🇵🇱 INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII BEZPIECZEŃSTWA PL

PCA AB 154 • Łódź, Poland • 59 methods

Materials & polymersWater & wastewater

INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII BEZPIECZEŃSTWA is a laboratory accredited by PCA under number AB 154 (Łódź, Poland). Its accreditation scope covers 59 test methods in the following areas: Materials & polymers, Water & wastewater. Test objects include: Flat textile products, Products coated with rubber or plastics, Prepacked products, Medical devices. Most frequently used techniques: Visual assessment method, Constant load method;, Inductive method.

At a glance

  • Accreditation number: PCA AB 154
  • Methods in scope: 59
  • Types of test objects: 7
  • Techniques used: 5
  • City: Łódź, Poland
Accreditation number
AB 154
Accreditation body
PCA
Address
„MORATEX”, LABORATORIUM BADAŃ METROLOGICZNYCH, ul. M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 3, 90-505 Łódź
City
Łódź, Poland

What this laboratory tests (7)

Analytical techniques used (5)

Laboratory sections (2)

Laboratory locations

Accreditation scope — test methods (59)

No. Test object Methodology / Parameters Technique Reference document
Metrological Testing Laboratory
1 Products coated with rubber or plastics Coil width PN-EN ISO 2286-1:2016-11
2 Products coated with rubber or plastics Mass per unit area PN-EN ISO 2286-2:2016-11
3 Products coated with rubber or plastics Thickness
Range (0,01 – 30) mm
PN-EN ISO 2286-3:2016-11
4 Products coated with rubber or plastics Tensile strength and elongation at break
Range (2 – 50000) N
PN-EN ISO 1421:2017-02
5 Products coated with rubber or plastics Tear strength
Range (2 – 20000) N
PN-EN ISO 4674-1:2017-02 | PN-EN 1875-3:2023-07
6 Products coated with rubber or plastics Adhesion of the coating
Testing range (2 – 20000) N
PN-EN ISO 2411:2025-02
7 Products coated with rubber or plastics Watertightness
Testing range (0,5 – 999) hPa
PN-EN 1734:2000+Ap1:2002
8 Products coated with rubber or plastics Resistance to damage on bending PN-EN ISO 7854:2002 metoda A | PN-EN ISO 7854:2002 metoda C
9 Flat textile products Width PN-EN 1773:2000
10 Flat textile products Linear and areal density PN-ISO 3801:1993 | PN-EN 12127:2000 | PN-EN ISO 9073-1:2023-11 | PN-P-04613:1997
11 Flat textile products Thickness
Range (0,01 – 30) mm Range (1 – 20) mm
PN-EN ISO 5084:1999 | PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 metoda A | PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 metoda B
12 Flat textile products Number of threads per unit length, Number of courses and wales per unit length PN-EN 1049-2:2000 | PN-EN ISO 7211-2:2025-03 | PN-EN 14971:2007
13 Flat textile products Maximum force or breaking force
Range (2 – 50000) N Percentage elongation at maximum force or breaking force
PN-EN ISO 13934-1:2013-07
14 Flat textile products Breaking force
Range (2 – 50000) N Percentage elongation at breaking force
PN-EN ISO 9073-3:2023-11
15 Flat textile products Tear force
Range (2 – 20000) N
PN-EN ISO 13937-2:2002 | PN-EN ISO 13937-3:2002 | PN-EN ISO 13937-4:2002 | PN-EN ISO 9073-4:2021-07
16 Flat textile products Air permeability PN-EN ISO 9237:1998
17 Flat textile products Watertightness
Range (0,5 – 2000) hPa
PN-EN 20811:1997 | PN-EN ISO 811:2018-07
18 Flat textile products Resistance to surface wetting PN-EN ISO 4920:2013-02
19 Flat textile products Resistance to rain PN-91/P-04629 p. 2.2.1 | PN-EN 29865:1997
20 Flat textile products Dimensional change in hot air
Range (50 – 200) oC
PBM-04/ITB:2024 edycja V-01.2024
21 Flat textile products Change of dimensions after immersion in cold water PN-ISO 7771:1994
22 Flat textile products Dimensional change after washing and drying
Range (30 – 92) °C
PN-EN ISO 5077:2011
23 Flat textile products Abrasion resistance on the Martindale apparatus PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02 | PN-EN ISO 12947-3:2001+AC:2006
24 Flat textile products Propensity of the surface of a flat product to fuzzing and pilling Modified Martindale method PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2002 | PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2021-04
25 Flat textile products Propensity of the surface of a flat product to fuzzing and pilling Shear box method PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2002 | PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2021-04
26 Flat textile products Ignitability of vertically oriented specimens PN-EN ISO 6940:2005 | PN-EN 1625:2002
27 Flat textile products Flame spread on vertically mounted specimens PN-EN ISO 6941:2005 | PN-EN 1624:2002
28 Flat textile products Limited flame spread PN-EN ISO 15025:2005 | PN-EN ISO 15025:2017-02
29 Flat textile products Linear density of threads removed from the fabric PN-88/P-04625 p. 2.4.2
30 Flat textile products Maximum seam breaking force using:
strip method; Testing range (2 – 20000) N grab method; Testing range (2 – 5000) N
PN-EN ISO 13935-1:2014-06 | PN-EN ISO 13935-2:2014-06
31 Flat textile products Resistance of yarns to slippage at a seam in woven fabrics.
Range (2 – 5000) N
Constant load method; PN-EN ISO 13936-2:2005
32 Flat textile products Wrinkle recovery of flat textiles, Appearance of easy-care flat textiles after domestic washing and drying PN-ISO 9867:1999 | PN-ISO 7768:2002
33 Flat textile products Puncture resistance
Testing range (2 – 20000) N
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2008 | PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2025-10 | PN-EN 863:1999
34 Flat textile products Surface resistance
Surface resistivity (calculated) Measuring range (2x103 – 2x1014) Ω Measuring voltage (10; 100; 250; 500) V
PN-EN 1149-1:2008
35 Flat textile products Volume resistance
Measuring range (2x103 – 2x1014) Ω Measuring voltage (10; 100; 250; 500) V
PN-EN 1149-2:1999+Ap1:2001
36 Flat textile products Charge decay time, Shielding factor Inductive method PN-EN 1149-3:2007 p. 4.3
37 Flat textile products Physiological properties:
Water vapour resistance at temp. 35 °C and humidity 40% Thermal resistance at temp. 20 °C and humidity 65%
PN-EN ISO 11092:2014-11
38 Flat textile products Colour fastness to artificial light
Range (1 – 8) stopni wg niebieskiej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-B02:2014-11 metoda 2
39 Flat textile products Colour fastness to rubbing
Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-X12:2016-08
40 Flat textile products Colour fastness to the action of
sweat Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-E04:2013-06
41 Flat textile products Colour fastness to water
Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-E01:2013-06
42 Flat textile products Colour fastness to sea water
Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-E02:2013-06
43 Flat textile products Colour fastness to ironing
Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-X11:2000
44 Flat textile products Colour fastness to washing
Temperature range (40 – 95) °C Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-C06:2010
45 Flat textile products Colour fastness to dry cleaning
Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-D01:2010
46 Flat textile products Colour fastness to organic solvents
Range (1 – 5) stopni wg szarej skali
Visual assessment method PN-EN ISO 105-X05:1999
47 Flat textile products Oleophobicity – resistance test PN-EN ISO 14419:2010
48 Plastics used in personal protective equipment Linear dimensions PN-EN ISO 1923:1999
49 Plastics used in personal protective equipment Apparent density PN-EN ISO 845:2010
50 Prepacked products Abrasion resistance of gloves PN-EN 388+A1:2019-01 p. 6.1
51 Prepacked products Tear strength of gloves
Testing range (2 – 20000) N
PN-EN 388+A1:2019-01 p. 6.4
52 Prepacked products Puncture resistance of gloves
Testing range (2 – 20000) N
PN-EN 388+A1:2019-01 p. 6.5
53 Prepacked products Finger dexterity with the glove on PN-EN ISO 21420:2020-09 p. 5.2
54 Prepacked products Glove size PN-EN ISO 21420:2020-09 p. 5.1
55 Protective fragment- and bullet-resistant helmets Mass and dimensions PBM-19/ITB:2025 edycja V-01.2025 w oparciu o PN-V-87001:2011
56 Protective fragment- and bullet-resistant helmets Clearance, External resistance of the coating, Resistance to water PBM-19/ITB:2025 edycja V-01.2025 w oparciu o PN-V-87001:2011
57 Medical devices Watertightness
Testing range (0,5 – 999) hPa
PN-EN 13726-3:2005
58 Medical devices Moisture vapour transmission rate MVTR
for a dressing in contact with water vapour for a dressing in contact with liquid
PN-EN 13726-2:2005
Metrological Testing Laboratory; CompositeLab Laboratory
59 Plastic and rubber products: - isotropic and orthotropic fibre-reinforced plastic composites (mats, fabrics, woven rovings, chopped strands, combinations of such reinforcements, hybrids, rovings, short or milled fibres or pre-impregnated materials (prepregs) Strength properties:
tensile strength percentage elongation at fracture modulus of elasticity Load range do 100 kN
PN-EN ISO 527-1:2020-01 | PN-EN ISO 527-4:2023-10

Reference standards (83)

PBM-04/ITB:2024 edycja V-01.2024
PBM-19/ITB:2025 edycja V-01.2025 w oparciu o PN-V-87001:2011
PN-88/P-04625 p. 2.4.2
PN-91/P-04629 p. 2.2.1
PN-EN 1049-2:2000
PN-EN 1149-1:2008
PN-EN 1149-2:1999+Ap1:2001
PN-EN 1149-3:2007 p. 4.3
PN-EN 12127:2000
PN-EN 13726-2:2005
PN-EN 13726-3:2005
PN-EN 14971:2007
PN-EN 1624:2002
PN-EN 1625:2002
PN-EN 1734:2000+Ap1:2002
PN-EN 1773:2000
PN-EN 1875-3:2023-07
PN-EN 20811:1997
PN-EN 29865:1997
PN-EN 388+A1:2019-01 p. 6.1
PN-EN 388+A1:2019-01 p. 6.4
PN-EN 388+A1:2019-01 p. 6.5
PN-EN 863:1999
PN-EN ISO 105-B02:2014-11 metoda 2
PN-EN ISO 105-C06:2010
PN-EN ISO 105-D01:2010
PN-EN ISO 105-E01:2013-06
PN-EN ISO 105-E02:2013-06
PN-EN ISO 105-E04:2013-06
PN-EN ISO 105-X05:1999
PN-EN ISO 105-X11:2000
PN-EN ISO 105-X12:2016-08
PN-EN ISO 11092:2014-11
PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2002
PN-EN ISO 12945-1:2021-04
PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2002
PN-EN ISO 12945-2:2021-04
PN-EN ISO 12947-2:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 12947-3:2001+AC:2006
PN-EN ISO 13934-1:2013-07
PN-EN ISO 13935-1:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 13935-2:2014-06
PN-EN ISO 13936-2:2005
PN-EN ISO 13937-2:2002
PN-EN ISO 13937-3:2002
PN-EN ISO 13937-4:2002
PN-EN ISO 1421:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 14419:2010
PN-EN ISO 15025:2005
PN-EN ISO 15025:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 1923:1999
PN-EN ISO 21420:2020-09 p. 5.1
PN-EN ISO 21420:2020-09 p. 5.2
PN-EN ISO 2286-1:2016-11
PN-EN ISO 2286-2:2016-11
PN-EN ISO 2286-3:2016-11
PN-EN ISO 2411:2025-02
PN-EN ISO 4674-1:2017-02
PN-EN ISO 4920:2013-02
PN-EN ISO 5077:2011
PN-EN ISO 5084:1999
PN-EN ISO 527-1:2020-01
PN-EN ISO 527-4:2023-10
PN-EN ISO 6940:2005
PN-EN ISO 6941:2005
PN-EN ISO 7211-2:2025-03
PN-EN ISO 7854:2002 metoda A
PN-EN ISO 7854:2002 metoda C
PN-EN ISO 811:2018-07
PN-EN ISO 845:2010
PN-EN ISO 9073-1:2023-11
PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 metoda A
PN-EN ISO 9073-2:2002 metoda B
PN-EN ISO 9073-3:2023-11
PN-EN ISO 9073-4:2021-07
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2008
PN-EN ISO 9073-5:2025-10
PN-EN ISO 9237:1998
PN-ISO 3801:1993
PN-ISO 7768:2002
PN-ISO 7771:1994
PN-ISO 9867:1999
PN-P-04613:1997