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AS/NZS 3838:1998

Superseded

Superseded

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Helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF 1 User , PDF 3 Users , PDF 5 Users , PDF 9 Users

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-09-1998

Superseded date

28-03-2023

Superseded by

AS/NZS 3838:2003

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Summarise this standard

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Superseded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
Supersedes

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.

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.

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