Perform textile testing operations

This standard is about carrying out routine testing operations on textile products. 

This includes preparing samples, carrying out tests, recording and validating results, drawing conclusions and making recommendations based on test results.

This standard is for those who perform textile testing operations.

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1. select and prepare testing equipment for specified tests
2. check that equipment is fit for purpose, calibrated and ready for use
3. report faulty, unserviceable equipment to appropriate people
4. identify correct samples to be tested
5. prepare samples for testing in accordance with standard operating procedures
6. ensure appropriate controlled conditions are in place before testing begins
7. carry out prescribed tests according to standard procedures and within agreed timescales
8. apply approved tolerances when required
9. ensure test variables are within acceptable limits
10. make adjustments to maintain required conditions during testing
11. record and report deviations from set procedures to appropriate people
12. identify and store test samples in accordance with agreed procedures
13. check data against required outcomes
14. record, validate and present results in line with agreed procedures
15. draw valid and reliable conclusions from processed data
16. identify and resolve deviations following agreed procedures
17. make recommendations based on validated test results
18. complete and store accurate records and documentation in line with agreed procedures
19. clean the work area and dispose of used samples, waste, equipment and materials in accordance with organisational safety and operating procedures

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1. how to receive, interpret and follow work instructions, making use of the information supplied
2. how to plan work activities to maintain continuity of operations
3. how to rectify problems within the work area, and within limits of personal responsibility
4. the principles of testing
5. the types of testing methods and routines and the methods for controlling variables
6. the types of testing equipment and ways of ensuring its serviceability
7. the action to take when equipment is defective
8. the types of hazards, risks and abnormal occurrences when testing and how to respond to them
9. the types of waste and their disposal methods
10. the statistical and mathematical techniques applicable to data and calculation of test results
11. the methods for processing and validating data including tolerance limits and required levels of accuracy
12. how to deal with deviations and anomalies and the procedures for correcting data
13. the procedures for recording and retrieving data and who to report test results to
14. the importance of achieving quality and its relation to the end user or customer
15. how to resolve problems within the work area, and within limits of personal responsibility
16. how your specific work activities relate to the whole process and limits of own responsibility
17. the importance of effective communication with colleagues, the lines of communication, authority and reporting procedures 
18. the organisation's rules, codes and guidelines including timekeeping and personal hygiene
19.  own organisation's ethical and sustainability policies
20. the types of records kept, how they are completed and stored and the importance of accuracy
21. the importance of complying with written instructions, equipment operating procedures, safe working practices and manufacturers' instructions
22. statutory responsibilities under health, safety and environmental legislation and regulations

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5

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2025

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Current

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Original

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Creative Skillset

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SKSTEX19

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Crafts, Creative Arts and Design, Design Associate Professionals, Manufacturing Technologies, Textile and Garment Trades

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5419

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Textiles; testing; samples; procedures; equipment; standards

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