ASTM D5489-18 pdf download.Standard Guide for Care Symbols for Care Instructions on Textile Products.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This guide provides symbols and a system for their use by which care instructions for textile products can be conveyed in a simple, space-saving, and easily understood pictorial format that is not language dependent. See also ADJD5489-E- PDF. Currently, the FTC Care Labeling Rule recognizes Guide D5489-96c.
4.2 Care symbols are an important means for identifying the appropriate care procedure for home laundering, commercial laundering, professional textile care, and coin-operated drycleaning, of textile products.
4.3 Care labeling using symbols can be used by the pur- chaser to select textiles on the basis ofthe care method required without knowledge of the language. The FTC Care Labeling Rule specifies Guide D5489-96c symbols. Additional changes in words and symbols have been added to this guide which are not covered by 16 CFR 423. In the United States, when care symbols only are to be included in a care label, the FTC requires that the Guide D5489-96c version of symbols must be used. However, the symbols, as included in this standard version (Guide D5489-18), may be used if symbols are used in addition to full care instructions written in English wording.
4.4 In countries in which a word-based care labeling system is required, the care symbol system may be used as a supplemental system.
4.5 The word-based instructions for each symbol in this guide are harmonious with Terminology D123, and Terminology D3136, the United States Federal Trade Commission Care Labeling Rule, 16 CFR 423, and industry practice (see Figs. 1 and 2).
4.6 The care label symbol system is based on five basic care symbols representing five operations: washing, bleaching, drying, ironing, and professional textile care. 4.7 One color is used for all care symbols in this care labeling system.
N OTE 1—While this symbol system uses one color, it is harmonious with tri-color systems such as the Canadian system because the instruc- tions are clear whether printed in one or three colors.
4.8 This guide does not specify the type of label material or fabric to use. However, appropriateness for consumer comfort is recommended. 5. Procedure 5.1 Introduction—This section defines the basic symbols and prohibitive symbols: the washing, bleaching, drying, ironing, and professional textile care processes; the required number and order ofsymbols; supplementary care information; and appropriate instructions and labels.
5.2 Basic Symbols:
5.2.1 There are five basic symbols: the washtub, triangle, square, iron, and circle.
5.2.2 The washtub represents the washing process, the triangle represents the bleaching process, the square represents the drying process, the iron represents the ironing or pressing process, and the circle represents the professional textile care process (Fig. 3).
5.3 Prohibitive Symbols—The prohibitive “X” symbol may be used only when evidence can be provided that the care procedure on which it is superimposed would adversely change the dimensions, hand, appearance, or performance of the textile. (Fig. 4).
5.4 The Washing Process—The Washtub Symbol:
5.4.1 The washtub with a water wave represents the wash- ing process in a home laundering or commercial laundering setting. 5.4.1.1 The washtub without a water wave may be used to present the washing process.
N OTE 2—The washtub without a water wave is used in the Canadian care symbol system. 5.4.2 Additional symbols inside the washtub indicate the suggested water temperature and hand-washing process.
5.4.3 Additional symbols below the tub indicate the perma- nent press cycle (one underline, minus sign, or bar) and delicate-gentle washing cycle (two underlines, minus signs, or bars).
5.4.3.1 Permanent dress and gentle/delicate cycle instruc- tions may be reported in symbols or words on a label with the symbolic instructions for machine wash and the water tempera- ture.
5.4.4 The numerical or the dot system or both illustrated in Fig. 1 may be used to represent the maximum water tempera- ture for machine and hand washing.
5.4.4.1 The six washing temperatures are 30 °C (80 °F), 40 °C (105 °F), 50 °C (120 °F), 60 °C (140 °F), 70 °C (160 °F), and 95 °C (200 °F) and shall be in Celsius when using the numerical water temperature system. N OTE 3—The Fahrenheit temperatures, while not true conversions from Celsius to Fahrenheit, are within the range of tolerance and represent common consumer usage. 5.4.4.2 The symbols used to represent the maximum water temperature in the dot system are: six dots [95 °C (200 °F)], five dots [70 °C (160 °F)], four dots [60 °C (140 °F)], very hot, three dots [50 °C (120 °F)], hot, two dots [40 °C (105 °F)], warm, one dot [30 °C (85 °F)], cool ⁄cold. ASTM D5489 pdf download.