A CATCH UP ON RESULTS FROM INDUSTRY ACTION ON LAUNDRY STANDARD
Hi Shirley
Firstly, thank you for your assistance in regards to the standards.
I have attached the response from Standards Australia.
They appear to be impressed by the level of support from the textile and laundry industries.
Hopefully all standards will reconfirmed.
Cheers
Fiona
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From: Claire Gunning <Claire.Gunning@standards.org.au>
Date: 28 November 2016 at 10:20
Subject: RE: AGED STANDARDS REVIEW
To: Fiona McDonald <fiona.mcdonald@rmit.edu.au>
Dear Fiona,
Thank you for your email to Standards Australia enclosing emails of support for the textile and laundry standards.
Hopefully, based on the work the industry has done to show its support, we can now have these Standards reconfirmed.
We appreciate the effort you have gone to and recognise the work behind getting this level support for the standards.
I will let you know as soon as an outcome has been reached.
Regards,
Claire
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From: Fiona McDonald [mailto:fiona.mcdonald@rmit.edu.au]
Sent: Friday, 25 November 2016 3:48 PM
To: Claire Gunning
Subject: RE: AGED STANDARDS REVIEW
25 November 2016
Claire Gunning
Standards AustraliA
Level 10
20 Bridge Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Claire
Re: Aged standards review – textile and laundry
RMIT Textile Testing Services is an independent testing service, accredited by NATA to ISO 17025-2005. We regularly refer to the following Australian Standards for test procedures, as well as industry, defence and government health services specifications. Under-graduate and Post- graduate students also reference these standards in their research.
The decision to withdraw the standards has taken much of the Textile and Laundry industries by surprise, as majority do not access the Standards Australia Website for regular updates.
Although some may be in need of review, the standards are still fit for purpose and are called up in industry specifications. I believe they should be retained until such a time that they can be thoroughly reviewed.
This view has been endorsed by Textile, Clothing and Laundry businesses, industry representative groups, test houses and consultancy services within Australia; and also by Australian Government departments (please see attached zip file).
AS 2663.1-1997 Textiles – Woven and knitted fabrics for window furnishings – Uncoated fabrics
AS 2663.2-1999 Textiles – Fabrics for window furnishings – Coated curtain fabrics
AS 2663.3-1999 Textiles – Fabrics for window furnishings – Vertical and Holland blinds
AS 2687-1997 Textiles – Upholstery fabrics for domestic and commercial use (excluding face-coated fabrics
AS 3789.10-2000 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Blankets – Cotton woven cellular blankets
AS 3789.1-1991 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – General ward linen
AS 3789.2-1991 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Theatre linen and pre-packs
AS 3789.3-1994 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Apparel for operating theatre staff
AS 3789.4-1994 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Wool blankets
AS 3789.5-1994 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Wool blankets – Laundering procedures
AS 3789.6-1996 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Fabric specifications
AS 3789.7-1996 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – General apparel
AS 3789.8-1997 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Recyclable barrier fabrics
AS 3789.9-1998 Textiles for health care facilities and institutions – Curtains and patient bed screens – Fabric performance properties
AS 4146-2000 Laundry Practice
AS 4877.3-2001 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics – Specification for polyurethane-coated woven fabrics
AS 4878.2-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of length- width and net mass
AS 4878.3-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of total mass per unit area- mass per unit area of coating and mass per unit area of substrate
AS 4878.4-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of thickness
AS 4878.5-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of bursting strength
AS 4878.6-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break
AS 4878.7-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of tear resistance
AS 4878.8-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of coating adhesion
AS 4878.9-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of resistance to damage by flexing
AS 4878.11-2001 Methods of test for coated fabrics – Determination of blocking resistance
We do welcome review and communication around the standards of the future, however I feel to simply discontinue these standards will be detrimental to the industries they support.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you wish to discuss further.
Yours sincerely
Fiona McDonald
Laboratory Supervisor
RMIT Textile Testing Services
D: 03 9925 9142
M: 0401 960 934
