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

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28-02-1991

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Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Designation
4. Fabric
5. Counterpanes
6. Continental quilt covers
7. Flammability
8. Marking, labelling and packaging
Appendices
A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B. Supplementary information for NHS contracts
Tables
1. Constructional requirements for fabrics
2. Performance requirements for fabrics
3. Colour fastness requirements for fabrics
4. Dimensions of counterpanes and continental quilt
covers
5. Durability of flame-retardant treatment: number of
washing, rinsing and centrifuging cycles
Figure
1. Additional label for NHS contracts

Requirements for flame retardant covers suitable for use in the public sector.

This Part of BS 5815 specifies requirements, including flammability performance, for the materials, manufacture, make-up and testing of counterpanes and continental quilt secondary covers intended for the public sector.

The dimensions of these articles are also specified.

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

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee	TCI/66
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes DEFSTAN 83-57/1(1976) (10/2003) Supersedes 86/36519 DC and BS 5815(1979) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	DEFSTAN 83-57/1(1976) : 1976 AMD 1 BS 5815:1979

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BS 5815-3:1991

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