EN 960:2006

Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets

This European Standard specifies the dimensional and constructional details of headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets.

Prüfköpfe zur Prüfung von Schutzhelmen

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Einzelheiten zu den Größen und der Konstruktion von Prüfköpfen zur
Prüfung von Schutzhelmen fest.

Fausses têtes à utiliser lors des essais de casques de protection

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les dimensions et les détails de construction des fausses têtes à
utiliser lors des essais de casques de protection.

Modeli glav za preskušanje zaščitnih čelad

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Jun-2006
• ICS: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 158 - Head protection
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 158/WG 11 - Headforms and test methods
• Current Stage: 9093 - Decision to confirm - Review Enquiry
• Completion Date: 25-May-2021
• Directive: 2016/425 - Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/90/2 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
• Ref Project: SIST EN 960:2006 - Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets

Relations

• Replaces: EN 960:1994 - Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaces: EN 960:1994/A1:1998 - Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 960:2006
01-december-2006
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SIST EN 960:1996
SIST EN 960:1996/A1:1999
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Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets
Prüfköpfe zur Prüfung von Schutzhelmen
Fausses tetes a utiliser lors des essais de casques de protection
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 960:2006
ICS:
13.340.20 Varovalna oprema za glavo Head protective equipment
SIST EN 960:2006 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 960
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
June 2006
ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes EN 960:1994
English Version
Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets
Fausses têtes à utiliser lors des essais de casques de Prüfköpfe zur Prüfung von Schutzhelmen
protection
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 May 2006.
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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists 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 Central Secretariat has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2006 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 960:2006: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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EN 960:2006 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword. 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Terms and definitions . 6
3 Requirements. 7
3.1 Materials and general characteristics. 7
3.2 Dimensions . 8
3.3 Marking . 8
Annex A (normative) Spherical coordinates . 11
Annex B (informative) Equations defining the radii of the spherical coordinate system for sizes 495 to
645 . 33
Annex C (informative) Tabular history of headform H, 565 mm and dimension y. 36
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of
EU Directive 89/686/EEC . 37
Bibliography. 38
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EN 960:2006 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 960:2006) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 158 "Head protection", the
secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text
or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2006, and confli
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