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Product  Protective clothing for firefighters  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 16890:2018  Scope  This standard specifies test methods and minimum requirements for protective clothing to be worn during firefighting and associated activities where there is a risk of heat and/or flame and covers the general clothing design,

Product  Curtains and Drapes  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS   15741: 2007  Scope  This standard specifies requirements for the resistance to ignition of curtains and drapes used for public places/buildings.  Voluntary/Mandatory   Mandatory  Implementation date  7 October 2023  End-use application  Curtains and drapes are both window treatments that

Product  Upholstered composites used for non-domestic furniture  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS  15768: 2008  Scope  This standard specifies requirements for the resistance to ignition of upholstery fabrics used for non-domestic furniture.’  Voluntary/Mandatory   Mandatory  Implementation date  7 October 2023  End-use application  Upholstered composites are comfy, tough furniture

Product  Geocells  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 17483 (Part 2): 2020  Scope  This standard (Part 2) specifies material properties and specifications that are required for the use of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geocells for slope erosion protection applications such as highway and railway embankments slope, earthen embankments,

Product  Geocells  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 17483 (Part 1): 2020  Scope  This Indian Standard (Part 1) specifies material properties and specifications that are required for the use of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geocells for load bearing applications such as flexible pavements, reinforcements in railways, basal reinforcements

Product  Reinforced HDPE membrane for effluents and chemical resistance lining  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 17374:2020  Scope  This standard prescribes requirements for reinforced high-density polyethene (HDPE) membrane laminated with low-density polyethene (LDPE) or a suitable combination of low-density polyethene (LDPE) and linear r low-density polyethylene (LLDPE)

Product  Geogrids used in reinforced soil retaining structures  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 17373:2020  Scope  This standard specifies material properties and specifications that are required for geogrids to be used as reinforcement in design of reinforced soil walls (RSW) and reinforced soil slopes (RSS)  Voluntary/Mandatory   Mandatory 

Product  Polymeric strip or Geostrip used as soil reinforcement in retaining structures  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 17372:2020  Scope  This standard specifies material properties and specifications that are required for geostrip to be used as reinforcement in the design of Reinforced Soil Walls (RSW) and Reinforced

Product  Geogrids for flexible pavements  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 17371:2020  Scope  This standard specifies material properties and specifications required for geogrids to be used as reinforcement/stabilization in base, subbase and subgrade in flexible pavement structure design.  Voluntary/Mandatory  Mandatory  Implementation date  1 January 2024  End-use application 

Product  Geotextiles for permanent erosion control in hard armor systems  Certification Body  Bureau of Indian Standards  Indian Standard  IS 16392:2015  Scope  This standard covers general and performance requirements for geotextiles used between energy absorbing armor systems and the in-situ soil to prevent soil loss resulting in excessive scour and to