UNI EN 14065
Certification of Laundry Treated Textiles Biocontamination Control Systems
What is UNI EN 14065?
The regulation indicates a system of risk management and control related to biocontamination of fabrics. The objective is to guarantee fabrics that are hygienically and microbiologically clean. In this sense, the RABC Guidelines are a valid tool for the application of all the requirements set forth in the regulation in question.
Assosistema Confindustria is the only national trade association of the Integrated Industrial System of Textile and Related Medical Goods and Services, with the aim of promoting, representing and protecting the interests of all associated companies.
Specifically, the standard, which governs industrial washing processes, must ensure products that are visibly clean, pleasant to the touch, free from unpleasant odors and – a key point of the standard – with guaranteed microbiological quality on the finished product and throughout the process, up to the delivery of the goods themselves.
How do I get certified?
The certification process according to the UNI EN 14065 standard includes:
- the request for quotation
- acceptance of the offer
- carrying out a pre-assessment audit (optional)
- carrying out a Certification audit (divided into two stages)
- the management of any deficiencies released
- the certification resolution
- maintenance checks with annual frequency
Key Points
The UNI EN 14065 certification is an advanced tool for managing and controlling biocontamination on fabrics.
The UNI EN 14065 certification attests that the Organization adopts a management system capable of analyzing and making them whole from any type of bacteriological contamination.
The UNI EN 14065 standard dictates the basic requirements to ensure that textile products meet a level of microbiological quality suitable for the intended use.
Specifically, the Biocontamination Risk Analysis and Control System also includes additional risk analyses that allow for the control of biocontamination risks of textiles treated in the laundry. The textiles in question may come from: hospital and/or healthcare, catering (food), hotel and pharmaceutical environments.
Advantages
An organization can derive numerous benefits from ISO 14065 Certification Laundry-processed textiles – Biocontamination control systems, such as:
- Increases the score in tenders requiring the Biocontamination Control System Certification;
- It provides specific guarantees to industrial laundry client companies;
- The UNI EN 14065 control system according to the RABC guidelines integrates perfectly with the UNI EN ISO 9001 Quality Management System, the UNI EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and the UNI EN ISO 45001 Workplace Safety Management System .
- Ensures that the certified industrial laundry applies an effective system of prevention and control of biocontamination risks of the final product intended for the user.
- It allows you to offer a microbiologically safe product to protect the health of users, therefore a competitive advantage over competitors in your reference market.