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AS/NZS 2621:1998
[Pending Revision]Textiles - Guide to the selection of correct care labelling instructions from AS/NZS 1957
Sets out guidelines to assist manufacturers in the selection of appropriate care labelling instructions from AS/NZS 1957 and specifies basic performance requirements and test methods for colourfastness and dimensional stability that may be used to determine whether an article complies with those requirements when cleaned in accordance with the instructions on the label.
Published: 05/01/1998
Pages: 19
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PREFACE
FOREWORD
1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 OBJECTIVE
1.3 APPLICATION
1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
2 GENERAL
2.1 PRINCIPLES
2.2 GENERAL RULE
2.3 BASIC PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
3 PROCEDURE FOR CHOOSING APPROPRIATE CARE INSTRUCTIONS
3.1 PRINCIPLE
3.2 GUIDELINES TO ASSIST IN FOLLOWING EACH STEP OF THE FLOW CHART TO CHOOSE CARE INSTRUCTIONS WHICH ENSURE SATISFACTORY END USE PERFORMANCE OF AN ARTICLE (SEE FIGURE 1)
3.2.1 Step 1 Classification of article by end use and fibre type
3.2.2 Step 2 Reference to product end-use index (Table 1)
3.2.3 Step 3 Refer to relevant tables for guidance on the selection of care instructions∗
3.2.4 Step 4 Verification of appropriateness of care instructions
3.3 NOTES ON THE USE OF TABLES 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6 (SEE ALSO CLAUSE 3.2.4)
3.3.1 Single fibre articles
3.3.2 Fibre blends
3.3.3 Multicomponent articles and trims
3.3.4 Leather and upholstered furniture
3.3.5 Exemptions from care labelling
3.3.6 Colourfastness
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Methods of test for textiles, Part 5.7: Dimensional change - Determination of dimensional change on dry-cleaning in perchloroethylene excluding finishing - Machine method
[Superseded]
Methods of test for textiles, Method 4.1: Colourfastness tests — Definitions and general requirements
[Superseded]
Methods of test for textiles, Part 4.2: Colourfastness tests — Determination of colourfastness to daylight of textile materials
[Current]
Methods of test for textiles, Method 4.3: Colourfastness tests Determination of colourfastness to rubbing
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