AS/NZS 4146:2000
AS/NZS 4146:2000
Laundry practice
Standards Australia
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 - SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 OBJECTIVE
1.3 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 2 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR LAUNDRIES
2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
2.2 FACILITIES AND MANAGEMENT
2.3 LAUNDRY TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT
2.4 COLLECTION, LOADING, STORAGE AND SORTING OF
LINEN
2.5 LAUNDRY OPERATION
2.6 STORAGE AND PACKAGING OF CLEANED LINEN
SECTION 3 - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
3.2 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
3.3 OPERATING THEATRE LINEN
3.4 SPECIFIC LAUNDERING
3.5 DISINFECTION
3.6 RECORDS
APPENDICES
A - LAUNDERING CONSIDERATIONS
B - GUIDE TO STAIN REMOVAL
C - DEGREE OF WHITENESS, INTRINSIC GREYING,
INTRINSIC YELLOWING AND PERCENTAGE SOIL REMOVAL
OF SOILED TEST STRIPS AFTER ONE WASH/DRY CYCLE
D - DEGREE OF WHITENESS, INTRINSIC GREYING AND
INTRINSIC YELLOWING AFTER 50 WASH/DRY CYCLES
E - OVERALL DECREASE IN BREAKING FORCE (TOTAL WEAR)
F - CHEMICAL WEAR
G - DETERMINATION OF THE RESIDUAL ASH ON
INCINERATION OF AN UNSOILED FABRIC
H - WASH FORMULAE
I - CHEMICAL SAFETY
Abstract
Specifies general laundry practice requirements and recommendations for commercial, industrial, hospital, institutional, on-premise and coin-operated laundries as well as minimum performance requirements which should be attained in order to provide an acceptable level of service.
Scope
This Standard specifies general laundry practice requirements and recommendations for commercial, industrial, hospital, institutional, on-premise and coin-operated laundries, as well as minimum performance requirements which are to be attained in order to provide an acceptable level of service.
General Product Information
| Document Type | Standard |
| Status | Current |
| Publisher | Standards Australia |
| Committee | TX-016 |
| Supersedes |
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