What term refers to supplies used throughout the facility for health, sanitation, or housing maintenance?

• A. Hazardous materials
• B. Consumables
• C. Sensitive supplies
• D. Equipment

Answer: (C)

In facilities management, routine health, sanitation, and housing maintenance supplies are consumables. These are items that are used up in the course of daily work and need to be replenished regularly, such as cleaning agents, disinfectants, gloves, paper towels, soaps, and trash bags. They’re not durable equipment or a special subset like hazardous materials, and they aren’t restricted or sensitive items. The term sensitive supplies implies items needing special handling or restricted access, which isn’t the general category for everyday maintenance materials. Equipment, by contrast, refers to durable tools and machines used to perform tasks, not items that are consumed during use.