This document
— establishes a system of graphical symbols, intended for use in the marking of workwear articles and
protective clothing providing information on the suitability for professional industrial laundering
using ISO 15797, and
— specifies the use of these symbols in qualifying garments as potentially suitable for industrial
laundering.
The following professional industrial laundering treatments are covered: washing, bleaching, tunnel
finishing and tumble drying after washing. Textile-care treatments in dry and wet cleaning are covered
in ISO 3175 (all parts).
This document applies to articles of workwear and protective clothing in the form in which they are
supplied to the professional launderer