1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13569:2001 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 Cabinet roller towels Performance requirements and processing The European Standard EN 13569:2001 has the status of a British Standard ICS 59.080.30 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBS EN 13569:200
2、1 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Policy and Strategy Committee for Materials and Chemicals, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28 August 2001 BSI 31 October 2001 ISBN 0 580 37770 9 National foreword This
3、British Standard is the official English language version of EN 13569:2001. It supersedes BS 7311-1:1990 and BS 7311-2:1993 which are withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee TCI/83, Industrial laundering, which has the responsibility to: A list of orga
4、nizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standa
5、rds Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Find” facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standar
6、d does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments a
7、nd promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 16, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since
8、 publication Amd. No. Date Comments 13523 Corrigendum No 1. 31 October 2001 Addition of supersession details to the National forewordEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN13569 July2001 ICS59.080.30;97.160 Englishversion CabinetrollertowelsPerformancerequirementsand processing Serviettest
9、extilesessuiemainsenbobinepourdistributeur Critresdeperformanceettraitement RollenhandtcherfrHandtuchspenderAnforderungen undBehandlung ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon10May2001. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an St
10、andardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebyt
11、ra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,P
12、ortugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2001CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN13569:20
13、01EEN13569:2001(E) 2 Contents page Foreword .3 1 Scope3 2 Normativereferences 3 3 Termsanddefinitions. 4 4 Characteristicsofthetowel .4 5 Testing7 6 Towelprocessing 7 7 Declarationofconformity. 8 AnnexA (informative) Exampleofsuitablefabricstructure 9 AnnexB (informative) Recommendationsforthecare,u
14、seandtransportationoftowels.10 AnnexC (informative) Keyprocessvariables .11 AnnexD (informative) Preparationandapplicationofbioindicatorsforvalidationofthe processtoachievehygieniccleanliness13 AnnexE (informative) Typesofcabinetrollertoweldispenser.16EN13569:2001(E) 3 Foreword ThisEuropeanStandardh
15、asbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC248“Textilesand textileproducts“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofan identicaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJanuary2002,andconflictingnationalstandards shallbewithdrawnatthel
16、atestbyJanuary2002. AnexesA,B,C,DandEareforinformationonly. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthe followingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Czech Republic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembo
17、urg, Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom. 1Scope ThisStandardspecifiesrequirementsforthefollowing: a) Threecategoriesofcabinettowel,thecategoriesbeingdefinedintermsofmassperunitarea andtensilestrengthofthefabric;certainconstructionalandperformancerequirementsareal
18、so covered. b) Processvalidationprocedurestoensurethatcabinettowelsachievetheconditionofhygienic cleanlinessinprocessing. Italsocontainsinformativeannexescontainingthefollowing: anexampleofsuitablefabricstructure, recommendationsforthecare,useandtransportationofcabinettowelsafterprocessing, examples
19、ofkeyprocessvariablesfordisinfection, thepreparationandapplicationofbioindicatorsforthevalidationoftheprocesstoachieve hygieniccleanliness. Thecolourfastnesstowashingtestandtherequirementlevelarebasedontheassumptionthat chlorinebleachingtreatmentswillnotbeusedinlaundering. 2 Normativereferences This
20、EuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreferenceprovisionsfromother publications.Thesenormativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthe publicationsarelistedhereafter.Fordatedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsofany ofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropeanStandardonlywheni
21、ncorporatedinitbyamendmentor revision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthepublicationreferredtoapplies(including amendments). EN1413, TextilesDeterminationofpHofaqueousextractEN13569:2001(E) 4 EN16441:1997, TestmethodsfornonwovencompressesformedicalusePart1:Nonwovens usedinthemanufactureofcompr
22、esses EN1773, TextileFabricsDeterminationofwidthandlength EN12127, TextilesFabricsDeterminationofmassperunitareausingsmallsamples ENISO105X12, TextilesTestsforcolourfastnessPartX12:Colourfastnesstorubbing (ISO105X12:1993) ENISO139341, TextilesTensilepropertiesoffabricsPart1:Determinationofmaximumfor
23、ce andelongationatmaximumforceusingthestripmethod(ISO139341:1999) EN20105CO4, TextilesTestsforcolourfastnessPartC04:Colourfastnesstowashing:Test4 (ISO105C04:1989) ISO53511, CelluloseindilutesolutionsDeterminationoflimitingviscositynumber Part1:Methodincupriethylenediamine(CED)solution ISO7771, Texti
24、lesDeterminationofdimensionalchangesoffabricsinducedbycoldwater immersion 3 Termsanddefinitions Forthepurposesofthisstandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply. 3.1 cabinetroller towel reusabletextilefabricrollsmanufacturedforuseinparticulartypesoftoweldispenserunitsothata cleanlengthoftowellingis
25、provided,eitherautomaticallyorthroughmanualaction,forthepurposeof dryingthehandsoftheuser 4 Characteristicsofthetowel 4.1Functional characteristics 4.1.1General Thefunctionalcharacteristicsaredictatedbytherequirementsofrollingandunrollingthetowelinthe dispenserandofthewipinganddryingofthehands. 4.1.
26、2 Strengthandselvedges Thetowelneedstohavesufficientstrength(seeTable1)towithstandthepullingactionexertedwhen thetowelisrolledandunrolledaswellaswhenthehandsarewipedanddriedbytheuser.Selvedges needtobeconstructedsothetowelrollsandunrollscorrectlywithinthedispenserforwhichitis designed(See4.2.2.2). 4
27、.1.3Wiping function Inordertowipethehandseffectivelythetowel needstobereadilymouldedbythehandsandfingers, exertsufficientfrictiontofeelcomfortablewhenincontactwiththeskin,andpresentanirregular surfacetoimprovetheremovalofresidualsubstancesfromthehands.Theseattributescanonlybe assessedsubjectively.EN
28、13569:2001(E) 5 4.1.4Drying function Thefabricshallhaveahighcapacityfortherapidabsorptionofwater.Theliquidabsorbancytimeis takenasmeasureforthedryingproperties(see4.2.2.1). 4.1.5Cleanliness Forthepurposesofthisstandard,atowelshallbeconsideredtobehygienicallycleanwhentreatedin adisinfectingprocesscar
29、riedoutaccordingtoavalidatedwashingandfinishingprocedure(see clause6).Asmicroorganismsmaystarttomultiplyassoonasthedisinfectingprocessiscomplete, itseffectivenessismaintainedbytheremovalofsoilandstains(sourcesofnutrients)andadequately dryingthetowel. NOTE Moistureandasourceofnutrientsarerequiredbyth
30、emicroorganismsinordertomultiply. 4.2 Technicalcharacteristics 4.2.1Fibres Cottonormanmadefibresorblendsshallbeusedtoproduceplainortwistedyarnsforweavingthe fabric. NOTE Theintroductionofpolyesterhastheeffectofaugmentingtheresistancetopillingandabrasion,but reducingtheabsorptioncapacity(e.g.Theintro
31、ductionof50%polyesterreducestheabsorptioncapacityby approximately25%),conversalytheintroductionofmanmadefibrescanaugmenttheabsorption;forexamplea mixturecomposedof62%cotton,25%polyesterand13%viscosehasasimilarrateofabsorptioncapacityto thatofa100%cottonfabric. 4.2.2Fabric 4.2.2.1 Propertiesandperfor
32、mance a) FabricsshallconformtotherequirementsshowninTable1.TherequirementsofTable1applyto towels,whichhavebeenbleachedinmanufacture,andpriortothefirstprocessing(see4.1.5)in thelaundry. NOTE Bleachingbythemanufacturerbeforesupplytothelaundryisthemorecommonpractice.Ifthe conditionsofsupplyvary,thenthe
33、pointatwhichtheperformancerequirementsapplywillvaryalsoandsome ammendmentofthevaluesgiveninTable1maybeneeded. b) DyedfabricsshallalsocomplywiththerequirementsshowninTable2.EN13569:2001(E) 6 Table1Towelpropertiespriortofirstprocessing(4.1.5) Towel category Massperunit area Minimum tensile strengthof
34、fabric Maximum dimensional change,water soak Degreeof polymeri sationin cotton fibre Liquid absorbancy time pH warp weft warp weft Dp s g/m N N % % light lessthan200 630 340 medium 21010 650 390 5 2 2000 max.5 heavy greaterthan220 670 440 4,6to 7,8 Test method EN12127 ENISO139341 ISO7771 ISO53511 EN
35、16441 :1997 annexB EN1413 Table2Colourfastness Colourfastnessto: Minimumrating Testmethod Colourchange Staining washing 4 4 EN20105C04 rubbing: ENISO105X12 dry 3 washinganddryingthesample onceinaccordancewith wet 3 EN20105C04,andplaceon therubbingfinger,with referencefabricontheblock. 4.2.2.2Structu
36、re Selvedgesshalleitherbewovenortuckedin.Selvedgesshallbeconstructedsothetowelrollsand unrollscorrectlywithinthedispenserforwhichitisdesigned.Becauseoftheirimportancetothe performanceofthetowelandthefunctioningofthecabinet,selvedgesshouldbeproperly constructed. NOTE1 Sometowelsmayincludepolyesteryar
37、nsintheselvedgetoprovideextrastrength.Thereis,at present,noagreedmeaningfultestforselvedgeperformance. NOTE2 ExamplesofsuitablestructuresaregiveninannexA. 4.3 Suitabilityfordispensers 4.3.1General Thetowelundernormaltensionshallfiteasilyintothecompartmentsofthedispensercabinetfor whichitisintendedto
38、beusedanditswidthshallnotexceedthatoftheentryandexitopeningsofthe dispenser.EN13569:2001(E) 7 4.3.2 Lengthandwidth Inordertofitthedifferenttypesofdispenseravailable,thestatedlengthofatowelmayvaryfrom 20m to 45m (measured according to EN1773), and the stated width from 0,19mto 0,30m (measuredaccordin
39、gtoEN1773).However,particulartypesofdispensermayrequiretowelsof differentdimensions. Thetowelshallbecapableofbeingloadedinsuchawaythatitwillallowthedispenser,forwhichitis designed,tofunctionproperlywithoutcausinganyblockage. 4.4Specifications 4.4.1 Performanceinservice Table3denotesthefabricspecific
40、ationforallcabinettowelsatthetimeofeverysupplytotheend userwhilstcompliancewiththisStandardisclaimed. Table3Fabricpropertiesatthetimeofeverysupply Liquid absorbence time pH Hygienic cleanliness Presentation s max.5 4,6to7,8 See4.1.5andclause6 Thetowelshallbefinished, dry,rolledandfitforpurpose, whic
41、hincludesitsuseinthe dispenser EN16441:1997 annexB EN1413 Thetowelshallbefreefromunacceptablestains(as definedinthecontractwiththecustomer). 5Testing Samplingfrequencyshallbeasagreedinthecontractbetweentheparties. Fromeachrolltobetestedalaboratorysampleshallbecut,fromapositiontakenatrandom,butat lea
42、st3mfromtheendoftheroll. Thelaboratorysampleshallbelargeenoughtoprovidetestspecimensforallthetestsrequiredby thisstandard. 6Towel processing 6.1 Hygienicprocessingoftowels ThisStandardrequiresthathygieniccleanlinessshallbeachievedduringthewashingandfinishing process.Insteadofspecifyingprocesses ther
43、eisarequirementtodesign,validateandmonitorthe chosenprocedure,usingthemethoddescribedinthisclause.EN13569:2001(E) 8 6.1.1 Designofthedisinfecting process Thelaundryoperatorshalldesignadisinfectingprocess intothewashingandfinishingprocessforthe towel.Thedesignshalltaketheformofaprocessspecificationwithadetailedlistoftheimportant processvariables(seeannexCforexamples),togetherwiththeirminimumvalues. 6.1.2 Validationoftheprocess Thedesignedprocessshallbevalidatedforachievingthenecessarylevelofbacteriakill.Thisshall becarriedoutwhilstoperatingator abovetheminimumvaluesintheprocessspecificationa
