NABL have approved eight laboratories for testing of personal protective equipment (PPE) coveralls required for protection from Covid-19.
The 8 labs are South India Textiles Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu; DRDO-INMAS, New Delhi; Heavy Vehicle Factory, Avadi, Chennai; Small Arms Factory, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Ordnance Factory, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh; Ordnance Factory, Muradnagar, Uttar Pradesh; Ordnance Factory, Ambernath, Maharashtra; Metal & Steel Factory, Ishapore, West Bengal.
The tests are being conducted while conforming with the technical requirements issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
The detailed procedure for the issue of the Unique Certification Code (UCC) for each passed prototype sample of the PPE coveralls has been issued by the Ministry of Textiles.
The Unique Certification Code (UCC) is referred to as each prototype sample submitted by the manufacturer. It is required to be embossed on each manufactured Coverall along with the name of the manufacturer, date of manufacture, and name of the client.