person wearing silver bracelet holding white wooden framed glass window

When renovating a home, you should use a damp sponge or cloth to clean dust collected on a window sill, as the dust may contain asbestos or lead-based paint. Home maintenance is an ongoing process for any homeowner, and here we see an African-American woman’s hand, as it steadied the window’s sash in preparation of a cleaning of the window and its frame. See PHIL 11460, and 11461, for a broader view of this activity.