Why this chemical earns its place
Domestos Professional Original is built for the parts of a venue that get the least forgiving inspection – toilets, washrooms and hard floors where limescale, stains and bad odours build up fast. The extra-thick formula is designed to cling rather than run off vertical and awkward surfaces, giving it the dwell time to actually finish the job rather than sliding straight down the pan.
It's supplied ready to use, so there's no measuring or mixing before staff can get started, and a 2-3 minute contact time is enough to see off known germs and bacteria as well as cutting through grease, dirt and grime in the same application. It's been tested to the BS EN 14476 standard for effectiveness against enveloped viruses, so you've got a documented basis for hygiene records, not just a marketing claim.
This is a serious concentrate at 5 litres and 21.6kg gross, unperfumed with the characteristic strong bleach scent rather than a masking fragrance – a sign it's doing the job rather than covering it up. It's not food-safe, so keep it to toilets, sinks, drains, waste bins and the mops, cloths and sponges used to clean them, not food-contact surfaces.
COSHH: six habits of safe chemical use
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health — the routine every commercial kitchen and cleaning cupboard is expected to run.
SDS
Read the label and the manufacturer’s safety data sheet — the pictograms tell you what you are holding.
Who could be harmed, and how badly? Judge likelihood against severity before anyone opens the cap.
Eliminate or substitute first, engineer and organise next — PPE is the last line, never the first.
Keep the controls working: check ventilation, dosing equipment and storage stay as they should be.
Everyone who uses it knows the hazards, the correct dilution and the PPE — before the first shift, not after.
Products and processes change. Reassess when they do, and keep the record that proves it.
