ASTM F1163-00
(Specification)Standard Specification for Protective Headgear Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding
Standard Specification for Protective Headgear Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers minimum performance criteria and describes test methods for protective headgear for use in horse sports and horseback riding.
1.2 It is not the intention of this specification to bar from consideration materials of improved quality or performance not known at the time of development of this specification.
1.3 All testing and requirements of this specification shall be in accordance with Test Methods F 1446, except where noted herein.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F 1163 – 00
Standard Specification for
Protective Headgear Used in Horse Sports and Horseback
Riding
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1163; 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
Horse sports and horseback riding are sports with intrinsic hazards. It is recognized that it is not
possible to write a protective headgear performance standard that will result in headgear that can
protect against injury or death in all accidents. It is also recognized that serious injury or death can
result from both low-energy and high-energy impacts, even when protective headgear is worn. It is
further recognized that protective headgear must be acceptable to the user and to the regulating
associations or agencies requiring its use. Acknowledging these limitations, this specification was
developed using resources in medical, scientific, mechanical engineering, human factors, and
biomechanical fields.
This specification incorporates many aspects of other recognized headgear performance standards.
This specification draws from work done by others where appropriate for this specification. These
standards may be referenced. It should be noted that this specification specifies a laboratory test of
completed headgear to measure its ability to reduce head acceleration when impacting various shaped
objects. It is known that headgear that performs well under this specification will mitigate head injury
in actual use within its design limits.
1. Scope in Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Protective
Headgear
1.1 This specification covers minimum performance criteria
and describes test methods for protective headgear for use in
3. Terminology
horse sports and horseback riding.
3.1 Definitions—The terms used in this specification are
1.2 It is not the intention of this specification to bar from
defined in accordance with Test Methods F 1446.
consideration materials of improved quality or performance not
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
known at the time of development of this specification.
3.2.1 cradle, n—the headband or other head-fitting device
1.3 All testing and requirements of this specification shall
and those internal parts of the headgear in contact with the
be in accordance with Test Methods F 1446, except where
head.
noted herein.
3.2.2 drawlace, n—a lace used for making adjustments to
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
the fit of the cradle on the wearer’s head.
standard.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4. Headforms
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.1 Headforms to be used in this specification are as
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
specified in Section 6 of Test Methods F 1446. The appropriate
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
size headform shall be selected (see 3.1.7 of Test Methods
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
F 1446) for the helmet to be tested.
2. Referenced Document
5. Anvils and Impact Velocities
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5.1 Anvils to be used for impact tests in this specification
F 1446 Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used
are the flat anvil described in 16.4.1 and Fig. 7 of Test Methods
F 1446, and the equestrian hazard anvil described in Fig. 1 of
this specification. The circular portion of the equestrian hazard
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F-8 on Sports
anvil shall have a radius of 66.7 6 0.5 mm, with facial surfaces
Equipment, Surfaces, and Facilities and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
F08.53 on Headgear.
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 2000. Published April 2000. Originally
published as F 1163 – 88. Last previous edition F 1163 – 99. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 15.07.
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F 1163
FIG. 1 Equestrian Hazard Anvil (“V” Anvil)
inclined at an angle of 45 6 2°. The edge rail at the intersection with no part of the top ridge of the equestrian hazard anvil
of the facial surfaces shall have a radius of 0.4 mm maximum. extending below the test line described in Fig. 2
5.2 The helmet shall be dropped onto the flat anvil from a 6.4 Measure peripheral vision as described in 14.2 and Fig.
theoretical drop height of 1.8 m to achieve an impact velocity 4 of Test Methods F 1446.
of 6.0 m/s 63%.
7. Conditioning and Number of Samples
5.3 The helmet shall be dropped onto the equestrian hazard
7.1 Requirements for the number of each model and size to
anvil from a theoretical drop height of 1.3 m to achieve an
be tested are described in 10.2 of Test Methods F 1446.
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