Helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities

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05-09-1998

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Standards Australia

1 - AS/NZS 3838:1998 HELMETS FOR HORSE RIDING AND HORSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - 1 SCOPE
7 - 2 OBJECTIVE
7 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 5 CONSTRUCTION
7 - 5.1 Components
8 - 5.2 Retention system
8 - 5.3 Projections
8 - 5.3.1 General
8 - 5.3.2 External projections
8 - 5.3.3 Internal projections
8 - 5.4 Ventilation openings
8 - 5.5 Materials
8 - 5.6 Peaks
10 - 6 TESTING
10 - 7 TEST REQUIREMENTS
10 - 7.1 General
10 - 7.1.1 Headforms
11 - 7.1.2 Test order
11 - 7.1.3 General requirement
11 - 7.2 Mass
11 - 7.3 Horizontal peripheral vision clearance
11 - 7.4 Helmet stability
11 - 7.5 Impact energy attenuation
11 - 7.5.1 Test sites
12 - 7.5.2 Requirement
12 - 7.6 Retention system strength
13 - 7.7 Peak flexibility
13 - 8 MARKING
13 - 9 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE AND CARE
15 - APPENDIX A - CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PROTECTIVE HELMETS
16 - APPENDIX B - TEST FOR PERMANENCY OF MARKING

Specifies requirements for protective helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities, intended to mitigate the effects of an impact to the head. It includes construction, testing and labelling requirements.

Committee	CS-096
DocumentType	Standard
ISBN	0 7337 2187 7
Pages	10
ProductNote	See also AS 2063.1-1986
PublisherName	Standards Australia
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	AS/NZS 3838:2003
Supersedes	AS 2063.3-1988 DR 97276 AS 2063.1-1986

This Standard specifies requirements for protective helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities, intended to mitigate the effects of an impact to the head. The Standard includes construction, testing and labelling requirements.NOTE: A helmet complying with this Standard may incorporate special features designed to suit its use in specific horse-related activities.

Under Revision see DR 99195 First published in Australia as part of AS 2063-1977.Revised and redesignated AS 2063.1-1982.Second edition 1986.AS 2063.3 first published 1988.First published in New Zealand as NZS 8602:1989.AS 2063.3-1988, NZS 8602:1989 and part of AS 2063.1-1982 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS/NZS 3838:1998. First published in Australia as part of AS 2063-1977. Revised and redesignated AS 2063.1-1982. Second edition 1986. AS 2063.3 first published 1988. First published in New Zealand as NZS 8602:1989. AS 2063.3-1988, NZS 8602:1989 and part of AS 2063.1-1982 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS/NZS 3838:1998.

AS 2512.5-1986	Methods of testing protective helmets Determination of strength of retention system and its attachment points
AS 2512.7-1986	Methods of testing protective helmets - Determination of stability of lightweight protective helmets
AS 1609-1981	Eye protectors for motor cyclists and racing car drivers
AS/NZS 2512.1:1998	Methods of testing protective helmets Definitions and headforms
AS/NZS 2512.8:1998	Methods of testing protective helmets Measurement of peak deflection
AS 2512.3.1-1981	Methods of testing protective helmets Determination of impact energy attenuation - Helmet drop test
AS/NZS 2512.6:1998	Methods of testing protective helmets Measurement of horizontal peripheral vision clearance
AS/NZS 2512.4:1998	Methods of testing protective helmets Determination of penetration resistance
AS/NZS 2512.2:1998	Methods of testing protective helmets General requirements for the conditioning and preparation of test specimens and laboratory conditions
AS 2512.1-1984	Methods of testing protective helmets Definitions and headforms
AS 2342-1992	Development, testing and implementation of information and safety symbols and symbolic signs (Reconfirmed 2013)

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AS/NZS 3838:1998

Helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities

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