Uta Dammann gives Top Ten Natural Cleaning tips

Posted by admin on October 10th, 2011 in Uta Dammann articles

Did you know that Petroleum distillates are associated with lung and skin cancer, and are an irritant to your skin, eyes, nose, and lungs? Or that Sodium Hypoclorite is corrosive and can irritate and burn skin? It can even can cause coma if ingested.

Ammonia can cause chronic irritation to your respiratory tract and the skin while potassium hydroxide burns your skin and can even cause severe tissue damage if swallowed. Perochlorethylene is known to cause kidney and liver damage and also has a slow decomposition rate. Sodium acid sulfate on the other hand is highly corrosive, and burns on skin contact.

Diethylene Glycol is also an interesting little substance: It causes central nervous system depression and degenerative lesions in liver and kidneys.

So, I hear you ask, what has that got to do with me? You are not a working in a lab or practicing as a Research Chemist so are probably never exposed to all those dangerous substances.

Are you sure?

Petroleum distillates are used in furniture polish. Sodium Hypoclorite and ammonia are used in common household disinfectants, potassium hydroxide is an ingredient in drain cleaners, Perochlorethylene is contained in spot removers, Sodium Acid Sulfate is part of common toilet bowl cleaners, and window cleaners contain Diethylene Glycol.

Still sure?

This has to do with you, has it not? To be honest: nobody in their mind would want this stuff in their houses let alone use it.

But despite that knowledge most of us like a clean house so use these substances every day. Is there no healthier, natural solution? Why should we surround ourselves with all those dangerous chemicals when we indeed have natural alternatives which work equally good or even better than those chemicals?

Let your house sparkle the natural way, which is better for our environment and for our health.

 

Soda crystals are your weapon of choice…

In combination with vinegar, this will beat most commercially available cleaners

 

Floors

I cup of soda crystals, plenty of hot water, together with the same amount of vinegar and 20 drops of tea tree oil (a natural antiseptic) or the same amount of Essential oil of Lemon will clean the most stubborn of floors.

 

Windows

Plain vinegar in a spray bottle will clean windows as well as any commercial cleaner.

 

 

Furniture

Think salad dressing and combine the following:

Olive oil, Essential oil of Orange, combined in a 1 to 3 ratio in a spray bottle will work wonders as well as smelling absolutely delicious – enjoy!

Sources: http://www.natural-healthy-home-cleaning-tips.com/potential_household_product_hazards.htm

http://www.natural-healthy-home-cleaning-tips.com/natural_home_cleaning_recipes.htm

http://www.natural-healthy-home-cleaning-tips.com/vinegar_baking_soda_cleaning_recipes.htm

http://www.familienhandbuch.de/cmain/f_Aktuelles/a_Haushalt/s_1186.html

http://www.ubz-stmk.at/lehrlinge/themen/alltagschemie/Alltagschemie-Szenarien.pdf

 

 

Uta Dammann – can be contacted at uta.dammann@inspiriton-solutions.com

How To Locate An Affordable Office Partitions Company

Posted by uta dammann writers on October 28th, 2011 in uta dammann

A few months ago the company that I own relocated to a cheaper office block. As a business we have been going through some what of a cost cutting exercise as we are very much aware that 2011 is likely to be quite tough – due to the problems that the UK are going through at the moment. One of the areas where we have decided to make some savings is with the office as we were previously paying a rather high annual rental fee. As part of the relocation we required the assistance of an office partitions company and in this article I will be discussing the way in which I managed to obtain such a company at an affordable price.

Over the last few years I have found that I am able to obtain the best deals for the products and services that I require, for the business and in my personal life, via the world wide web.

This is therefore where I searched in my quest to locate an affordable office partitions company. After searching on Google I soon managed to obtain numerous companies that offer this type of service. I then wrote down a list of their business names along with their telephone numbers.

It was then a case of making plenty of telephone calls to these providers. I had a set number of questions that I was going to ask – one of which was about the best deal that they could offer me.

This strategy worked like a dream as it enabled me to secure a real bargain – and the company that we eventually went with did a top class job.

In conclusion if you also require the help of an office partitions company then I would recommend that you search online and then contact the companies that you find advertising to request their best possible price.

Starting a Business – An Easy Step Put Forward Carefully

Posted by uta dammann writers on May 19th, 2012 in uta dammann

There would possibly not be a single man in this world who has not ever thought of creating a business, not to mention who is in that field. Though the expansion of industry and commerce has exceeded all levels of expectancy, success stories of business people aren’t loaded with ease and comfort. Many great business personalities or corporate mould their success stories thru sheer tough work and intellectual planning. No business or entrepreneurship becomes successful unless a real resolution and strategic planning are accomplished in the absolute best ways.

All of the great business personalities start their enterprises in a small scale way, and are able to advance forth in their business thanks to the assorted talents they obtain along the way. Any man, who wishes to start a business, naturally will have 1 or 2 doubts in his mind. He could be starting a business due a keenness about a particular product, or confidence in his own ability to communicate with people and accomplish things. Unfortunately, these 2 are only a few out of a large number of talents he must get to run his business successfully.

Creating a business isn’t an especially strenuous thing, but leading it to a successful one truly is. A newbie in business should do his homework quite well and constantly until he achieves success in his career. A beginner in business should really know and follow a certain plan for running his business in a rewarding way. The first item he should have is a business plan. He should have consideration for the product he is set to launch in the market, and the way in which the customers are going to receive it. An appraisal of the existing market condition and the probabilities of a regression should be always on the menu of a business launcher.

This’ll help him to be more prepared for any grief, in case there’s one. A beginner in business should also possess a research mind-set about the business he does and should try to develop a liaison with those people that are doing a similar occupation. He should also seek the aid of executives ( business mentors ) who’ve rich experience in the field of business. Another significant factor a beginner should consider of is the law and order of a country. Any country demands legal documents from a business enterprise and it’s good for the businessperson to keep an accountant and a counsel always close to hand as they can be of huge to help to him.

Somebody who plans in starting up a business ought to have an hopeful approach towards things. He ought to be open to opportunities and show gigantic capacity to evolve according to the eventualities.

Article by Rizvana Abdul

Employee Investigations: Management Tip of the Day for Busy Managers

Posted by uta dammann writers on May 18th, 2012 in uta dammann

As a Manager, sooner or later, you will have to deal with either employee dishonesty, or an employee complaint that you have to investigate. Join the Wily Manager guys this week, as they discuss how Managers can conduct good investigations.

Monday’s Tip (Employee Investigations): Assess the risk. The type of complaint determines the level of risk the company could be exposed to. Your first decision is to determine how exposed to risk the organization may be.

Tuesday’s Tip (Employee Investigations): Figure out who needs to be involved. The complaint might require that you phone the police. In other cases you might want to involve your Legal or HR people. Sometimes (depending on the risk) you can manage the complaint by yourself.

Wednesday’s Tip (Employee Investigations): Stick to the relevant facts. Do not get caught up in the mess of irrelevant details that inevitably gets dragged into an investigation. Focus simply on what is material to the matter at hand.

Thursday’s Tip (Employee Investigations): Conduct investigative interviews. You will need to have a conversation with all parties involved in the complaint, as well as any witnesses. Sit down ahead of time, and figure out who you need to talk to.

Friday’s Tip (Employee Investigations): Take action. You must move to action based on your investigation. Even if you choose to do nothing, you should do so deliberately (rather than just not getting around to dealing with the situation).

Three Things to remember about Employee Investigations:

1. Remain objective. Attempt to minimize any biases you might have.
2. Stick to the relevant facts. There will be many externalities brought into the investigation. Make sure you stick to the matter at hand.
3. Move quickly but don’t rush. You should start your investigation as soon as possible after the complaint, but don’t be pressured into making a decision before gathering the appropriate information

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