SAFETY
If a candle is left burning and you about to leave the house, you should……
When using strong cleaning products, name one thing that can be worn to protect your body….
Gloves, safety glasses, mask, long sleeve shirt, closed to shoes.
How do you decide when it's time to replace your toothbrush?
When the toothbrush bristles separate, flaring in every direction and/or the bristles lose color, OR after you’re sick, OR after it hits a dirty floor, OR every 3 months
Your house catches on fire...
Evacuate the home and call 911.
Give an example of what Should Not go in a garbage disposal and why?
Silverware, your hands/fingers, large chunks and/or quantities of food, pieces of glass/ plastic, jewelry, etc.
Doing this to your household appliances will significantly decrease the likelihood of fire and also decrease your electric bill…
Unplugging appliances when they are not in use.
After doing a load of laundry, your new jean jacket is covered in white spots. What was added that should not have been?
Bleach
How do you decide when it's time to change your sheets?
Estimated once every 1-2 weeks. It is overdue if they smell, are oily, are discolored, or you notice you're getting more acne than usual.
You spill something that stains on a newly installed white carpet, what can be used to remove the stain?
Club soda, Seltzer water, carpet stain remover, steam cleaner, hydrogen peroxide, Dawn dish detergent.
NOTE: do not use all these products at once. It will create a harmful chemical reaction.
What is the ideal temperature that your freezer should be kept at?
0 Degrees Fahrenheit.
How often should you change the batteries in a smoke detector as recommended?
AT LEAST once per year
On occasion, a sink drain, shower drain, or even a toilet drain may become backed up or slow to drain. What cleaning product can be used to fix the problem?
Draino or other de-clogging agents.
How could your laundry be separated? (give at least three ways)
Into whites, colors, delicates, linens, what can/cannot go in the dryer.
You are exposed to a poisonous substance. What do you do?
Call poison control, your local physician, emergency contacts.
What temperature should your refrigerator be kept at?
Between 35 and 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
For any maintenance related issues or major problems within a rental property, who is the primary person you should contact to resolve the issue?
The landlord
Name 2 cleaning products:
One that is a disinfectant, one that is not.
Is: Bleach, Ammonia, Lysol, 409, Clorox, Mr Clean, Scrubbing Bubbles
Isn’t: Windex, Pledge, Febreeze, Resolve, Water
Name four ways to reduce the spread of germs in your house.
Open windows and air out the house, use disinfectant wipes, dust, clean walls, windows and floors, clean vents and fans, sanitize doorknobs, toilet seats, etc., wear a mask
Your power goes out for an extended period of time, name two things you should NOT do frequently.
Excessively opening the refrigerator and freezer; Use a lot of water, specifically use of toilets and showers; opening doors and windows to let the hot/cold air in; using up your phone battery
When cooking chicken, how do you know what it is fully cooked?
When there is no longer pink in the center of the piece of chicken and the juices have turned clear (thermometer would read 165 degrees)
While in the process of spring cleaning, you are running multiple appliances and tools at once. Suddenly, the power goes out. What is one thing in the home you can check to restore the power?
Fuse Box / Circuit Breaker / Junction Box
For sanitizing surfaces which have come in contact with food, what is the bleach to water ration to properly disinfect the contaminated area?
1 Tablespoon of bleach per 1 Gallon of water
What emergency contact numbers should you have easy access to (posted on your fridge, saved on your phone) (name at least four) ?
Poison control, closest police station non-emergency number, closest hospital/ambulance, county crisis phone number, Primary care doctor, personal emergency contacts
A severe storm such as a tornado strikes your area, where should you seek shelter within your home?
The lowest level of your house, away from windows, in a hallway closet, in doorways, in the bathtub, under a strong table, in cabinets, etc.
Name three things that you should never put in a microwave…
Tin foil, utensils, Styrofoam, plastics, marshmallows, sponges, grapes.