Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods

This document specifies requirements and test methods for protective helmets for use in mountaineering.
This document is also applicable to protective helmets used in activities with similar hazards as in mountaineering including, but not limited to, climbing, caving, canyoning, rope courses, and via ferrata climbing.
This document does not apply to protective helmets used by ski mountaineers.

Bergsteigerausrüstung - Bergsteigerhelme - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Schutzhelme fest, die für das Bergsteigen verwendet werden.
Dieses Dokument ist ebenfalls auf Schutzhelme anwendbar, die bei Aktivitäten mit ähnlichen Gefährdungen wie beim Bergsteigen angewandt werden, darunter Klettern, Höhlenwandern, Canyoning, Seilgärten und Klettersteige.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht auf Schutzhelme für das Skibergsteigen anwendbar.

Équipements d’alpinisme et d’escalade - Casques d’alpinistes - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai

Le présent document spécifie les exigences et les méthodes d’essai relatives aux casques de protection utilisés en alpinisme.
Il s’applique également aux casques de protection utilisés lors d’activités présentant des dangers similaires à l’alpinisme, y compris, sans toutefois s’y limiter, l’escalade, la spéléologie, le canyoning, les parcours acrobatiques en hauteur et la via ferrata.
Le présent document ne s’applique pas aux casques de protection utilisés en ski-alpinisme.

Alpinistična oprema - Alpinistične čelade - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode

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30-Jul-2024
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4020 - Public enquire (PE) (Adopted Project)
Start Date
04-Jun-2024
Due Date
22-Oct-2024

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 12492:2024
01-julij-2024
Alpinistična oprema - Alpinistične čelade - Varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode
Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test
methods
Bergsteigerausrüstung - Bergsteigerhelme - Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
Prüfverfahren
Équipements d’alpinisme et d’escalade - Casques d’alpinistes - Exigences de sécurité et
méthodes d’essai
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 12492
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
oSIST prEN 12492:2024 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 12492
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

May 2024
ICS 13.340.20 Will supersede EN 12492:2012
English Version

Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers -
Safety requirements and test methods
Equipements d'alpinisme et d'escalade - Casques Bergsteigerausrüstung - Bergsteigerhelme -
d'alpinistes - Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai 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.

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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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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 12492:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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prEN 12492:2024 (E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Requirements . 8
4.1 Construction requirements . 8
4.1.1 Materials . 8
4.1.2 Design . 9
4.1.3 Retention system . 9
4.1.4 Ventila
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