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3 .1 Introduction to Metal Free Policy
3 .1.1 Metal Free Requirements
3.1.1.1 Product Development
3.1.1.2 Raw Materials Warehouse
3.1.1.3 Trim &Accessories Warehouse
3.1.1.4 Cutting Room
General
Laying up
Pins for Matching
Band Knife
Fleece or Textured Fabrics
3.1.1.5 Embellishments
3.1.1.6 Sewing & Packing
General
Needle procedure
Down/ball fiber filled garments
3.1.1.7 Finished Goods Warehouse
3.1.2 Metal Detection Requirements – Conveyor
3.1.2.1 Machine Types
3.1.2.2 Metal Detection Room
3.1.2.3 Conveyor-Metal Detection Procedure
“PMD” Sticker/Stamp Requirements
3.1.2.4 Calibration & Service Requirements
3.1.3 Metal Detection Requirements – Hand Held
3.1.3.1 Machine Types
3.1.3.2 Metal Detection Room
3.1.3.3 Hand Held – Metal Detection Procedure
3.1.3.4 Calibration & Service Requirements
3.1.3.5 Metal detection follow up process
3.1.4 Safety Officer
3.1.5 Product Safety Audit
3.1.6 Appendix

3.1 Introduction to adidas-Group Metal Free Policy

adidas-Group are committed to supplying products which are free from metal contamination
such as needles, pins, staples, scissors or any other item which could cause injury to our
customers. This policy is designed to prevent any such contamination and is applicable to all
adidas-Group apparel across all brands.

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The T1s are responsible for implementing and maintaining these requirements as a minimum
standard within each of their manufacturing units, this includes approved sub contractors. T1s
will appoint a Safety Officer who will regularly audit all areas of the manufacturing units to
confirm compliance.

Metal Free policy must be introduced and trained in the Orientation program for all newcomer
staffs. Trainings by T1 should be done on regular basis for all staffs, maximum in three months
period.

If any order is found by aSL customer to have contained broken needles or other metal
contamination with a diameter ≥ 1.2 mm, the manufacturer will be responsible for a punitive
charge.

The punitive charge shall be USD 40,000 per order, effective from April 1st 2014.

In addition, the manufacturer will also be fully liable for all costs incurred by aSL customer for
any additional screening for metal in the particular order.

3.1.1 Metal Free Requirements

3.1.1.1 Product Development

Development samples must be metal detected to ensure the following:
 Free from metal contamination
 All accessories pass through the metal detector. Should an item fail metal detection the
T1 must inform the relevant merchandiser in the LO immediately. The merchandiser will
then work with CCDA/Materials Development/T2 to ensure this is resolved before bulk
production.

3.1.1.2 Raw Materials Warehouse

Warehouses must be kept clean and tidy to avoid any potential contamination of the fabric. The
following items must not be used:
 Staples, metal paper clips, drawing pins, pins
 Other small similar metal items which could contaminate fabrics
Tools such as the following must be controlled using shadow boxes, when not in use all items
must be stored in the shadow box; under no circumstances are these to be left lying around
unattended:
 Large scissors must have clear ID and match with shadow box
 Stanley knives
 Screw drivers
 Other sharp objects
 Hand scissors must be secure

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 Each work area must have a secure safety box with locks and in charge person, where
hazardous metal items can be safely disposed of. This box must be checked during the
safety audits, including the destruction record

Shadow Box Examples:

3.1.1.3 Trim & Accessories Warehouse

All accessories must be tested through a metal detector as part of the inspection process, at the
adidas-Group STD 1.2mm
o 100% MD for all metal accessories (including hangtags made from recycled
materials) and all type of embroidered accessories such as badges etc.
o Minimum 10% MD from each accessories' lot should be done for all the rest
accessories' type (including all packing materials)

3.1.1.4 Cutting Room

General
The cutting room must be kept clean and tidy to avoid any potential contamination of fabric or cut
work. The following items must not be used:
 Staples, metal paper clips, drawing pins, pins
 Hand scissors must be secured at all times
 Other small similar metal items which could contaminate fabrics
Tools such as the following must be controlled using shadow boxes, when not in use all items
must be stored in the shadow box; under no circumstances are these to be left lying around
unattended:
 Large cutting scissors must have clear ID and match with shadow box
 Stanley knives
 Screw drivers
 Other sharp objects
 Each work area must have a secure safety box with locks and in charge person, where
hazardous metal items can be safely disposed of. This box must be checked during the
safety audits, including the destruction record

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Laying Up
Pins must not be used to secure the marker to the fabric. Other methods such as clamps should
be used. Clamps must be clean and kept in an orderly manner.

Pins for Matching

Pins may be used for matching checks/stripes, however the following rules must be followed at
all times:
 Matching pins must be stored in a secure location which can only be accessed by a
supervisor/manager level
 Records must be kept for every lay using matching pins, records must record:
o Total number of pins in cutting room
o Lay no
o Date and time
o No of pins issued
o Issued to
o Date and time returned
o No of pins returned
o At any given time an auditor must be able to count all the pins in use in the
cutting room and this must tally with the matching pins issue records

Band Knife
When a band knife is used to cut panels which will then be fused, the vacuum must be fitted to
the band knife to prevent metal dust being trapped in cut panels which would then cause
problems with metal detection.

Fleece or Textured Fabrics

Metal combs are used during the manufacturing process; these often break and become trapped
in the fabric. Therefore these cut panels must be metal detected prior to being released to the
sewing floor to ensure cut work is free from contaminants. The recommended STD for metal
detection at this stage is 1.0mm.

3.1.1.5 Embellishments
The adidas-Group needle procedure must be followed at all times in the embroidery/quilting
areas or other areas using needles. Needle breakage is often high for these processes; therefore
embroidered/quilted panels must be metal detected prior to being released to the sewing floor.

The recommended STD for metal detection at this stage is 1.0mm.

A hand held metal detector and magnets must be available to help find broken needle parts.
Used needles must not be used for embroidery placement. Limited number of needles should be
kept on the machine head based on the daily program .Broken/used needles (machine, head and
needle number should be recorded) and stock needle reports must be available in the area.
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3.1.1.6 Sewing and Packing

General
The sewing floor must be kept clean and tidy to avoid any potential contamination of garments.
The following items must not be used:
 Staples, metal paper clips, drawing pins, pins, screws from machines
 Machines attaching fasteners such as rivets/eyelets etc must be kept tidy with only one
box of fasteners open at any one time, the surrounding area must not have these small
parts lying around on the floor or at other machines. These items pose a contamination
risk as if they land in a pocket they will not be found during metal detection
 Hand scissors and clippers must be secured at all times
 Other small similar metal items which could contaminate garments

This is not acceptable

Shadow boxes can not be used in the sewing floor; tools must be controlled as follows:
 Locked tool box kept by mechanics at all times, unless in use, or
 Tool box per sewing line, locked at all times, unless in use.
Each work area must have a secure safety box, where hazardous metal items can be safety
disposed off. This box must be checked during the safety audits.
 No products must be produced during Mechanic revision, if it is required to test the
machine then a piece of scrap fabric must be used.
 Mechanic must have a magnet tray when conducting repairs in the line.
 Mechanic must check surrounding area and machine with a magnet at the end of each
visit.
 Line supervisor should check to see if there are any metal items left behind after the
mechanic has finished before the operation can begin work.

Needle Procedure
Needle replacement procedure (applicable for sewing and knitting needles)
 All operators must be trained on needle control and this metal free policy. This also
applies to swift tag gun needles used for attaching hangtags. A training record must be
kept. Trainings should be done on regular basis, maximum in three months period
 Operators must not have spare needles.
 Spare machines on the factory floor must have needles removed

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 All spare needles must be kept in a secure location and the allocation of any replacement
needle must be controlled and daily record should be kept.

Acceptable

Not acceptable

 A new needle is issued to operators only if the operator produces a damaged needle or if
the operator produces all parts of a broken needle. Magnets can be used to help search
for missing needle parts on the floor/oil sumps etc.

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 All sewing machines must have a needle procedure sticker in English and the local
language

adidas-Group Needle Procedure

There must be no spare needles Tidak boleh simpan jarum
1 1
online. cadangan di mesin.
Worn or damaged needles must Jarum tumpul atau rusak harus
2 be handed over before receiving 2 di tukar sebelum jarum baru
a new needle. diterima.
All parts of broken needles must Semua patahan jarum harus
3 be found before receiving a new 3 ditemukan sebelum jarum baru
needle. diterima.
Garments must be metal Garment harus di metal check
4 detected if all parts are not 4 apabila patahan jarum tidak
found. ditemukan.

 If all parts of a needle are not found then all panels within 3m diameter must be placed
into a plastic bag and metal detected to ensure they are not contaminated. If all parts are
not found then the person on managerial position must take responsibility for signing off
the needle records.
 Daily records must be kept per sewing line of all damaged needles; it is not acceptable
for these needles to be put into a secure box/container
 Daily records must be kept per sewing line of all broken needles
 Needles must be stored in an orderly manner and be kept in their packaging to prevent
accidental damage before use
 Adidas-Group recommend Groz-Beckert needles for durability and shatter resistant
 Daily broken /replacement needle report records must be kept for one year period. In
case of claim/complain issues. Records should be available any time during this period
and proper storing way should be arranged .After requested period, destruction needs to
be done base on environment rule of country.
 Regular needles exchange is required
 Exceptions for Knitting Department (for Socks, Scarves, Gloves, Knitwear):
o No regular needles exchange required
o Lock container should exist for broken / used needles, platins, etc…
o Regular floor search should be done with magnet tool (min twice per shift)
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 Suggested reports for needle procedure: please refer to Appendix I

 Hand sew needles may be used by exception to repair bartacks, buttonholes or

embroideries etc. However, these must be used in an isolated area away from the factory
floor. Records must be kept when these are issued showing:
o Date and time
o Issued to
o Date and time returned
o At any given time an auditor must be able to count all the needles in use in the
isolated room and this must tally with the issued records

 Blades for buttonhole machines must also be controlled in this manner

Down/Ball Fiber Filled Garments

Fillings of this nature can be contaminated with metal. Magnets can be inserted into blowing
machines to catch metal contamination before it is inserted into panels, this will catch some but
not all of the contamination.

Therefore panels must be metal detected prior to being issued to the sewing floor.

Magnet

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Styles with high risk of metal contamination

Additional metal detection points should be added to the process by technical services with
agreement of supplier, incase of special styles which would have high risk of metal
contamination. The styles can be decided during pre production meeting

3.1.1.7 Finished Goods Warehouse

The finished goods warehouse must be kept clean and tidy to avoid any potential contamination of
boxed stock. Finished goods warehouse must not use the following items:
 Staples, metal paper clips, drawing pins, pins
 Hand scissors must be secured at all times
 Other small similar metal items which could contaminate garments

Shadow boxes can not be used in the finished goods warehouse; tools must be controlled as
follows:
 Locked tool box kept by mechanics at all times, unless in use
Each work area must have a secure safety box, where hazardous metal items can be safety
disposed off. This box must be checked during the safety audits.

3.1.2 Metal Detection Requirements - Conveyor

3.1.2.1 Machine Types

Brands which are recommended by adidas-Group are York Detection Systems, Lock, Hashima or
Cintex. The detector must have audio and visual alarms and an automatic stop on the conveyor
when any metal is detected. The sensitivity controls must be locked so they can only be changed
by a supervisor or manager, the operator must not be able to change the sensitivity settings.

3.1.2.2 Metal Detection Room

The environment must be free from large metal objects or other items which could affect the
sensitivity of the metal detector. The room must have a one way in and a one way out system to
guarantee the garment is metal detected, this is combined with scan and pack.

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Low level opening to

View from above pass sealed box to
finished goods
warehouse.
Metal
Detector Scan & Pack

Garment
parallel to
magnetic field

Garment at
right angles to
magnetic field

Requirement is double metal

detection in an L shape or a
double head metal detector.

View from Transparent

the side material (glass)

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3.1.2.3 Conveyor - Metal Detection Procedure

 All garments must be passed through a metal detection system as outlined in this
manual
 The metal detectors must be bought from and set up by an approved supplier
 After metal detector machine being set as per adidas 1.2mm standard the setting panel
must be locked.

 The STD for adidas-Group metal detection is 1.2mm; if products have only a small
amount of metal accessories then metal detectors may be set to 1.0mm or better.
 The adidas-Group STD is double metal detection using the L shape, however, twin head
metal detectors may be used if garments do not have many metal accessories.
 Garments being metal detected using double metal detection L shape system must be
passed thru in different directions to increase the chances of finding small pieces of
metal contamination. For example the first time, the garment is at right angles to the
magnetic field and the second time it is in parallel. On a twin head metal detector the
angle of the heads are different which has a similar affect to the double L shape metal
detection system.
 If a garment passes double metal detection or double head metal detection it is
immediately scanned and packed. The box must be sealed in the MD room prior to going
into the finished goods warehouse.
 If a garment is rejected by the metal detector it must be re tested, if it passes, it must be
re tested 3 times in different directions before going to scan and pack. If it fails a second
or third time then it must immediately be placed into a secure box which is only for
contaminated garments. This box must be emptied daily or more frequently if required,
by the supervisor or manager in charge. These garments must then be hand held metal
detected to find the contamination, if this is successful garments can be repaired and re
metal detected. If the contamination can not be identified then the garment must be
destroyed.

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 When metal detection is successfully complete box should be closed immediately and the
“PMD” sticker or stamp should be placed on the box. The scanned and packed box can
then be placed in the quarantine area, see 3.1.2.4.

“PMD” sticker/stamp requirements:

•Position: at right upper of shipping mark side.
•Quantity: 1 x per carton
•Wording: with the letters of "DETECTED" or "PMD".
•Design: Sticker color is bright green with black printing and minimum size 4cm wide.
Stamp color is black
When second or more metal detections are done, second or further PMD stamps should be
applied on the long side of the carton and “PMD” stickers should be placed top of each other.

Sticker example Stamp Example

 Records must be kept by PO, please refer to Appendix I

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3.1.2.4 Calibration and Service Requirements

Requirements are as follows:
 Metal detector belts must be cleaned daily to avoid static interference with the magnetic
field
 Each individual metal detector must be checked in 9 positions (LHS, middle, RHS on
bottom, middle and top of the metal detection magnetic field) as a minimum this must be
done every hour and at the start of any new shift or stoppage time. For example first
thing in the morning the machine must be calibrated before use, same would apply after
a lunch break or any period when the machine has not been used.

Stand height should be adjusted according tunnel height.

Test Card with Stand:

Card placed as much
possible to the top of
the tunnel.

Test Card with Stand:

Card placed at the
middle of the tunnel

Test Card only.

 A quarantine (1 hour holding area) area must be available just outside the metal
detection room where stock is held between calibration checks. This is to ensure that if
the calibration was ok at 9am but then failed at 10am, stock which was metal detected
between 9 and 10 can be easily identified so it can be metal detected again. Failure to do
this risks contamination within adidas-Group products, which is unacceptable.
 Each individual metal detector must be serviced every 6months as a minimum by the
machine supplier, records must be kept.

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Quarantine Area

3.1.3 Metal Detection Requirements – Hand Held

3.1.3.1 Machine Types

Brands which are recommended by adidas-Group are Hashima, Lock or Sanyo. The detector
must have audio and visual alarms when any metal is detected.

3.1.3.2 Metal Detection Room

The environment must be free from large metal objects or other items which could affect the
sensitivity of the metal detector. The room must have a one way in and a one way out system to
guarantee the garment is metal detected.

3.1.3.3 Hand Held - Metal Detection Procedure

All garments with metal accessories which can not pass through a conveyor metal detector must
follow this procedure:
 Conveyor metal detection must take place part way through garment manufacturing
before problematic accessories are applied
 Finished garments must be hand held metal detected as follows:
o Garment should be flat on a table which has no metal contamination, plastic
patio tables are ideal for this
o Hand held metal detection must follow the clockwise system
o All individual seams must be metal detected, internal and external
o For padded or filled garments the entire garment must be metal detected,
seams and panels, internal and external
o The PMD sticker is not attached to the box for hand held metal detected styles

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3.1.3.4 Calibration and Service Requirements

Requirements are as follows:
 Each individual metal detector must be checked every hour and at the start of any new
shift or immediately after stoppage time, for example first thing in the morning the
machine must be calibrated before use, and the same would apply after a lunch break or
any period when the machine has not been used.
 A quarantine area must be available just outside the metal detection room where stock is
held between calibration checks. This is to ensure that if the calibration was ok at 9am
but then failed at 10am, stock which was metal detected between 9 and 10 can be easily
identified so that it can be re metal detected. Failure to do this risks contamination within
adidas-Group products, which is unacceptable.
 Each individual metal detector must be serviced every 6months as a minimum by the
machine supplier.

3.1.3.5 Metal detection follow up process

 If a broken needle pcs found during finished goods metal detection process, the
responsible must go back and check related line needle records for uncompleted needle
cases.

3.1.4 Safety Officer

Each manufacturing unit must have a Safety Officer who is responsible for auditing systems and
requirements as per this metal free policy and also the Apparel Safety Manual for Children’s
Clothing requirements. The Safety Officer would also follow up with action plans for
improvements. The Safety Officer does not have sole responsibility for metal contamination, this
is everyone’s responsibility.

3.1.5 Product Safety Audit

There are 2 sections for this audit document (refer to Appendix II), first is for the Metal Free
Policy, and second is for the Apparel Safety Manual for Children’s Clothing requirements. In
order to produce Children’s Clothing a Supplier must comply with the Apparel Safety Manual for
Children’s Clothing requirements.

The Safety Officer must audit each manufacturing unit once a month as a minimum, using the
Product Safety Audit document. The results of these audits must be published internally within
the T1 and also to the Quality Team Leader at the LO, trends will be monitored to ensure
compliance.

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3.1.6 Appendix

Appendix I: Needle procedure & Metal Detection suggested reports

01P-01-300-FR
01-05 Metal Free Policy

Appendix II: Product Safety Audit

01P-01-300-FR
06-08 Metal Free Policy

Appendix III: Metal Free Policy Visuals

01P-01-300-DC01
MFP VISUALS.ppt

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adidas Group PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
This policy contains proprietary and confidential information intended only for the use by the adidas Group and its authorized suppliers,
sub-contractors and materials suppliers. The recipient of this policy shall not disclose any information contained herein to any person
other than their employees who may need to use the information to comply with this policy.