Standards

This Code of Practice specifies the requirements for the materials, construction, workmanship and finish employed in the manufacture of furniture such as upholstered furniture, built in furniture, craft furniture and inclusive of common types and style of furniture, manufactured internationally, now extant and what may be developed in the future.

This Code of Practice does not cover metal or metal frame furniture, plastic furniture or hospital furniture.

Prescribes the requirements for metric capacity measures of cylindrical and conical shapes. It is intended for use by manufacturers in manufacturing Metric Capacity Measures thus ensuring all measures of a specified type and capacity will have the same dimensions. These measures are intended for use in normal commercial transactions and are for use in measuring liquids only. 7p. (Price Code B)

This standard specifies inter alia conversion factors to be used in converting quantities measured in Imperial to SI and other units. It sets out procedures for the uniform use for these conversion factors. It is intended for use in everyday operations in government commerce, industry, education certain branches of technology and sport.

This standard establishes a system of graphic symbols, intended for use in the permanent marking of textiles, providing information essential for their “proper care”. Symbols are provided for the following treatments: washing, chlorine bleaching, ironing, dry-cleaning and drying. It also specifies the use of these symbols in care labelling.

This publication was last reviewed and confirmed in 2025. Therefore this version remains current.

This test method is intended to classify fabrics for ironing purposes.  It involves ironing of the cloth specimens with a heated aluminium block at increasing temperatures and examination for changes in handle and appearance.  The fabrics may then be labelled in accordance with the ironing section of this code in terms of the test temperatures they will withstand as indicated below:

            Up to and including 110°C              COOL IRON

            Up to and including 150°C              WARM IRON

            Up to and including 200°C             HOT IRON

This standard specifies a system of designating the sizes of ladies outerwear garments, the control dimensions on which the size designation is based and the method of indicating these dimensions on the label. This standard also specifies body dimensions related to each size, as stated in Appendix A.

This standard establishes a system of designating the sizes of children’s outerwear garments. The control dimensions on which the size designation is based and the method of indicating these dimensions on the label are specified. The standard also includes body dimension tables which specify the dimensions related to each size.

This International Standard gives specifications for the angular coordinate system to be used in the design of scales, reticles or other display means incorporated in instruments for determining optical data on human eyes or corrective lenses for human eyes.

This standard defines technical terms relating to textiles and clothing.