Washing instructions | SIP Protection

Maintain your protection

Proper care is essential to maintain the protective performance of your chainsaw garment.

Incorrect washing or drying can damage the protective inlay or cause its layers to stick together, which may reduce the level of protection.

You can compare it to maintaining a car: without regular brake servicing, safety is compromised. The same applies to protective clothing. Every garment comes with a manual explaining how to wash and dry it correctly. We also recommend washing your protective garment before first use.

Always check the care label inside the garment and carefully follow the washing instructions.

Wash icons

Below, you can find an overview of the most common domestic wash and care symbols according to EN ISO 3758.

They help you understand how to care for your garment correctly, including washing, bleaching, tumble drying, ironing and dry-cleaning.

Washing symbols

Normal washing at advised temperature

Max. at the advised temperature / reduced mechanical action / rinsing at decreasing temperature (cooling down) / reduced spinning

Hand wash only / no machine wash / max. 40° / handle with care

Do not wash

Bleaching symbol

Do not use chlorine-based bleach

Drying symbols

Tumble drying / normal cycle

Tumble drying / lower cycle

Do not tumble dry

Dry-cleaning symbols

Dry-cleaning allowed with all solvents normally used

Dry-cleaning allowed with solvent based stain removers, except trichloretheen

Dry-cleaning allowed, only with petroleum solvents and R113

Dry-cleaning allowed with solvent based stain removers, except trichloretheen - mild process

Dry-cleaning allowed, only with petroleum solvents - mild process

No professional dry-cleaning allowed

Ironing symbols

Iron at high temperature max. 200°C

Iron at max. 150°C

Iron at low max. 110°C steam-ironing may be risky

Do not iron / no steam treatments

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