By understanding what products are hazardous, how to handle them and what alternatives are available, you can make your home and environment a healthier place. Read the label. These federally mandated words indicate the degree of immediate hazard posed by the product. Generally, danger indicates that a product is extremely hazardous, either because it is poisonous, extremely flammable or corrosive. Warning or caution indicate products that are somewhat less hazardous.
Products listing no signal words are usually the least hazardous.
Can detonate or explode through exposure to heat, sudden shock or pressure. Capable of causing injury or death through ingestion, inhalation or absorption. Can damage and destroy cells and chromosomal material. Dangers of hazardous household products Health problems and injuries Mixtures of some hazardous products can produce dangerous vapors, explosions or fires. Products containing acid or lye can burn skin, eyes or respiratory passages.