This Standard specifies requirements for tanned sheepskins and lambskins that are used for health care, medical and institutional uses. They are used to minimize the incidence, severity and duration of pressure ulcers ( bedsores and decubitus ulcers) by decreasing friction, pressure and humidity at the points of contact between the patient and the bed or chair.
Sheepskins that meet or exceed this Standard have the following properties:
- Well trimmed and pre-washed homogeneous wool pile of uniform length and density, well-defined staple and crimp, straight to light curl in
appearance, free from pilling and vegetable matter. - Wool shall not be felted leather is free from excessive natural fat and grease, free of faults, symmetrical. Can be further processed to
give increased urine resistance and labelled accordingly. - Leather shall not give off any pungent or rancid odour
- Hi Temp wool colour must be Medical Green
- Wool fibre diameter shall be 26-34 pm and be 25-30 mm long
- Flatness – at all times, the product should lie flat on a horizontal surface with minimum curling around the edges.
- Hi Temp Medical Sheepskins must have a minimum shrink temperature of 110 oC and should not decrease more than 5oC after 5 wash cycles.
- Must be colourfast
