 12 of the SDS provides ecological information including aquatic toxicity, persistence, bioaccumulation, and mobility in soil.
A custodian is using a chemical that requires PPE. After the task, how should the used PPE be handled to minimize environmental impact?
Answer: Clean reusable PPE per manufacturer instructions; dispose of contaminated single-use PPE per hazardous waste guidelines
Reusable PPE should be properly cleaned, while contaminated single-use PPE must be disposed of following hazardous waste regulations to prevent environmental contamination.
Which of the following best describes 'life cycle assessment' as it applies to custodial product selection?
Answer: Evaluating a product's environmental impact from raw material extraction through disposal
Life cycle assessment (LCA) examines all environmental impacts of a product from manufacturing through end-of-life, enabling more sustainable purchasing decisions.
A hospital custodial department wants to reduce its carbon footprint. Which change has the greatest potential impact?
Answer: Switching to concentrated, locally-sourced cleaning products with recyclable packaging
Concentrated products reduce shipping weight and emissions, local sourcing cuts transportation miles, and recyclable packaging reduces manufacturing energy for new containers.
What is the correct procedure when a custodian accidentally over-dilutes a cleaning chemical, making it weaker than recommended?
Answer: Properly dispose of the diluted solution and prepare a fresh, correctly diluted batch
The safest and most compliant procedure is to properly dispose of the incorrectly mixed solution and prepare a new batch at the correct dilution ratio.