Why this rinse aid earns its place
Suma A5 is a general-purpose rinse additive for commercial dishwashers, dosed in at a very low rate — 0.2 to 0.5ml per litre of water — to finish the wash cycle without leaving spots, streaks or a slow-drying load behind.
It's built to work across crockery, cutlery, glassware, pots, pans and utensils, and performs in hard and soft water conditions alike, so it doesn't need retuning if your site's water supply varies. The low-foaming formula matters inside a machine — excess foam interferes with the wash action, so keeping it low keeps the dishwasher running efficiently cycle after cycle.
It's supplied as a concentrate rather than ready-diluted, so the 5-litre container goes a long way at that dose rate, which keeps the cost-per-use down and cuts the packaging waste that comes with buying pre-mixed rinse aid. It's food-safe, as you'd expect for anything finishing tableware in a commercial kitchen.
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.
