SAFETY TIPS ON USING PORTABLE GENERATORS
If you use a portable generator for electricity use CAUTION to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning and fires.
• Use portable generators OUTSIDE and at least 20 feet away from buildings.
• Do not use portable generators inside your house or garage.
• Do not put portable generators on balconies or near doors, vents, or windows.
• Do not use portable generators near where you or your children are sleeping.
• Never refuel a generator while it is hot.
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For more information, go to: http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/portable_generator_safety.pdf
AM I DONE?
• If you still see or smell mold, you have more work to do. After a remediation, there should be no signs of
water damage or mold growth.
• You may need to ask a mold remediation professional to know whether your mold problem is completely
fixed. As noted in the "Should I do this myself?" section, sampling for mold is not usually recommended;
instead, a careful inspection of the work area for completion of the cleanup and absence of mold-related
odors is usually appropriate.
• If you have health problems that get worse when you return home, like asthma or allergy attacks or skin or
eye irritation, you may still have some mold.
LOCAL CONTACT INFO:
HOMEOWNER'S AND RENTER'S GUIDE TO MOLD CLEANUP AFTER DISASTERS, JUNE 2015
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force - Indoor Environmental Pollutants Work Group
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