What is BS 6476 – Garment quality about?
BS 6476 is an international standard that focuses on garment quality and relevant British Standards. BS 6476 provides guidance on relevant British Standards and factors concerned with quality to be considered at the various stages in the design and manufacture of all types of garments.
Who is BS 6476 - Garment quality for?
BS 6476 on garment quality and relevant British Standards is useful for:
- Clothing industries
- Textile testing laboratories
- Fabric quality assurance authorities
- Regulatory authorities
Why should you use BS 6476 - Garment quality?
A list of the various stages generally encountered from initial design to final examination of a garment is given in BS 6476. Each stage has particular British Standards associated with it and these are listed in the clause dealing with that particular stage in production.
BS 6476 aims to enlist the factors that should be considered in the manufacture of a garment that will affect its quality and to link these factors to stages in garment production. Thus at each stage in production, and this standard covers all forms of garment assembly including knitwear, there is identified a group of standards relevant to quality and fitness for the purpose of the materials or processes being used.
BS 6476, by reference to existing standards, covers recommended procedures for the selection of materials and quality checking through the garment-making process. These procedures highlight the factors in design, specification and production that particularly affect final garment quality and refer to British Standards dealing with aspects of quality assurance and control.