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AS 4480.1-1998
[Current]Textiles for health care facilities and institutions — Medical sheepskins, Part 1: Product specification and testing
Specifies requirements for tanned sheepskins and lambskins to be used to minimize the incidence, severity and duration of pressure ulcers.
Published: 05/05/1998
Pages: 15
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PREFACE
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.3 DEFINITIONS
1.4 DESIGNATION OF SHEEPSKINS
1.5 TEST SAMPLES
1.5.1 Selection
1.5.1.1 Samples for shrinkage temperature test
1.5.1.2 Samples for colourfastness
1.5.2 Identification
1.5.3 Accompanying information
1.6 MANUFACTURER’S LABELLING
1.7 SUPPLIER’S LABEL
2 MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS
2.1 GENERAL
2.2 WOOL
2.3 LEATHER
2.4 DIMENSIONS
2.5 WOOL COLOUR FOR AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONAL USE
2.6 WOOL FIBRE DIAMETER
2.7 WOOL PILE HEIGHT
2.7.1 Initial stage
2.7.2 Final stage
2.7.3 For medical accessories
2.8 SOFTNESS/DRAPE
2.9 FLATNESS
2.10 DEGREE OF TANNAGE
2.11 MAINTENANCE OF SHRINKAGE TEMPERATURE
2.12 COLOURFASTNESS
2.13 REPORT
APPENDIX A
A1 THE PRE-WASH FINISH
A2 TANNAGE
A3 DEGREASING
A4 AREA
A5 URINE RESISTANT LEATHER
A6 MEDICAL BLUE AND MEDICAL GREEN DYEING
A7 SIMPLE DRAPE TEST
A8 SHRINKAGE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS
A9 STANDARD WASH AND DRY CYCLES
A9.1 General
A9.2 Staining
A9.3 Regtemp sheepskins
A9.4 Hitemp sheepskins
A10 REGTEMP AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL SHEEPSKINS (BLUE COLOUR) DOMESTIC LAUNDERING INSTRUCTIONS
A11 HITEMP AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL SHEEPSKINS (GREEN COLOUR) DOMESTIC LAUNDERING INSTRUCTIONS
A12 HAND WASH
A13 FREQUENCY OF LAUNDRY AND PATIENT COMFORT
APPENDIX B
APPENDIX C
APPENDIX D
D1 SCOPE
D2 GENERAL
D3 SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS
D4 SEGREGATION PRIOR TO LAUNDERING
Cited references in this standard
SLP 18 (1965)
Shrinkage temperature measurement
SLP 2 (1965)
Sampling
IWS TM 250
Colourfastness to hand washing
IWS TM 175
Colourfastness in an acidic environment
IWS TM 174
Method for assessing the colourfastness of textile materials in a damp alkaline environment
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