{"id":1881,"date":"2022-12-07T03:42:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T03:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awtaproducttesting.swim.net.au\/news\/beach-towel-summer-safety-compliance\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T03:42:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T03:42:45","slug":"beach-towel-summer-safety-compliance","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/awtaproducttesting.swim.net.au\/hi\/news\/beach-towel-summer-safety-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Towel \u2013 Summer Safety Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer has arrived, and towels with sleeves for kids are all around \u2013 a great marketing idea and useful addition for any family trip to the beach or local baths.<\/p>\n<p>These garments are captured by the <strong>Australian Consumer Goods (Children\u2019s Nightwear and limited daywear and paper patterns for Children\u2019s Nightwear) Safety Standard Safety Standard 2017.<br \/><\/strong><strong><em><br \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/app\/images\/Breach_Towel_news.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"421\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><br \/> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Towels and blankets with sleeves or arm openings created by side seams are included products, and therefore must be tested and labelled in accordance with<em><strong> AS\/NZS 1249-2014.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>They fall within the Category 4 requirements, and as pile fabrics, must comply with the surface burning time requirements. This test process measures the time it takes for a flame, applied for 1 second, to travel a distance of 75mm, over the surface of a fabric that has been washed twice, dried in a tumble dryer and then oven dried to remove all moisture.<\/p>\n<p>The garments are required to be labelled with an identifying brand and the fire safety information label. Unlike other garments captured by the legislation, the blankets and towels with sleeves do not require a sizing label.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #808080;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u0939\u092e\u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u092a\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/strong>If you would like further information or pricing on the compliance requirements for towels and blankets with sleeves, or any other children\u2019s nightwear products &#8211; please contact us at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awtaproducttesting.com.au\/\">www.awtaproducttesting.com.au<\/a> or as per below:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone: (03) 9371 2400&nbsp;&nbsp; OR&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Email:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:producttesting@awta.com.au\"><\/a><a href=\"mailto:producttesting@awta.com.au\">producttesting@awta.com.au<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer has arrived, and towels with sleeves for kids are all around \u2013 a great marketing idea and useful addition for any family trip to the beach or local baths. The\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-1881","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awtaproducttesting.swim.net.au\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/1881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awtaproducttesting.swim.net.au\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awtaproducttesting.swim.net.au\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awtaproducttesting.swim.net.au\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}