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BS 5815-1:2005

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Sheets, sheeting, pillowslips, towels, napkins, counterpanes and continental quilt secondary covers suitable for use in the public sector Specification for sheeting, sheets and pillowslips

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

20-06-2005

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Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Fabric
4 Sheets
5 Pillowslips
6 Particular requirements for sheets and pillowslips for
   rail transport
Annex A (informative) Information to be supplied by the
        purchaser

Defines requirements for the materials, manufacture, make-up and testing of sheeting, sheets and pillowslips for use in the public sector.

Committee
TCI/66
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5815-1(1989) and 02/123368 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2011. (11/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Part of BS 5815 specifies requirements for the materials, manufacture, make-up and testing of sheeting, sheets and pillowslips for use in the public sector. The dimensions of these articles are also specified.

Particular requirements for sheets and pillowslips for rail transport are included in Clause 6 of this standard.

Information to be supplied by the purchaser is given in Annex A.

NOTE The standard does not apply to resinated sheets.

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