AS/NZS 4146:2000

FOREWORDSECTION 1 - SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE 1.2 OBJECTIVE 1.3 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS 1.4 DEFINITIONSSECTION 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 LINENSECTION 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 RECORDSAPPENDICESA - LAUNDERING CONSIDERATIONSB - GUIDE TO STAIN REMOVALC - DEGREE OF WHITENESS, INTRINSIC GREYING, INTRINSIC YELLOWING AND PERCENTAGE SOIL REMOVAL OF SOILED TEST STRIPS AFTER ONE WASH/DRY CYCLED - DEGREE OF WHITENESS, INTRINSIC GREYING AND INTRINSIC YELLOWING AFTER 50 WASH/DRY CYCLESE - OVERALL DECREASE IN BREAKING FORCE (TOTAL WEAR)F - CHEMICAL WEARG - DETERMINATION OF THE RESIDUAL ASH ON INCINERATION OF AN UNSOILED FABRICH - WASH FORMULAEI - CHEMICAL SAFETY

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.

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.

Originated as AS 4146-1994.
Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 4146:2000.