Hygenall Corporation distributes and supplies cleaning and hygiene products. The Company offers industrial cleaning and decontamination, building remodeling, tactical, and consumer hygiene products. Hygenall operates in the United States.

Heavy Metals in the Workplace, exposure through touching and tainted clothes

Workers in can be exposed to heavy metals by touching surfaces, tools, or working with metals, or chemicals that contain dangerous metal oxides, such as anti-corrosion coatings. Through tainted clothes, skin, hair, tools and vehicles, workers can potentially expose their home and families to microscopic metal oxides that like to accumulate on door knobs, steering wheels, radio controls, refrigerators, countertops, kitchen tables, etc..

Metals in the Environment, metals are naturally occurring and manufactured

Lead is a naturally occurring bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth’s crust, and comes from decayed uranium. Other metals are naturally occurring as well, however these metals are increasingly present in our environment due to burning fossil fuels, mining, and manufacturing. Metals are used in paints, plastics, anti-corrosion coatings, production and recycling of batteries, ammunition, spent ammunition primer dust, electronic fabrication and recycling, plumbing, military and law enforcement training, battlefield contamination, and a wide range of everyday products used in the home, school and workplace.