Do we need a SDS on Clorox bleach, Windex and Cascade?

By Olivia Wann, JD

Household products are excluded from the Hazard Communication Standard providing that these items are not used in excess of household use, used in a different form or concentration or manner generally used by the average consumer.

If Windex is used to clean a window in the office just as it would at home, then likely you do not need to have the SDS or add it to your chemical inventory. However, if you’re using Windex on your safety goggles to remove the smudges, you’ll need a SDS and add it to the chemical inventory.

If you’re using bleach to shock dental unit water lines or as a surface disinfectant (I’m not advocating this), then you must have a SDS and add it to your chemical inventory.

If you use Cascade and its use at work is for the dishwasher, then once again likely you don’t need a SDS or add it to the chemical list.