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BS 5866-1:1990

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Blankets suitable for use in the public sector Specification for wool and wool/polyamide blankets
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Composition
4 Manufacture
5 Make-up
6 Colour
7 Flammability
8 Sampling and testing
9 Marking
Appendices
A Determination of dimensional change on washing
B Information to be supplied by the purchaser
Tables
1 Properties
2 Dimensions
3 Colour fastness

Requirements including composition, manufacture and make-up.

This Part of BS 5566 specifies requirements for woven wool and woven wool/polyamide blankets intended for use in the public sector. It deals with the composition, manufacture, make-up, dimensions and colour of the blankets. Values are prescribed for percentage fibre content and mass per unit area, threads per unit length in warp and weft, breaking strength, dimensional change on washing and colour fastness.

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

Committee
TCI/66
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/38805 DC and BS 5866-1(1980) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 5129:1982 Specification for dimensions of bed blankets
BS 5651:1989 Method for cleansing and wetting procedures for use in the assessment of the effect of cleansing and wetting on the flammability of textile fabrics and fabric assemblies
BS 2471:1978 Methods of test for textiles. Woven fabrics Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area
BS 2862:1984 Methods for determination of number of threads per unit length
BS 4797:1978 Method of test for textiles - determination of resistance to certain insect pests
BS 2087-1:1981 Preservative treatments for textiles. Specification for treatments
BS 4407:1988 Methods for quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures
BS 4931:1986 Methods for preparation, marking and measuring of textile fabrics, garments and fabric assemblies in tests for assessing dimensional change
BS 1006:1990 Methods of test for colour fastness of textiles and leather
BS 2576:1986 Method for determination of breaking strength and elongation (strip method) of woven fabrics
BS 1930:1990 Methods for determination of width of woven or knitted fabrics when relaxed at zero tension
BS 1931:1968 Method for the determination of length of woven or knitted fabrics when relaxed at zero tension

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