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Global Quality Department

Valid for all brands in H&M group

25 June 2013

RQS

H&M group Requirements

For Quality System Textile Products

RQS Requirements for Quality System 2(28) Version 1:0

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... 4

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .......................................................................................... 4

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................... 4

SUMMARY OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS .............................................................. 5

MR 1 (MUST BE FULFILLED BEFORE FIRST ORDER IS PLACED - IF APPLICABLE FOR THE PRODUCT TYPE) ...................................................................................... 5

MR 2 (MUST BE FULFILLED BEFORE PRODUCTION OF THE FIRST ORDER STARTS - IF APPLICABLE FOR THE PRODUCT TYPE) ........................................................... 5

MR 3 (GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, RELATED WITH RQS, FOR ALL H&M GROUP SUPPLIERS, TO BE SETTLED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE) ............................................ 5

1. EFFECTIVE ORGANISATION ............................................................................... 6

1.1 EMPLOYEES .................................................................................................... 6 1.2 NEW EMPLOYEES ............................................................................................. 6 1.3 SAMPLE RESPONSIBLE ..................................................................................... 6 1.4 RQS RESPONSIBLE .......................................................................................... 6 1.5 QUALITY CONTROLLERS ................................................................................... 7 1.6 INDEPENDENT QC/INDEPENDENT QC TEAM (MR 2) .............................................. 7

2. SAMPLE PROCEDURE ......................................................................................... 7

2.2 SAMPLE REPORT (M2) ...................................................................................... 7 2.3 EARLY RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................ 8 2.4 DUPLICATE COUNTER SAMPLE (MR2) ................................................................. 8 2.5 GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCTION ......................................................................... 8 2.6 PRODUCTION SAMPLE ...................................................................................... 8

3. FIT AND MEASUREMENTS .................................................................................. 9

3.1 PATTERN AND GRADING ................................................................................... 9 3.2 DUMMIES AND FITTING .................................................................................... 9 3.3 HOW TO MEASURE .......................................................................................... 9

4. COLOUR ........................................................................................................... 10

4.1 COLOUR EVALUATION .................................................................................... 10 4.2 SPECIFICATION OF ILLUMINANTS IN THE LIGHTBOX ......................................... 10 4.3 COLOUR CONTINUITY RECORD (MR 2) ............................................................. 10 LIGHTING .......................................................................................................... 11 4.4 RECOMMENDED LUX-VALUES: ......................................................................... 11

5. MATERIAL ........................................................................................................ 12

5.2 FABRIC INSPECTION (MR1) ............................................................................ 12 5.3 YARN INSPECTION (MR1) ............................................................................... 12 5.4 FABRIC AND YARN SHRINKAGE CONTROL FOR ADJUSTING PRODUCTION PATTERNS (MR2) ................................................................................................ 12 5.5 OTHER MATERIAL INSPECTION (MR1) .............................................................. 12

6. TRIMS .............................................................................................................. 13

6.1 TRIM INSPECTION ......................................................................................... 13 6.2 TRIM CARD ................................................................................................... 13 6.3 LABELS ........................................................................................................ 13 6.4 PULL...