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F.No 8/4/2020-R&D
Ministry of Textiles Dtd 6th April 2020
Some instances have come to the no-
tice of this Ministry, where Manufactur-
ers/Suppliers whose proto-type samples
for Body Coveralls for COVID-19 have
failed laboratory tests, are still supply-
ing their Personal Protection Equipment
(PPE) Body Coveralls in the market.
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt
of India, has published a Comprehen-
sive Guideline for Personal Protection
Equipment for COVID-19. Since March
2020, the indigenous development of
Manufacturers of Body Coveralls has
been based on the MoH&FW's guide-
lines published on 2nd March 2020.
As of now, there are two laboratories
in the country which have the facilities
as well as necessary approvals, for
conducting tests on Body Coveralls
(PPE) required for COVID-19. These
are: South India Textiles Research
Association (SITRA), Coimbatore; and
Defence Research & Development Es-
tablishment (DRDE), Gwalior. The Tests
and Certifications of Body Coveralls
(PPE) conducted at these two labora-
tories in India are the only officially
recognized ones.
In order to ensure that quality and safety
standards of Body Coveralls are main-
tained consistently, as required in termsof Guidelines of the Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare, Government of India for
COVID-19, the following instructions are
issued for compliance:
1. For each test conducted at SITRA
in respect of a fabric and the PPE
garments, for which proto-type
samples are sent by the respec-
tive manufacturers, SITRA will
generate a Unique Certification
Code (UCC-COVID 19). This code
should keep records of the type of
fabric, type of garment, and its
date of testing, testing standard,
and other relevant particulars.
SITRA will preserve the test
sample in sealed condition in its
custody for any future reference
by a government agency. The Cer-
tification should have a fixed vali-
dation period in consistency with
international norms. SITRA will is-
sue such procedure even in respect
of the proto-type samples tested
since March 2020 and onwards.
2. Similar procedure as in Para 1
above, may be followed by DRDE,
Gwalior.
3. The PPE Garment (Body Cover-
alls for COVID-19) manufacturer
will manufacture Coveralls in ac-
NCM-APRIL 2020
100cordance with the materials and
workmanship as per the tested and
certified prototype sample, which
is linked with the UCC-COVID 19.
Any change in component of proto-
type shall require a new test and
certification and generation of a
new Code.
4. The PPE (Body Coverall for
COVID-19) garment manufacturer
will either print in indelible ink, or
stick a tamper-proof sticker, on the
body of the garment on the inside
of the PPE with the following par-
ticulars;
(i) Name of Manufacturer
(ii) SITRA/DRDE Unique Certification
Code (UCC)
(iii) Test Standard
(iv) Date of Mfg/Batch Number
(v) [Order: HLL Life Care Ltd] if the ma-
terial is supplied to HLL life care.
State Government and other bulk
procurement agencies may insist on
similar requirement if they desire so.
This (v) may not be mandatory for
retail orders.
5. M/s HLL Lifecare Limited will de-
vise a sampling plan with regard
to the frequency of test sample
collection from the lots which are
supplied progressively by the
Manufacturer. The randomly col-
lected test samples may be peri-
odically sent to SITRA or DRDE
for tests, as the case may be.
Further action regarding accep-
tance procedure etc. may be de-
vised by HLL Lifecare. Other State/
Central Government agencies
may also device random sample
collection protocol and quality as-
surance plan. The quality control
and assurance plan may be well
publicised and informed to all sup-
pliers in writing.
This procedure may be implemented
with immediate effect. SITRA/DRDE may
generate the Codes on immediate ba-
sis for information of the certified Body
Coverall manufacturers, and HLL
Lifecare.
Nihar Ranjan Dash
Joint Secretary