SITRA certification

Introduction

SITRA stands for South India Textile Research Association, established in 1956 is governed by a council administration consisting of a member representative of the industry, government, and scientists. It sponsored by the ministry of textile of the government of India. It is governed by a council of administration composed of twenty-five members, including representatives from reputed institutions from industry, central and state governments, and scientists.

Testing material quality at various processing stages from fiber to fabric and assessing processing efficiency by applying physical, chemical and processing tests are an integral part of SITRA's services to its members. SITRA has set expectations for all the essential quality characters on the basis of analysis, consultancy work, and inter-mill comparison studies. Testing services help the mills evaluate the output, select the appropriate output raw material, and evaluate the process competency. A comparison of the mill test results with the SITRA test results will also enable mills with their own test laboratory to verify the accuracy of their test results. In addition, the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), New Delhi, has accredited SITRA physical and chemical laboratories for compliance with ISO / IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation guidelines.

APPLICABILITY OF SITRA CERTIFICATION

SITRA certification is applicable to the following:

➲ Manufacturer of Personal Protection Equipments (PPE)

➲ Importer of Personal Protection Equipments

So, every manufacturer who manufactures PPE like cloths, apron, facemask, etc need to procure SITRA testing certification for selling PPE products in the market. SITRA after verifying the testing of the product will issue a UCC (Unique Certification Code) to every verified product which needs to be mentioned the product while selling.

Parameters of SITRA

For Bodysuits or coveralls

For Surgical Facemask

Procedure and Documentation

Process of procuring the certificate;

STEP 1: get the testing report from the local lab

STEP 2: Courier your Sample to SITRA for testing your product

STEP 3: Prepare an affidavit which needs to be sent to SITRA via email

STEP 4: Email your company detail like name/address/ GST certificate/ manufacturing detail, to SITRA along with affidavit copy and local body testing report.

STEP 5: Department will test your product and if the product fulfil the all criteria and parameter of SITRA then it will issue the certificate along with UCC.

STEP 6: After procuring the certificated manufacturer needs to mention the UCC on the product and can sell in the market.

Documents required:

➲ Company or Business registration certificate

➲ Business GST registration certificate

➲ Authorized person detail (Proprietors/ director/partner)

➲ Aadhar card and PAN card copy

➲ List of product manufactures

➲ Local body testing report

➲ Affidavit in the prescribed format

PPE Kit Approvals