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AS/NZS 4146:2000 Australian/New Zealand Standard ™ Laundry practice A S / N Z S 4 1 4 6 T h i s i s a f r e e 9 p a g e s a m p l e . A c c e s s t h e f u l l v e r s i o n a t h t t p : / / i n f o s t o r e . s a i g l o b a l . c o m . AS/NZS 4146:2000 This Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard was prepared by Joint TechnicalCommittee TX/16, Laundry Practice. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 15 January 2000 and on behalf of the Council of StandardsNew Zealand on 5 January 2000. It was published on 23 February 2000.The following interests are represented on Committee TX/16:Australian Chemical Specialties Manufacturers AssociationAustralian Healthcare Laundry & Linen Service AssociationAustralian Infection Control AssociationAustralian Society for MicrobiologyAustralian Wool Testing AuthorityCapital Coast Health (New Zealand)Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of AustraliaNew South Wales TAFE CommissionNew Zealand National Linen AssociationNew Zealand Nurses OrganisationQueensland HealthResearch Institute Textile Services, New ZealandSociety of Dyers and Colourists of Australia and New ZealandTextile Care Federation of New ZealandTextile Rental and Laundry Association (Australia) Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology andsystems. To maintain their currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, andnew editions are published. Between editions, amendments may be issued.Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readers assure themselvesthey are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments whichmay have been published since the Standard was purchased.Detailed information about joint Australian/New Zealand Standards can be found byvisiting the Standards Australia web site atwww.standards.com.auor StandardsNew Zealand web site at www.standard.co.nz and looking up the relevant Standardin the on-line catalogue.Alternatively, both organizations publish an annual printed Catalogue with fulldetails of all current Standards. For more frequent listings or notification of revisions, amendments and withdrawals, Standards Australia and StandardsNew Zealand offer a number of update options. For information about theseservices, users should contact their respective national Standards organization.We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especiallyencourage readers to notify us immediately of any apparent inaccuracies orambiguities. Please address your comments to the Chief Executive of eitherStandards Australia International or Standards New Zealand at the address shownon the back cover. This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 97311 . T h i s i s a f r e e 9 p a g e s a m p l e . A c c e s s t h e f u l l v e r s i o n a t h t t p : / / i n f o s t o r e . s a i g l o b a l . c o m . AS/NZS 4146:2000 Australian/New Zealand Standard ™ Laundry practice Originated as AS 4146—1994Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 4146:2000 COPYRIGHT © Standards Australia/Standards New ZealandAll rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by anymeans, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of thepublisher.Jointly published by Standards Australia International Ltd, PO Box 1055, Strathfield, NSW 2135and Standards New Zealand, Private Bag 2439, Wellington 6020 ISBN 0 7337 3243 7 T h i s i s a f r e e 9 p a g e s a m p l e . A c c e s s t h e f u l l v e r s i o n a t h t t p : / / i n f o s t o r e . s a i g l o b a l . c o m . AS/NZS 4146:2000 2 PREFACE This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New ZealandCommittee TX/16, Laundry Practice as a revision of AS 4146—1994, Laundry practice .The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define theapplication of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral partof a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance. T h i s i s a f r e e 9 p a g e s a m p l e . A c c e s s t h e f u l l v e r s i o n a t h t t p : / / i n f o s t o r e . s a i g l o b a l . c o m .
