prEN 18100
(Main)Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for ski mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for ski mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
This document specifies requirements and test methods for protective helmets for use in ski mountaineering.
This document is also applicable to protective helmets used in activities with similar hazards, but does not apply to protective helmets used specifically by alpine skiers and snowboarders.
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Helme für Skitourengeher - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Schutzhelme für Skitourengeher fest.
Dieses Dokument gilt auch für Schutzhelme, die bei Aktivitäten mit ähnlichen Gefährdungen verwendet werden, einschließlich, aber nicht beschränkt auf: Skitouren, Speedtouren, Skifitness, Splitboarding, Skimo, Telemark-Touren, gilt jedoch nicht für Schutzhelme für alpine Skifahrer und Snowboarder.
Équipement d’alpinisme et d’escalade - Casques de skieurs alpinistes - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai
Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai relatives aux casques de protection des skieurs alpinistes.
Il s’applique également aux casques de protection utilisés lors d’activités présentant des dangers similaires, y compris, sans toutefois s’y limiter, le ski de randonnée, la rando rapide (speed-touring), le ski de mise en forme (ski fitness), le surf des neiges séparable (split-boarding), le ski-alpinisme (skimo), la randonnée en télémark, mais ne s’applique pas aux casques de protection pour skieurs de ski alpin et de surf des neiges.
Gorniška oprema - Čelade za turno smučanje - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2024
Gorniška oprema - Čelade za turno smučanje - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode
Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for ski mountaineers - Safety requirements and test
methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Helme für Skitourengeher - Sicherheitstechnische
Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren
Équipement d’alpinisme et d’escalade - Casques de skieurs alpinistes - Exigences de
sécurité et méthodes d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 18100
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2024
ICS
English Version
Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for ski mountaineers
- Safety requirements and test methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Helme für Skitourengeher -
Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 158.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 18100:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 9
4.1 Construction requirements . 9
4.1.1 Materials . 9
4.1.2 Design . 9
4.1.3 Retention system . 9
4.1.4 Ventilation . 9
4.1.5 Field of vision . 9
4.1.6 Ergonomics . 9
4.1.7 Weight . 10
4.2 Performance requirements . 10
4.2.1 Shock absorption . 10
4.2.2 Penetration . 10
4.2.3 Retention system strength . 10
4.2.4 Retention system effectiveness (roll off) . 10
4.2.5 Non-integral additional protective device(s) . 10
5 Test methods . 10
5.1 General examination of material and construction . 10
5.2 Retention system design . 11
5.3 Ventilation test . 11
5.4 Ergonomics . 11
5.4.1 General. 11
5.4.2 Procedure . 11
5.5 Sampling . 12
5.6 Helmet adjustment . 12
5.7 Conditioning . 12
5.7.1 General. 12
5.7.2 U.V. ageing . 13
5.7.3 Ambient conditioning . 13
5.7.4 ‛Thermal plus’ conditioning . 13
5.7.5 ‛Thermal minus’ conditioning . 13
5.8 Headforms . 13
5.9 Force transmission . 14
5.9.1 Impact points . 14
5.9.2 Principle . 15
5.9.3 Apparatus . 15
5.9.4 Procedure . 16
5.9.5 Report . 16
5.10 Determination of shock absorption capacity . 16
5.10.1 Apparatus . 16
5.10.2 Impact test area . 16
5.10.3 Procedure . 17
5.10.4 Report . 18
5.11 Resistance to penetration . 18
5.11.1 Impact area . 18
5.11.2 Principle . 18
5.11.3 Apparatus . 18
5.11.4 Procedure . 20
5.11.5 Report . 20
5.12 Determination of retention system strength . 20
5.12.1 Apparatus . 20
5.12.2 Procedure . 20
5.12.3 Report . 20
5.13 Retention system effectiveness . 20
5.13.1 Principle . 20
5.13.2 Apparatus . 21
5.13.3 Procedure . 21
5.13.4 Report . 23
6 Marking . 23
7 Manufacturer’s instructions and information . 23
Annex A (informative) Recommendations on the materials and construction for thermal
comfort of helmets for ski mountaineers . 24
Annex B (informative) Mountaineering equipment standards . 25
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
Requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment aimed to be covered . 27
Bibliography . 29
European foreword
This document (prEN 18100:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 158 “Head
protection”, the secretariat of which is held by SIS.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardisation request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For relationship with Regulation (EU) 2016/425, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of
this document.
Introduction
Helmets for ski mountaineers are intended to provide protection to the wearer:
— during the ascent, simi
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