DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  
  DUS 2134  
First E dition  
2019-mm-dd 
 
 
 Reference number  
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Knitted vests  — Specification   
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  5 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  5 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  5 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  5 
4.1 Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  5 
4.2 General Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  7 
4.3 Materials  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  7 
4.3.1  Fabrics  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  7 
4.3.2  Sewing  Thread  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 7 
4.3.3  Seams and Stitches  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............................  7 
5 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  7 
6 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  7 
Annex  A (normative)  Method of test  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  8 
A.1 Conditioning of test specimens  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  8 
A.2 Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  8 
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 Foreword  
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a parastatal under the Ministry of Trade , Industry and 
Cooperatives established under Cap 327 , of the Laws of Uganda , as amended .  UNBS is mandated to co -
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(c) the National Enquiry Point on TBT  Agreement  of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).  
The work of preparing Uganda Standards is carried out through Technical Committees. A Technical 
Committee is established to deli berate on standards in a given field or area and consists of key stakeholders 
including government, academia, consumer groups, private secto r and other interested parties.  
Draft Uganda Standards adopted by the Technical Committee are widely circulated to s takeholders and the 
general public for comments. The committee reviews the comments before recommending the draft standards 
for approval and declaration as Uganda Standards by the National Standards Council.  
The committee responsible for this document is T echnical Committee UNBS/TC 7, Textile, Leather, Paper and Related 
Products, Subcommittee SC 1 , Textile and Related products  
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 Knitted vests  — Specification  
1 Scope  
This draft Uganda  Standard  prescribes  the requirements  of knitted  vests  with or without slee ves. 
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
US 948-1, Textiles — Sewing threads — Part 1: Sewing thread made wholly or partly from synthetic fibres — 
Specification  
US ISO 105 -B01, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part B01: Colour fastness to light: D aylight  
US ISO 105 -X12, Textiles – Tests for colour fastness – Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing  
US ISO 139 , Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing  
US ISO 1833 -1, Textiles  – Quantitative  chemic al analysis – Part 1: General principles of testing  
US ISO  3758, Textiles  — Care  labeling  using  symbols  
US ISO 5077, Textiles – Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
US ISO 8559 -1, Size designation of clothes — Part 1: Anthropometric de finitions for body measurement  
US ISO 8559 -2, Size designation of clothes — Part 2: Primary and secondary dimension indicators  
US ISO 9073 -1, Textiles – Test methods for nonwovens – Part 1: Determination of mass per unit area  
3 Terms and definitions  
No ter ms and definitions are listed in this document.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
4 Requirements  
4.1 Dimensions  
The dimensions of vests when measured by the method prescribed in A .2 shall conform to the requirements 
given in Table 1   
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 TABLE 1: DIMENSIONS OF KNITTED VESTS  
SIZE  WIDTH  ACROSS  CHEST  
(cm)  
TOLERANCE  
± 1.5 cm LENGTH  OF VEST  
(cm) 
TOLERANCE  
+2.0 cm  
-1.0 cm 
40 20.0 33 
45 22.5 36 
50 25.0 39 
55 27.5 43 
60 30.0 47 
65 32.5 51 
70 35.0 56 
75 37.5 61 
80 40.0 65 
85 42.5 68 
90 45.0 72 
95 47.5 76 
100 50.0 79 
105 52.5 81 
110 55.0 84 
 
NOTE : 1. Size of vests  is denoted  by a numb er which  is the  numerical  value  of chest  girth in centimetres.  
 2. The shape  of the sleeves  and neck  opening  and sleeve  length  (in case  of vests  sleeves)  shall be 
varied  to ensure  it fits the wearer.  
TABLE 2: Performance Requirements  of Knitted  vests  
Sr. 
No. Characteristic  Requirement  Test Method  
01 Raw material  100% Cotton  US ISO 1833 -1 
02 Mass  of fabric,  g/m2 
min  
140 
  
US ISO 9073 -1 
 
03 Shrinkage %, max  
Length  
Width  
Skewness %, max   
7 
7 
3  
US ISO 5077  
 
 
04 Colour fastness to:  
Rubbing (Wet)  min  
4  
US ISO 105 -X12  
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 Rubbin g (Dry)  min 
Light , min  4 
4 US ISO 105 -X12 
US ISO 105 -B01 
 
4.2 General Requirements  
The vests shall be free from manufacturing defects, such as mends, ladders, dropped stitches holes, cuts, 
badly sewn neck and armholes, missed stitches and chemical damages. The vests shall not be over -boarded. 
All the accessories of the vest shall be as durable as the vest itself.  
4.3 Materials  
4.3.1  Fabrics  
The fabrics of which the vests are made shall conform to the requirements of the relevant Uganda Standard 
on knitted fabrics . 
4.3.2  Sewing  Thread  
The sewing  threads  used  shall comply  with the  requirements  of US 948 -1 
4.3.3  Seams and Stitches  
4.3.3.1  The seams  shall be straight  and continuous.  The seams  shall fit the type of the fabric.  
4.3.3.2  The density of the stitches  shall not be less than 3.5 stitches  per centimetre.  
4.3.3.3  All the seams  connecting  the various  parts  of the vest shall be reinforced  to cover  all the raw 
edges.  
5 Labelling  
Each  vest shall bear a label,  sewn  or printed on the inside  of the vest on which  the following  particulars  
shall  be legibly  and indelibly  marked:  
a) manufacturer's  name  or trade  mark;  
b) size; 
c) care instructions  as given  in accordance  with US ISO  3758 ; 
d) any additional  information  as given  in accordance  with US ISO 8559 par t 1 & 2 ; 
e) composition of the material; and  
f) Country of manu facture.  
6 Packaging  
The vests  shall be packed  in a package  protecting  them  from dust,  dirt and water   
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Measurement of dimensions  
A.1 Conditioning of test specimen s 
The test specim ens shall be conditioned for testing as given in US ISO 139  
A.2 Dimensions  
A.2.1  Take each vest constituting the test specimen.  
A.2.2  Lay it flat on a table.  
A.2.3  Remove all creases and wrinkles without distortin g the specimens.  
A.2.4  Measure nearest to 0 .5 cm the dimensions given in Table 1  
  
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