Clean in a healthy way
By using healthy cleaning products and ventilating well during cleaning, you limit the effect on indoor air quality.
You tackle the following challenges:
That's how you do it
Some cleaning agents such as bleach or chlorine can cause respiratory symptoms or damage the skin. Vacuuming creates a lot of dust. This can also lead to respiratory complaints, especially in people with allergies.
Tips
- Choose healthy cleaning products, such as ecological products. Avoid using harmful cleaning agents such as bleach, chlorine, ammonia or acetic acid. The label contains a lot of information about the possible harmful effects of each polish. Also, do not use more detergent than necessary.
- It is better to clean with a damp cloth or mop than with a vacuum cleaner. Definitely don't vacuum every day.
- Ventilate well during and after cleaning. Open the windows all the way to ventilate.
- Brush when there are few people in the building. Better brush after closing time than just before opening hours.
- Do not dispel bad odors with an air freshener, but by ventilating. Air fresheners contain volatile chemicals (VOCs)
- Inform the cleaning staff about how to clean healthily.
More information
- Cleaning tips (Milieu Centraal, Netherlands)
- Healthy cleaning (GGD Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
- Healthy cleaning (Department of Environment, Flanders)
