CDC Disasters | Clean Up Safely After a Disaster

CDC Disasters | Clean Up Safely After a Disaster

Clean Up Safely After a Disaster

Overview

• Fact Sheet: Clean Up Safely After a Disaster

Specific Cleanup Topics

• Carbon Monoxide Exposure
• Chain Saw Injury
• Chemical Hazards
• Cleaning & Sanitizing with Bleach
• Debris Smoke
• Electrical Hazards
• Environmental Concerns
• Flood Recovery
• Food & Water Safety
• Hand Hygiene
• Heat Exposure
• HVAC Systems
• Mold
• Pressure Washer Injury
• Pressure Washers Safety
• Reentering Your Flooded Home
• Respiratory Protection for Residents
  

Educational Materials

• Posters and Flyers:
  • Keep Food Safe
    • English (429 KB/1 page)

Vietnamese (86 KB/1 page)

Eat Safe Food

• English (180 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (464 KB/1 page)
• Vietnamese (57 KB/1 page)

Make Water Safe

• English (325 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (423 KB/1 page)
• Vietnamese (44 KB/1 page)

Drink Safe Water

• English (109 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (137 KB/1 page)
• Vietnamese (50 KB/1 page)

Wash Your Hands

• English (95 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (96 KB/1 page)
• French (93 KB/1 page)

Haitian Creole (92 KB/1 page)

Vietnamese (98 KB/1 page)

Carbon Monoxide Hazard: Proper use of pressure washer engines

• English (39 KB/1 page)

Kill Germs with Bleach

• English (39 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (84 KB/1 page)
• English (102 KB/1 page)

Getting Rid of Cleaning Products and Other Chemicals

• English (84 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (84 KB/1 page)
• Vietnamese (83 KB/1 page)

Get Rid of Mold

• English (201 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (223 KB/1 page)
• Vietnamese (131 KB/1 page)

Say No to CO! Proper use of pressure washers and generators

• English (84 KB/1 page)
• Spanish (84 KB/1 page)

Stickers:

• Clean Hands Save Lives
  Stickers for printing on 8.5" x 11" sticky-tac paper
  • English (1.5 MB/1 page)
  • Spanish (1.4 MB/1 page)
  • French (1.4 MB/1 page)
  • Haitian Creole (1.4 MB/1 page)

Handout Cards:

• Hand Hygiene
  • English (34 KB/2 pages)
    For use when distributing hand sanitizer
    Also available in Microsoft Word format (50 KB/2 pages)

Slide Sets:

• "Clean Hands Save Lives" (504 KB/9 slides)

• Flyer: Carbon Monoxide Hazard" Proper use of pressure washer engines (39 KB/1 page)
• Flyer: Kill Germs With Bleach (172 KB/1 page)
  Spanish (64 KB/1 page) | Vietnamese
• Flyer: Getting Rid of Cleaning Products & Other Chemicals (84 KB/1 page)
  Spanish (84 KB/1 page) | Vietnamese
• Flyer: Get Rid of Mold
  Spanish | Vietnamese
• Flyer: Say No to CO! Proper use of pressure washers and generators (159 KB/1 page)
  Spanish (181 KB/1 page)
• Flyer: Wash Your Hands: After a disaster, staying clean can be hard to do..."
  Spanish | Vietnamese

Public Service Announcements

• Preventing Mold
• Mold After a Disaster
• Dealing With Mold Allergies
• Preventing Chain Saw Injuries
• Handwashing
• Avoiding Carbon Monoxide Poisoning