BS 5426:1993
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Specification for workwear and career wear
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15-03-1993
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Foreword
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
Section two. Requirements for all types of workwear
and career wear
3 Materials
4 Manufacture
5 Seam strength
6 Sizing
7 Colour fastness of theatre gowns, caps and hoods
8 Marking
Section three. Particular requirements for a lightweight
two-piece working rig
9 Fabric manufacture and sizing
10 Marking
Appendices
A Method for the determination of seam strength
B Method of measuring garments
Tables
1 Coveralls for men and youths
2 Coats and jackets for men and youths
3 Bib and brace overalls for men and youths
4 Overall trousers for men and youths
5 Wrap-over overalls for women and girls
6 Front fastening overalls for women girls
7 Coveralls for women and girls
8 Bib and brace overalls for women and girls
9 Women's dresses
10 Women's dresses for hospital use
11 Women's overalls for hospital use
12 Donor attendants' dresses (garments made from
polyester/cellulosic fabrics)
13 General purpose gowns (garments made from polyester/
cellulosic fabrics; not for use in anaesthetizing
areas)
14 Theatre gowns
15 Theatre caps and hoods
16 Career wear, women's jackets
17 Career wear, women's slacks
18 Lightweight, two-piece working rig, jacket
19 Lightweight, two-piece working rig, trousers
20 Colour fastness requirements for theatre gowns, caps
and hoods
Figures
1 Lightweight two-piece working rig: example of seam
and pocket details
2 Seam strength test specimen
3 Man's coat
4 Coverall
5 Woman's overall
6 Woman's bib and brace overall
Specifies materials, sizing, standards of manufacture and marking requirements for workwear for general industrial, hospital and public sector use; specifies in section four requirements for a lightweight two piece working rig. Includes definitions, appendices, tables and diagrams.
| Committee |
TCI/66
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5426(1987). (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This British Standard specifies materials, standards of manufacture, sizing and marking requirements for workwear for general industrial, public sector and hospital use and specifies in section four requirements for a lightweight two piece working rig.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 5742:1989 | Specification for textile labels requiring to be washed and/or dry cleaned |
| 89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
| BS 5511:1977 | Size designation of clothes - definitions and body measurement procedure |
| BS EN 20139:1992 | Textiles. Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing |
| BS 1006:1990 | Methods of test for colour fastness of textiles and leather |
| BS 2576:1986 | Method for determination of breaking strength and elongation (strip method) of woven fabrics |
| BS 3866:1979 | Specification for holes and shanks for buttons |
| BS EN 510:1993 | Specification for protective clothing for use where there is a risk of entanglement with moving parts |
| BS 1903:1981 | Glossary of terms used by the clothing industry |
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