DRAFT UGANDA STANDARD  
  DUS 1687 -10 
First  Edition  
2017 -mm-dd 
 
 
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DUS 1687 -10: 2017  
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School Clothing  — Part 10: Tracksuits  
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
Introduction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........................  v 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  7 
3 Definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  7 
4 Materials  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  8 
4.1 General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  8 
4.2 Supplementary materials and components  ................................ ................................ ........................  8 
4.3 Colour(s) of material(s) and components  ................................ ................................ ...........................  8 
4.4 Stay tape  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  9 
5 Style, size designation and make  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  9 
5.1 Style  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  9 
5.2 Size designation  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 9 
5.3 Make  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  10 
5.3.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  10 
5.3.2  Tracksuit tops  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 10 
5.3.3  Trousers  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  10 
6 Packing, care -labelling and marking  ................................ ................................ ................................ . 10 
7 Inspection and methods of test  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  10 
7.1 Inspection  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  10 
7.2 Mass per unit area  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............................  10 
7.3 Bursting strength  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  10 
7.4 Dimensional changes on laundering  ................................ ................................ ................................ . 11 
7.5 Colour fastness to light  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  11 
7.6 Colour fastness to wa shing  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  11 
7.7 Colour fastness to perspiration  ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  11 
7.8 Abrasion resistance  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  11 
Annex  A  (normative)  Notes to purchasers  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 12 
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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 Ug anda , as amended .  UNBS is mandated to co -
ordinate the elaboration of standards and is  
(a) a member of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) and  
(b) a contact point for the WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission on Food Standards, and  
(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 deliberate on standards in a given field or area and consists  of key stakeholders 
including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties.  
Draft Uganda Standards adopted by the Technical Committee are widely circulated to stakeholders and the 
general public for comments. The com mittee 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 Technical Committee UNBS /TC 7, Textile, L eather Paper and  Related 
Products , Subcommittee SC 1, Textile and Related P roducts  
DUS 1687  consists of the following parts, under the general  title School Clothing :  
Part 1: General  requirements for school clothing.  
Part 2: Blazers.  
Part 3: Trousers  and shorts.  
Part 4: S hirts.  
Part 5 : Dresses, tunics  and gyms.  
Part 6 : Girls'  slacks and  skirts.  
Part 7 : Knee -high stockings and  ankle socks.  
Part 8: Jerseys and  cardigans.  
Part 9 : Briefs.  
Part 10 : Tracksuits.  
Part 11 : Athletic  wear.  DUS 1687 -10: 2017  
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 Introduction  
NOTE  
a) requirements that must be  specified by the purchaser and those that must be agreed upon between 
the manufacturer and the purchaser are listed in Annex A; and  
b) information regarding the verification of the quality of tracksuits and a sampling plan that could be 
used to assess compli ance of a lot of tracksuits with this part of DUS 1687 are given in Annex B of 
DUS 1687 -1 
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 School Clothing  — Part 10: Tracksuits  
1 Scope   
This part of DUS 1687 covers the requirements for the materials, size and make of tracksuits.  
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 re ferenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
DUS ISO 12947 -4, Textiles — Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method — 
Part 4: Assessment of appearance change  
US ISO 105 -B02, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon 
arc fading lamp test  
US ISO 105 -C10, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part C10: Colour fastness to washing with soap or 
soap and soda  
US ISO 105 -E04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E04 : Colour fastness to perspiration  
US ISO 3801 , Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area  
US ISO 5077 , Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying  
US ISO 13938 -1, Textiles — Bursting pro perties of fabrics — Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of 
bursting strength and bursting distension  
DUS 1687 -1, School clothing — Part 1: General requirements for school clothing  
3 Definitions  
For the purposes of this part of DUS 1687 the definiti ons given in DUS 1687 -1 and the following definitions 
shall apply:  
size designation  
numerical value, in centimetres, of the height and the chest/bust of the intended wearer  
Acceptable  
Acceptable to the authority administering  this standard,  or to the parties concluding  the purchase  contract, as 
relevant  
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   
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 4 Materials  
4.1 General  
a) the type and st ructure of the knitted outer material(s), neckbands, collars, cuffs and waistbands shall 
be as agreed upon  between purchaser and supplier . The properties of the outer material shall comply 
with t he requirements given in table 1;  
b) the knitted fabric for the neckbands, collars, cuffs and waist bands shall be of a material compatible 
with the outer material and shall comply with the requirements given in (c) and (d) of table  1; and  
c) the fibre content of the  fabric shall be similar to that of the outer fabric . 
Table 1— Requirements  for outer material  
1 2 3 
Property  Requirements  Test method subsection  
Mass per unit area, g/m2, min  200 7.2 
Bursting  strength , kPa, min  600 7.3 
Dimensional changes on laundering, % max 
Length  
Width  
  
7 
7 7.4 
Colour fastness to:  
Light, rating, min  
Washing, rating, min  
Change in colour  
Staining of transfer cloths  
Perspiration, rating, min.  
Change in colour  
Staining of transfer cloths   
5 
 
4 
4 
 
4 
4 
  
7.5 
7.6 
 
 
7.7 
 
Abrasion  resistance  
Change in appearance, rating,  min 
Change  in shade,  rating,  min 
  7.8 
 
4.2 Supplementary  materials  and components  
All supplementary  materials  and components  shall comply  with the relevant  requirements  laid down  in 4.2 of  
DUS 1687 -1. 
4.3 Colour(s)  of material(s)  and components  
The colour(s)  of the material (s) and components  shall be an acceptable  match  to the required  colour(s) as 
agreed  upon between the purchaser and  the supplier.   
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 4.4 Stay  tape 
The stay tape shall comply  with the requirements  for type TA 6, and shall be of a colour that  is an acceptable 
match to that  of the knitted fabric.  
5 Style, size designation and  make  
5.1 Style  
a) each suit shall consist  of a tracksuit  top and trousers  of the same  material,  and their respective  styles 
shall be  as agreed  upon ; and  
b) the depth of the  cuffs, waistband and  welts shall be  as agreed upon . 
5.2 Size designation  
The tracksuits  shall be supplied  in one (or more)  of the size designations  given  in columns 1  and 2 of table  2, 
as required.  The garment  measurements  of the tops and trousers  shall conform  to the appropriate  values 
given  in columns 3  to 8. 
Table  2— Size designations  and garment measurements for tracksuits  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
Size designation  Garment measurements  
cm, min  
Tops  Trousers  
Chest/bust  Height  Chest/bust  Back length  Sleeve 
length * Seat  Outside  leg Inside leg  
56 110 66 43 56 68 66 47 
60 116 66 44 58 70 71 50 
60 122 70 45 60 72 76 53 
64 128 74 48 62 74 79 56 
68 134 78 50 64 76 84 59 
72 140 82 53 66 80 89 62 
76 146 91 55 68 89 92 65 
80 152 95 58 70 93 97 68 
80 158 95 59 72 97 102 70 
84 164 99 60 74 99 104 73 
88 170 103 63 76 106 108 76 
92 176 112 65 78 108 112 78 
96 182 116 68 80 110 114 80 
100 182 120 70 82 112 114 80 
104 182 124 70 84 116 114 80 
* Measured from the centre back.  
  
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 5.3 Make  
5.3.1  General  
The relevant requirements given  in sub clause 4.3 of  DUS 1687 -1 shall apply.  
5.3.2  Tracksuit  tops  
5.3.2.1  Back  and front  
a) the back  shall have  one panel  or shall be as required,  and the front shall have  two panels  or shall be 
as required ; and  
b) tracksuit  tops may open  fully by means  of an open -end slide fastener  or partially  by means of  an 
appropriate slide fastener, as required.  
5.3.2.2  Sleeves  
When so required,  the shoulders  of the garments with set-in sleeves shall be stayed  with: 
a) an appropriate length  of stay tape  (see 4 .4); or 
b) an appropriate  length  of knitted  fabric  (that has been  cut parallel  to the wales  direction)  of nominal  
width  10 mm  
5.3.3  Trousers  
a) the style and the size of the pockets in trousers shall be as required, and the trousers  shall have an 
elasticized waist; and  
b) all trouser bo ttoms shall be either blind -felled or cuffed, as required.  
6 Packing, care -labelling and marking  
The requirements of clause 5 of DUS 1687 -1 shall apply.  
7 Inspection and  methods of  test 
7.1 Inspection  
Visually  examine  and measure  each  tracksuit  top or each  pair of tracksuit  trousers  (or both)  in the sample  for 
compliance  with all the relevant  requirements  of this part of DUS 1687  for which tests  to assess compliance  
are not given  in 7.2 -7.8 (inclusive).  
7.2 Mass  per unit area 
Use US ISO 3801 . 
7.3 Bursting  strength  
Use US ISO  13938 -1.  
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 7.4 Dimensional  changes  on laundering  
Use US ISO 5077 , procedure  A, but tumble dry at 70°C for 20min.  
7.5 Colour  fastness  to light  
Use US ISO 105-B02.  
7.6 Colour  fastness  to washing  
Use US ISO  105-C10.  
7.7 Colour  fastness  to perspiration  
Use US ISO  105-E04.  
7.8 Abrasion  resistance  
Use DUS ISO 12947 -4, but use 4 000 rubs  and a pressure  of 9 ± 0, 2 kPa, and rate the change  in appearance  
 
 
  
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 Annex  A  
(normative)  
 
Notes to purchasers  
B.1 The following requirements must be specified in  each tender invitation and in each order or contract:  
a) the colour(s) of the material(s) (see 4.3);  
b) the size designation(s) (see 5.2);  
c) the number of panels in the back and in the front (see 5.3.2.1(a));  
d) whether tracksuit tops are to open fully or partially ( see 4.3.2.1(b));  
e) when relevant, whether the shoulders of garments with set -in sleeves are to be stayed with stay tape 
or with knitted fabric(see 4.3.2.2);  
f) the style and the size of the pockets in trousers(see 4.3.3(a));  and 
g) whether trouser bottoms are to b e blind -felled or cuffed (see  4.3.3(b)).  
B.2 The following requirements must be agreed upon between the manufacturer and the purchaser:  
a) the type and structure  of the knitted  outer  material(s),neckbands,  collars,  cuffs  and waistbands  (see 
4.1); and 
b) the styl e of the  tracksuits and the depth of  the cuffs, waistbands and  welts (see  5.1).  
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 Certification marking  
Products that conform to Uganda standards may be marked with Uganda National Bureau of Standards 
(UNBS) Certification Mark shown in the figure below.  
The use of the UNBS Certification Mark is governed by the Standards Act, and the Regulations made 
thereunder. This mark can be used only by those licensed under the certification mark scheme operated by 
the Uganda National Bureau of Standards and in conjuncti on with the relevant Uganda Standard. The 
presence of this mark on a product or in relation to a product is an assurance that the goods comply with the 
requirements of that standard under a system of supervision, control and testing in accordance with the 
certification mark scheme of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards. UNBS marked products are 
continually checked by UNBS for conformity to that standard.  
Further particulars of the terms and conditions of licensing may be obtained from the Director, Uga nda 
National Bureau of Standards.  
 
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