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  • CEN/TS 14237:2015

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    Textiles for healthcare and social services facilities

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    Withdrawn date:  11-03-2023

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    Published date:  23-12-2015

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    5 Product information
    Bibliography

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    This Technical Specification recommends characteristics, test methods and minimum performance specifications for unused textile for the healthcare and social service facilities (hospitals, residential care homes, etc.) to give guidance on the suitability of products intended to be maintained by industrial laundering.This Technical Specification is not applicable to surgical textiles under the medical devices directive nor protective clothing under the PPE directive.

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    Committee CEN/TC 248
    Development Note Supersedes ENV 14237. (01/2016) Supersedes UNE ENV 14237. (03/2016) Supersedes NEN NVN ENV 14237. (07/2016)
    Document Type Technical Specification
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Withdrawn
    Superseded By
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    ISO 13934-1:2013 Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method
    ISO 13936-2:2004 Textiles — Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in woven fabrics — Part 2: Fixed load method
    EN ISO 105-P01 : 1995 TEXTILES - TESTS FOR COLOUR FASTNESS - COLOUR FASTNESS TO DRY HEAT (EXCLUDING PRESSING)
    ISO 105-N02:1993 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part N02: Colour fastness to bleaching: Peroxide
    ISO 105-N01:1993 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part N01: Colour fastness to bleaching: Hypochlorite
    ISO 4915:1991 Textiles Stitch types Classification and terminology
    EN 20811 : 1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO WATER PENETRATION - HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST
    EN 1644-1 : 1997 Test methods for nonwoven compresses for medical use - Part 1: Nonwovens used in the manufacture of compresses
    EN ISO 13934-1:2013 Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1:2013)
    EN ISO 105-C06:2010 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part C06: Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering (ISO 105-C06:2010)
    EN 410:2011 Glass in building - Determination of luminous and solar characteristics of glazing
    ISO 105-E04:2013 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration
    ISO 12945-2:2000 Textiles Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling Part 2: Modified Martindale method
    ISO 4916:1991 Textiles — Seam types — Classification and terminology
    ISO 6330:2012 Textiles Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
    ISO 9237:1995 Textiles — Determination of the permeability of fabrics to air
    ISO 105-P01:1993 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part P01: Colour fastness to dry heat (excluding pressing)
    EN ISO 105-E04:2013 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration (ISO 105-E04:2013)
    EN 1103:2005 Textiles - Fabrics for apparel - Detailed procedure to determine the burning behaviour
    EN ISO 12952-2:2010 Textiles - Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items - Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent (ISO 12952-2:2010)
    EN ISO 9237 : 1995 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF PERMEABILITY OF FABRICS TO AIR
    EN 13373 : 2003 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS ON UNITS
    EN ISO 13938-2 : 1999 TEXTILES - BURSTING PROPERTIES OF FABRICS - PART 2: PNEUMATIC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF BURSTING STRENGTH AND BURSTING DISTENSION
    EN ISO 105-A01:2010 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part A01: General principles of testing (ISO 105-A01:2010)
    ISO 12945-1:2000 Textiles Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling Part 1: Pilling box method
    ISO 13938-2:1999 Textiles Bursting properties of fabrics Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
    EN ISO 5077:2008 Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying (ISO 5077:2007)
    EN 12590 : 1999 TEXTILES - INDUSTRIAL SEWING THREADS MADE WHOLLY OR PARTLY FROM SYNTHETIC FIBRES
    EN ISO 12945-2:2000 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF FABRIC PROPENSITY TO SURFACE FUZZING AND TO PILLING - PART 2: MODIFIED MARTINDALE METHOD
    EN ISO 13936-1 : 2004 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF THE SLIPPAGE RESISTANCE OF YARNS AT A SEAM IN WOVEN FABRICS - PART 1: FIXED SEAM OPENING METHOD (ISO 13936-1:2004)
    ISO 12952-2:2010 Textiles Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent
    EN 14065:2016 Textiles - Laundry processed textiles - Biocontamination control system
    EN ISO 13938-1 : 1999 TEXTILES - BURSTING PROPERTIES OF FABRICS - PART 1: HYDRAULIC METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF BURSTING STRENGTH AND BURSTING DISTENSION
    EN ISO 12952-1:2010 Textiles - Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items - Part 1: Ignition source: smouldering cigarette (ISO 12952-1:2010)
    ISO 12952-1:2010 Textiles Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items Part 1: Ignition source: smouldering cigarette
    ISO 105-X12:2016 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing
    ISO 11092:2014 Textiles — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test)
    EN ISO 11092:2014 Textiles - Physiological effects - Measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test) (ISO 11092:2014)
    ISO 139:2005 Textiles Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing
    EN 20105-N01 : 1995 TEXTILES - TESTS FOR COLOUR FASTNESS - COLOUR FASTNESS TO BLEACHING: HYPOCHLORITE (ISO 105-N01:1993)
    EN ISO 139:2005/A1:2011 Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing - Amendment 1 (ISO 139:2005/AMD 1:2011)
    ISO 13936-1:2004 Textiles — Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in woven fabrics — Part 1: Fixed seam opening method
    EN ISO 105-N02 : 1995 TEXTILES - TESTS FOR COLOUR FASTNESS - PART N02: COLOUR FASTNESS TO BLEACHING - PEROXIDE (ISO 105-N02:1993)
    ISO 105-A01:2010 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part A01: General principles of testing
    EN ISO 105-X12:2016 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing (ISO 105-X12:2016)
    EN ISO 105-B02:2014 Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO 105-B02:2014)
    ISO 13938-1:1999 Textiles Bursting properties of fabrics Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension
    EN ISO 12945-1:2000 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF FABRIC PROPENSITY TO SURFACE FUZZING AND TO PILLING - PILLING BOX METHOD
    EN 14697:2005 Textiles - Terry towels and terry towel fabrics - Specification and methods of test
    EN ISO 6330:2012 Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2012)
    ISO 105-C06:2010 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part C06: Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering
    EN ISO 13936-2 : 2004 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF THE SLIPPAGE RESISTANCE OF YARNS AT A SEAM IN WOVEN FABRICS - PART 2: FIXED LOAD METHOD (ISO 13936-2:2004)
    ISO 105-B02:2014 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test
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