When customizing work clothes, how can we ensure that the fabric meets industry safety standards?

Sisters who do corporate procurement should know what they are most afraid of when customizing work clothes? It's not that the style is ugly, but that the fabric is unsafe! In the event of an accident, the employee will be injured, and the company will take the blame?

Today, I will reveal all the pits I have stepped on and the experience I have gained. Four steps will teach you to lock fabrics that meet industry safety standards.

The first step is to identify what your industry is afraid of

The protective needs of work clothes in different industries vary widely. Electronics factories must be anti-static, chemical factories must be anti-acid and alkali corrosion, welding workshops must be flame retardant + anti-scalding, and food factories value antibacterial and easy to clean.

Make a list of risks first: high temperature? Chemicals? Static electricity? Mechanical pulling? Clear the type of risk in order to accurately lock the corresponding national standards. For example, look at GB 8965.1 for flame retardancy and GB 12014 for anti-static. Don't be fooled by general standards.

Step 2: Die into the test report, don't just look at a piece of paper

When the supplier shows you the test report, focus on checking three items:

🥰 Whether the report is within the valid period, usually once a year

🥰 Whether the test item covers your risk points, such as anti-acid and alkali clothing, to measure breaking strength, tearing strength, acid and alkali resistance permeability

🥰 Whether the samples sent for inspection are consistent with your purchase batch? Some merchants send A-grade products for inspection, but the delivery is B-grade products.

It is recommended to require the supplier to provide the same batch sampling report and keep the sample sealed. This step is lazy, and the back is full of thunder.

Step 3: Functional fabrics should be measured for feel and gram weight

Safety standards are not only written in the report, but also in your feel. If the anti-static fabric feels particularly slippery and thin, the conductive filaments may be unevenly distributed; if the flame retardant fabric is torn, it means that the finishing process is not in place.

Take the sample cloth and do a few simple tests: use a lighter to check if it continues to burn, use a multimeter to measure the surface resistance, and rub it repeatedly to see if it pilling off the fibers. These methods can screen out a group of "qualified" suppliers.

Step 4: Selecting the right supplier is half the battle

To be honest, whether the fabric is safe or not depends on whether the supplier has a sense of the bottom line. Small workshops will exchange cheap grey fabrics for lower prices, while regular companies will take the initiative to send you samples, accompany you for inspection, and even open factories to let you see the raw material warehouse.

Shenzhen Yasenman Apparel Co., Ltd. must be mentioned here. They have been customizing work clothes for more than ten years, and the whole process can be traced from fabric procurement to finished product leaving the factory. Each functional fabric comes with a third-party authoritative test report. More importantly, they will reverse recommend fabric solutions according to your industry risk, rather than what is cheap. The purchasers I have cooperated with have given feedback: worry-free, peace of mind✅

Finally, a reminder: don't take the price as the first criterion. A set of work clothes that meet safety standards may only cost a few cents a day, but in exchange for the safety of employees and the compliance of the enterprise. This account is worth it.

If you are looking for a reliable customizer, you might as well ask Shenzhen Yasenman Apparel Co., Ltd., and ask them to help you prioritize the safety of good fabrics.