ASTM F1751-00
(Specification)Standard Specification for Helmets Used in Recreational Roller Skating (Withdrawn 2003)
Standard Specification for Helmets Used in Recreational Roller Skating (Withdrawn 2003)
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for helmets manufactured for use by adult or junior recreational roller skaters. This specification recognizes the desirability of lightweight construction and ventilation; however, it is a performance standard and is not intended to restrict design.
1.2 All testing and requirements of this specification shall be in accordance with Test Methods F1446, except where noted herein.
1.3 Partial utilization of this specification is prohibited. Any statement of compliance with this specification shall be a certification that the product meets all of the requirements of the specification in their entirety. A product that fails to meet any one of the requirements of this specification is considered to have failed the specification, and shall not be sold with any indication that it meets parts of the specification.
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Designation: F 1751 – 00
Standard Specification for
Helmets Used in Recreational Roller Skating
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1751; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
It has been recognized for more than a decade that the functional requirements of helmets for
recreational roller skating and cycling are essentially identical. The U.S. national governing bodies of
competitive cycling and roller skating have required that helmets meeting ANSI, Snell, or ASTM
bicycle helmet standards be used in their respective sports and would like to continue this practice, as
they have stated to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
As recognized in the preceding proposal, helmets meeting Specification F 1447 are not suitable for
activities in which helmets may be subjected to multiple impacts, as happens in roller hockey and trick
roller skating, hence their use in such sports is specifically excluded.
One argument that has been raised in the past, but never with any supporting evidence, is that roller
skaters fall on the backs of their heads more often than cyclists, and therefore, need better protection
there. In fact, cyclists also frequently fall on the backs of their heads. For example, a 1994 study of
bicycle helmets involved in accidents reported that 26 % showed evidence of impact on the back of
the helmet.
More important, bicycle helmets have demonstrated rather good protection in backward falls of both
cyclists and roller skaters. Based on the substantial reduction in head injuries reported to the governing
bodies of competitive roller skating following the adoption of the above helmet standards, we believe
that the ASTM bicycle helmet standard should be recognized as being applicable to roller skating.
1. Scope the specification in their entirety. A product that fails to meet
any one of the requirements of this specification is considered
1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for
to have failed the specification, and shall not be sold with any
helmets manufactured for use by adult or junior recreational
indication that it meets parts of the specification.
roller skaters. This specification recognizes the desirability of
lightweight construction and ventilation; however, it is a
2. Referenced Documents
performance standard and is not intended to restrict design.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.2 All testing and requirements of this specification shall
F 1446 Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used
be in accordance with Test Methods F 1446, except where
in Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Protective
noted herein.
Headgear
1.3 Partial utilization of this specification is prohibited. Any
F 1447 Specification for Protective Headgear Used in Bicy-
statement of compliance with this specification shall be a
cling
certification that the product meets all of the requirements of
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
This specification is under
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