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3rd/4th Sem Accommodation Operations Theory

How to Read Laundry Symbols

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Last updated: 10 July 2023

They may appear confusing but fabric care instructions are actually quite easy to understand. Each laundry symbol should tell you what the fabric is made from and include up to five laundry symbols which let you know how to care for it.

Here’s our quick guide to what the laundry symbols mean.

  • Machine Wash
  • Hand Wash
  • Never Wash
How to Read Laundry Symbols 1
  • Wash Cold
  • Wash Warm
  • Wash Hot
How to Read Laundry Symbols 2
  • Bleach Permitted
  • No Bleach
  • Colour-safe Bleach Only
How to Read Laundry Symbols 3
  • Tumble Dry
  • Never Tumble Dry
  • Dry Clean Only
  • Never Dry Clean
How to Read Laundry Symbols 4
  • Iron Cool
  • Iron Medium
  • Iron Hot
  • Never Iron
How to Read Laundry Symbols 5

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Syllabus BHM204 (T)

01. Linen Room

  1. Activities of the Linen Room
  2. Layout and equipment in the Linen Room
  3. Selection criteria for various Linen Items & fabrics suitable for this purpose
  4. Purchase of Linen
  5. Calculation of Linen requirements
  6. Linen control-procedures and records
  7. Stocktaking-procedures and records
  8. Recycling of discarded linen
  9. Linen Hire

02. Uniforms

  1. Advantages of providing uniforms to staff
  2. Issuing and exchange of uniforms; type of uniforms
  3. Selection and designing of uniforms
  4. Layout of the Uniform room

03. Sewing Room

  1. Activities and areas to be provided
  2. Equipment provided

04. Laundry

  1. Commercial and On-site Laundry
  2. Flow process of Industrial Laundering-OPL
  3. Stages of the Wash Cycle
  4. Laundry Equipment and Machines
  5. Layout of the Laundry
  6. Laundry Agents
  7. Dry Cleaning
  8. Guest Laundry/Valet service
  9. Stain removal
  10. Laundry Symbols

05. Flower Arrangement

  1. Flower arrangement in Hotels
  2. Equipment and material required for flower arrangement
  3. Conditioning of plant material
  4. Styles of flower arrangements
  5. Principles of design as applied to flower arrangement

06. Indoor Plants

  1. Selection and care