Module 3 — Validation, claims and compliance
Proving the promise, and keeping chemistry and durability inside the specification.
What you will be able to do
Build a validation plan for a technical product: the tests, the sample points, the pass criteria, the claim wording and the restricted-substance evidence.
The practical work
Write the validation plan for one technical style: each claim, the method and criterion that proves it, who samples, and the claim you would refuse to print.
Prerequisite: Read module 2 and pass its quiz first.
Reading for this module
Read these 4 Garment Ed subjects in order, then take the quiz below.
Practical worksheet
Write the validation plan for one technical style: each claim, the method and criterion that proves it, who samples, and the claim you would refuse to print.
- Identify requirements and assumptions.
- Record evidence and calculations.
- Choose a decision and containment action.
- Assign an owner and verification check.
Module quiz
5 questions on Module 3 — Validation, claims and compliance. Answer them all, then check your score before moving on. 4 correct or more is a pass. Your best score is saved on this device, and to your account when you are signed in. This is a self-check, not an accredited assessment.
1. A supplier sends a test report on fabric, and marketing wants to claim the jacket is waterproof. What is missing?
2. Why does a restricted-substance requirement belong in the technical package rather than in a separate policy file?
3. What is the honest way to state a care instruction for a membrane garment?
4. Two of ten samples fail the criterion. What does the plan need to have said in advance?
5. Why is durability tested as well as first-use performance?