BS 5742:1989
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Specification for textile labels requiring to be washed and/or dry cleaned
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English
30-06-1989
Important note : Users cannot be edited or removed once added to your Multi user PDF.Materials, design and method of application of both general purpose and heavy duty products.
| Committee |
TCI/82
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 87/41572 DC and BS 5742(1979) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2011. (01/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard specifies the materials, design and method of application of labels and name tapes for garments and other made-up textile articles. It also specifies the colour-fastness requirements of the markings on garment labels and name tapes when subjected to methods for washing, rubbing, dry cleaning, washing in the presence of sodium hypochlorite, and perspiration. Requirements are given for both general-purpose and heavy-duty products.
NOTE 1 The term “labels?? hereafter in this standard covers both labels and name tapes.
NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
| BS 5426:1993 | Specification for workwear and career wear |
| BS 1006:A03(1978) : LATEST | METHODS OF TEST FOR COLOUR FASTNESS OF TEXTILES AND LEATHER - GREY SCALE FOR ASSESSING STAINING (INCLUDING HALF-STEPS) |
| BS 1006(1978) : AMD 6043 | METHODS OF TEST FOR COLOUR FASTNESS OF TEXTILES AND LEATHER |
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