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

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	TX-016
Supersedes	AS 4146-1994 DR 97311