KENYA STANDARD            DKS 1062: 2017  
           ICS 61.020  
 
 
 
 
 
   Infants outer wear garments — Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Moi University, Eldoret - Department of Textile Engineering  
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI)  
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM)  
Kenya paediatric Associations  
Mbagathi Hospital  
Technos Baby Liners Manufacturers  
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KENYA STAN DARD                 DKS 1062:2017
           ICS 61.020  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Infants outer wear garments — Specification  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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FOREWORD  
 
This Kenya Standard prepared by the Technical Committee on Ready Made Garments under the direction of 
the Textile Industry Standards Committee and  the National Standards Council.  
  
This standard specifies the requirements for infants outer wear garments.  It is expecte d that the standard 
will safeguard the health and safety of the infants.  
 
This document supersedes KS 1062:1991  
 
The main technical c hanges with respect to the edition 1991 edition are listed below:  
 
a) Requirements on fibre composition and proportion have been added  
b) Restricted hazardous chemicals requirements have been added  
c) Requirements concerning flammability have been added  
d) Drawstring s requirements on children outer wear have been added  
 
 
 During the preparation of this standard reference was made to the following publication and 
acknowledgement is made for the assistance received from it.  
 
ASTM F1816 Standard safety specification for drawstrings on children upper outerwear  
ASTM D 6545 -10: Test Method for Flammability in children’s Sleep wear  
ASTM D1230 -17: Test Method for Flammability in Apparel textiles  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
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KENYA STANDARD                                                             KS 1062: 2017  
 
 
Infants outer wear garments — specification  
 
1.         Scope  
              
This Kenya Standard prescribes the requirements for infants outer wear garments.  
 
2.       Application  
 
 This Kenya Standard applies to all ty pes of infants outer wear garments.  
 
3. Definitions  
 
For the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall apply.  
 
3.1  Infant  — A male or female person below the age of six years.  
 
3.2 Upper Outerwear -they are clothing  such as  detach able baby h ats/hoods,  jackets, ski vests, 
anoraks, and sweatshirts  among others  that generally are intended t o be worn over other garments.  
Includes lightweight outerwear that is appropri ate for use in warmer climates.  Excludes underwear, inner 
clothing layers, pants , shorts,  swimwear, dresses and skirts  
 
4. Requirements  
 
4.1 Head and Neck Drawstrings  
 
4.1.1  Hood  and neck area on children’s upper outerwear shall  be free from  drawstring s in sizes 2 years 
through  10 years . Alternative  closures such  as snaps, buttons, a nd Velcro shall be used  
 
4.1.2 If fully  retractable  a drawstrings are  used, they  shall completely and automatically retract into the 
garment after being adjusted and released.  
 
4.1.2 Waist/Bottom Drawstrings -Drawstrings at the waist or bottom of upper ou terwear in sizes 2 years to  10 
shall not excee d 75mm in  length outside drawstring channel.  
 
4.1.3 Free ends of drawstrings shall be free of Cord locks, knots, toggles, or other attachments that could 
pose a catch hazard at th e neck  
 
4.1.4 Drawstrings that  are one continuous string must be bar tacked or stitched through to pre vent the 
drawstring from being pulled through its channel.  
   
4.2 Size Designation  
 
4.2.1 Infants outer wear garments shall be designated by height as given in KS 08 -413, Specificatio n for 
size designation of clothes for infants.  
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  © KEBS 2017 — All rights reserved    4.2.3  Garments covering the whole body and the upper part of the body shall also be designated by chest 
dimensions . 
 
4.2.4  Garments covering the lower part of the body shall also be designated by waist dimens ion. 
 
4.2.5 Finished Garment Measurements  — finished  garment measurements shall be based on the 
control dimensions and the tables of body measurements contained in KS 08 -413,  Specification for 
size designation of clothes for infants.  
 
4.3 Fabrics  
 
4.3.1 The fabrics for the manufacture of infants outer wear garments shall conform to the relevant Kenya 
Standards.  The fabric grade shall conform to KS 08 -697, Code of practice for grading of textile 
materials Part 1.   
 
4.4 Fibre composition and proportion  -fibre composition and proportion of the fabric shall be as 
declared subject to a tolerance of 5 per cent. This shall be tested in accordance with KS ISO 1833   
    
4.5 The restricted hazardous chemicals  on infant outer wear and accessible parts shall  have 
minimum requirements as specified in table 1 
 
Table 1 -requiremnts for restricted chemicals  
 
 
RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE  
  
LIMIT   
TEST METHOD  
 
Lead in surface coatings and 
paint on snaps and zippers  
  
90mg/kg   
ASTM E1613 -12 
 
Total lead content on accessible 
parts of children’s clothing (e.g., 
buttons, zippers, and snaps, and 
other fasteners)  
  
100mg/kg   
ASTM E1613 -12 
Azo dyes  
 30mg/kg  KS ISO 14362  
Phthalates  
 0.1%  KS ISO 14389  
Formaldehyde  20mg/kg  ISO 14184 -2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
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4.6 Flammability requirements  
The aver age char length  of fabric used shall not exceed 17.8 cm when determined in accordance with ASTM  
D1230 -17 
4.7 Seams and Stitches  
 
4.7.1 Seam Stitches  — the number of stitches shall not be less than 4 per cm.  
 
4.7.2 Seam Strength  — when  tested in accordance with KS ISO 13935 -1, Determination of 
maximum force to seam rupture using the strip method . 
 
4.7.3 Stitch Finishing and Quality  — the ends of all seams and all breaks in the thread shall be 
securely backstitched.  Stitches shall present a regular even appe arance without fabric pucker and 
shall be free from skips that may result from faulty machine thread tension or other stitching 
malfunction.  
 
4.8 All raw edges shall be finished by any of the following methods;  
 
(a) Turned under and stitched.  
 
(b) Over loc k 
 
(c) Bound edge  
 
4.9 Seam Width  — all seams shall not be less than 1 cm . 
 
5.0 Buttons and Buttonholes  
 
5.1 Buttons  
 
5.1.1. Buttons  shall be sewn through two layers of fabric with not less than 12 stitches per button including 
tying stitches correctly loc ked. 
 
5.1.2 Buttons shall be sewn through two layers of fabric with not less than 12 stitches per button including 
tying stitches correctly locked  
 
5.2 Buttonhole Appearance  
 
5.2.1 Buttonholes shall be of neat appearance with even continuous, secure and co mpactly placed stitches.  
 
5.2.2 Cut after’ buttonholes shall have a clean cut made close to the stitches.  
 
            5.2.3 The number of stitches on buttonholes shall not be less than 14 per cm.  Buttonholes shall be bar -
tacked with not less than 5 stitc hes or fish tailed and shall be clearly cut.  All ends of threads shall be 
securely fastened.  The length of the button shall be 0.3 cm greater than the diameter plus the thickness of 
the button.   
 
5.3 Pockets  — all pockets shall be reinforced at each corn er or at each end of the opening by bar tacking 
or securely back stitching and tacking.  KS 1062: 2017    
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5.4 Ancillaries  
 
5.4.1  Linings and Interlinings  — Linings and interlinings shall conform to the KS 214    
5.4.2  Sewing Threads  — Synthetic fabrics shall be sewn with syn thetic threads.  Synthetic natural 
fibre blend fabrics in which the  synthetic is the majority shall be sewn only with synthetic blend 
threads in which the synthetic is the majority.  Natural fibre fabrics shall be sewn with mercerised 
cotton threads.  Butt ons and buttonholes shall be sewn with nylon or polyester or any other 
appropriate synthetic thread stronger than cotton.  
 
 The sewing thread shall conform to the requirements of KS 08 -479, Specification for sewing threads.  
 
5.4.3  Buttons  — Buttons shall be as specified in KS 1713   
 
5.4.4 Eyelets and Hooks  — Eyelets and hooks shall be rust -proof and conform to the relevant Kenya 
Standards . 
 
5.4.5 Zippers — Zippers shall conform to the requirements of KS EAS 223 , Specification for zippers.  
 
5.4.6  The garme nts shall be free from the following defects:  
 
(a) Stains.  
 
(b) Defective stitching.  
 
(c) Loose ends of sewing thread getting easily frayed.  
 
(d) Hole, cut or tear.  
 
 
 6.0 Marking and labelling  
 
Each garment shall bear a permanent label bearing the followi ng in formation:  
 
(i) The manufacturer’s name or registered trade mark.  
 
(ii) Fibre composition and proportion.  
 
(iii) Care instructions in compliance with KS ISO 3758 , Textile care labelling code.  
 
(iv) Size designation in accordance with  KS 08 -413, Specification for size de signation of 
clothes for infants.  
 
(v) Country of origin . 
 
7. Packing  
 
Infants outer wear garments shall be securely packed to avoid soiling in storage as well as in transit  
and in accordance with KS 2659