Eight labs get approval for testing of PPE Coveralls to protect from Covid-19 infection

Eight laboratories have now been approved for testing of PPE Coveralls required for protection from COVID-19.

They include South India Textiles Research Association , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu,  DRDO-INMAS, New Delhi, Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi, Chennai,  Small Arms Factory, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Ordnance Factory, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and  Ordnance Factory, Ambernath, Maharashtra All these laboratories have been accredited by NABL.        

Ministry of Textiles in a statement said that the tests are conducted conforming with the technical requirements issued by Health Ministry on 2nd March this year.

On 6th April, Ministry of Textiles further issued detailed procedure for issue of Unique Certification



Code (UCC) for each passed prototype sample from the manufacturers of the PPE Coveralls. These procedures have been further rationalized by the Ministry of Textiles on 22nd April

The Unique Certification Code (UCC) refers to each prototype sample submitted by the manufacturer and is required to be embossed on each manufactured Coverall along with the name of the manufacturer, date of manufacture and name of the client.

The manufacturers are also required to submit an affidavit along with their submitted sample, and details including their manufacturing unit and GSTIN number. They are also required to declare that they are textile manufacturers and not traders. The affidavit is to form a part of the UCC Certificate.