AS/NZS 3733:2018 TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS-CLEANING MAINTENANCE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CARPETING
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 OBJECTIVE
1.3 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.4.1 Competent person
1.4.2 May
1.4.3 Shall
1.4.4 Should
SECTION 2 GUIDELINES ON TEXTILE FLOOR COVERING MAINTENANCE
2.1 PLANNING A MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
2.2 FREQUENT VACUUMING
2.3 INTERIM MAINTENANCE CLEANING METHODS
2.4 CORRECTIVE CLEANING METHODS
SECTION 3 CLEANING CHEMICALS
3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
3.2 SOIL SUSPENSION
3.3 GENERAL COMPOSITION AND REQUIREMENTS
3.3.1 General
3.3.2 pH value
3.3.3 Determination of residual pH
3.3.4 Acid rinses
3.3.5 Resoiling
3.3.6 Safety standards and regulations
3.3.7 Colour-fastness
3.4 SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS FOR CLEANING CHEMICALS
3.4.1 Liquid shampoo
3.4.2 Absorbent compound extraction cleaners
3.4.3 Hot water injection and extraction cleaners
3.4.4 Absorbent bonnet cleaning chemicals
3.5 SPOT AND STAIN REMOVAL
3.6 ENZYME-CONTAINING SPOT AND STAIN REMOVERS
3.7 RISK MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES
3.8 INSPECTION AND PRE-TESTING
3.8.1 General
3.8.2 Inspection
3.8.3 Pre-testing
3.9 DISPOSAL OF EXTRACTED CLEANING WASTE
APPENDIX A - CLEANING APPARATUS
A1 INTRODUCTION
A2 CLASSIFICATION
A3 MAINTENANCE OF APPARATUS
A4 DRY SOIL REMOVAL APPARATUS
A5 REQUIREMENTS FOR VACUUM FILTRATION SYSTEMS
A6 INTERIM MAINTENANCE CLEANING APPARATUS
A6.1 General
A6.2 Cylindrical brush or flat pad/brush dry foam or wet foam/encapsulation shampoo machine
A6.3 Absorbent bonnet machine
A6.4 Liquid shampoo equipment
A6.5 Absorbent compound extraction equipment
A6.6 Hot water injection and extraction equipment
A7 INTERIM MAINTENANCE CLEANING APPARATUS (RESIDENTIAL OR HOME USE)
A7.1 General
A7.2 Residential or home use manual applicator
A8 CORRECTIVE CLEANING APPARATUS
A8.1 General
A8.2 Liquid shampoo (in combination with hot water injection and extraction)
A8.3 Hot water injection and extraction
APPENDIX B - CLEANING METHODS
B1 SCOPE
B2 DRY SOIL REMOVAL
B2.1 General
B2.2 Procedure
B2.3 Apparatus
B3 INTERIM MAINTENANCE CLEANING
B3.1 General
B3.2 Procedure for foam aerosol spray, liquid shampoo, wet foam (encapsulation) shampoo and dry foam shampoo methods
B3.3 Procedure for rotary or oscillating absorbent bonnet machine
B3.4 Procedure for absorbent compound extraction
B3.5 Procedure for hot water injection and extraction
B4 CORRECTIVE CLEANING
B4.1 General
B4.2 Procedure for liquid shampoo in combination with hot water injection and extraction
B4.3 Hot water injection and extraction method
APPENDIX C - HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS WHICH MAY DAMAGE TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS
C1 INTRODUCTION
C2 GENERAL
C3 ACNE MEDICATIONS
C4 HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS
C5 BLEACHES
C6 DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE (DMSO)
C7 INSECTICIDES AND PESTICIDES
C8 PLANT FOODS
C9 FOOD DYES
APPENDIX D - SPOT AND STAIN REMOVAL-HOUSEHOLD USE
D1 INTRODUCTION
D2 BASIC STAIN REMOVAL
D3 GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR SPOT AND SPILL REMOVAL
D4 SPOT AND SPILL REMOVAL GUIDE
APPENDIX E - SPOT AND STAIN REMOVAL-PROFESSIONAL USE
E1 INTRODUCTION
E2 GENERAL
E3 SPOT REMOVAL
E4 UNIDENTIFIABLE STAINS
E5 IDENTIFIABLE STAINS
E6 STAIN REMOVAL GUIDES
APPENDIX F - FIBRE, TEXTURE AND COLOUR
F1 INTRODUCTION
F2 TEXTURE STYLES
F3 COLOUR STYLES
APPENDIX G - TESTS TO AID FIBRE IDENTIFICATION
G1 INTRODUCTION
G2 BURNING TESTS
G3 BURNING TESTS AS AN AID TO FIBRE IDENTIFICATION
G4 SINK/FLOAT TEST
APPENDIX H - OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO MAINTENANCE
H1 INTRODUCTION
H2 SOIL HIDING CHARACTERISTICS OF FIBRES
H3 SOIL AND STAIN RESISTANT TREATMENTS
H4 TEXTILE FLOOR COVERING PATTERN, TEXTURE AND COLOUR
H5 WALK-OFF MATS AND LIFTS
H6 CHAIR MATS (PADS)
H7 SOILING TYPES
H8 REACTION TO SOILING
H9 OFF GASSING
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