SIST EN 1385:2012

Helmets for canoeing and white water sports

This European Standard specifies requirements for helmets for canoeing and white water sports for use in waters of classes 1 to 4 as classified by Clause 4. The levels of protection recognise that most fatalities in canoeing and white water sports result from drowning after concussion and not from brain damage.
This European Standard is not intended to apply to helmets for use in extreme white water situations such as those where the jumping of high waterfalls is undertaken, because the need for impact absorption for such a helmet, and the area of the head to be protected, are greater than those for most canoeing and white water sports. The standard applies to helmets with and without holes in the shell.
NOTE   This European Standard does not provide performance requirements for visors, chin-guards or face-guards.

Helme für den Kanu- und Wildwassersport

Diese Europäische Norm legt Anforderungen an Helme für den Kanu- und Wildwassersport in Flüssen der Klassen 1 bis 4 nach der Klassifizierung in Abschnitt 4 fest. Der Grad des Schutzes läßt erkennen, dass die meisten Unfälle mit tödlichem Ausgang beim Kanu- und Wildwassersport durch Ertrinken nach dem Aufprall erfolgen und nicht durch Gehirnschäden.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für Helme zum Gebrauch in solch extremen Situationen auf Wildwasserflüssen, in denen auch hohe Wasserfälle überwunden werden. Die erforderliche Stoßdämpfung und der zu schützende Kopfbereich sind bei solchen Helmen größer als bei jenen für die meisten Kanu  und Wildwassersportarten. Diese Norm gilt für Helme mit und ohne Öffnungen in der Helmschale.
ANMERKUNG   Diese Europäische Norm enthält keine Anforderungen an die Funktionstauglichkeit von Visieren, Kinn- und Gesichtsschutz.

Casques utilisés dans la pratique du canoë-kayak et des sports en eau vive

La présente Norme européenne énonce les exigences pour les casques utilisés pour la pratique du canoë-kayak et des sports en eau vive, sur des cours d'eau de classes 1 à 4 selon la classification de l'Article 4. Les différents degrés de protection tiennent compte du fait que la majorité des décès en canoë-kayak et sports d'eau vive est causée par la noyade après commotion et non par des blessures à la tête.
La présente Norme européenne n'est pas destinée aux casques utilisés dans des conditions extrêmes telles que le franchissement de chutes d'eau importantes qui réclament des capacités d'absorption des chocs et de protection de certaines zones de la tête bien supérieures à celles nécessaires au canoë-kayak et sports en eau vive. Elle s'applique aux casques à calotte pleine comme aux casques à calotte munie de trous d'aération.
NOTE   La présente Norme européenne ne fournit aucune exigence de performance relative aux visières, mentonnières ou protections du visage.

Čelade za kanuiste in športe na divjih vodah

Ta evropski standard določa zahteve za čelade za kanuiste in športe na divjih vodah za uporabo v vodah razredov od 1 do 4, kot je določeno v točki 4. Ravni zaščite kažejo, da največ smrtnih primerov med kanuisti in pri športih na divjih vodah nastane zaradi utopitve po trčenju in ne zaradi poškodbe možganov. Ta evropski standard ni namenjen za čelade za uporabo v ekstremnih situacijah na divjih vodah, kot je na primer skakanje z visokih slapov, ker sta potreba po absorpciji udarcev in področje glave, ki ga je treba zaščititi, pri takšni čeladi večja kot pri čeladah za večino kanuistov in športov na divjih vodah. Standard se uporablja za čelade z luknjami in brez lukenj na lupini.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 09-Oct-2011
• Publication Date: 03-Jun-2012
• ICS: 13.340.20 - Head protective equipment
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: OVP - Personal protecting equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 11-May-2012
• Due Date: 16-Jul-2012
• Completion Date: 04-Jun-2012
• 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
• Mandate: M/031 - Standardization mandate to CEN/CENELEC concerning standards for Personal Protective Equipment
• Ref Project: EN 1385:2012 - Helmets for canoeing and white water sports

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 1385:1998 - Helmets for canoeing and white water sports
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012
• Replaces: SIST EN 1385:1998/A1:2005 - Helmets for canoeing and whitewater sports
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2012

Overview

EN 1385:2012 - Helmets for canoeing and white water sports (CEN) specifies safety, construction and testing requirements for helmets intended for canoeing and non-powered white water sports in river classes 1 to 4. The standard recognises that most fatalities in these activities follow drowning after concussion rather than primary brain injury, and is not intended for extreme white water scenarios (class 5–6) such as high waterfall jumps. It applies to helmets with or without shell holes and supports conformity with European personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and classification: Covers helmets for waters classes 1–4 per the International Canoe Federation classification included in the Standard.
• Impact protection: Helmets must resist at least 15 J impact energy and keep headform deceleration below 250 gn (gn = 9.81 m/s²) under the specified test procedures.
• Construction requirements:
  • Shell coverage must protect prescribed headform areas (per EN 960 headforms), with allowance for ear cut-outs for hearing.
  • Holes allowed for ventilation/draining; visors, chin-guards and face-guards are outside the Standard’s performance requirements.
  • Edges rounded to a minimum radius (to avoid sharp edges); rivet heads limited in projection.
• Retention system: Chin strap minimum width 15 mm, adjustable to maintain tension; no chin-cup required. Strength and retention effectiveness are included in testing.
• Durability and materials: Materials must resist degradation from sun, temperature changes, fresh/salt water, sweat and normal ageing. Metal fittings should be corrosion-resistant.
• Testing and conditioning:
  • Uses EN 960 headforms and ISO 6487 instrumentation references.
  • Includes conditioning procedures (high/low temperature, water immersion, artificial ageing) and tests for impact, retention strength/effectiveness and buoyancy.

Applications and who uses it

• Helmet manufacturers - to design, validate and CE-mark canoeing/white water helmets.
• Test laboratories - to perform standardized impact, retention and buoyancy testing.
• Retailers & procurement teams - to verify claimed conformity and select suitable helmets for recreational and competitive use.
• Sport federations & safety officers - to specify minimum helmet performance for events and training.
• Regulators and conformity assessors - for demonstrating compliance with EU PPE directives (see Annex ZA).

Related standards

• EN 960:2006 - Headforms for helmet testing
• ISO 6487 - Measurement techniques in impact tests (instrumentation)

EN 1385:2012 is essential when specifying or assessing white water sports helmets, ensuring consistent protection, testability and material durability for paddlers in typical river conditions.

Standards Content (Sample)

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Helme für den Kanu- und WildwassersportCasques utilisés dans la pratique du canoë-kayak et des sports en eau viveHelmets for canoeing and white water sports97.220.40Oprema za športe na prostem in vodne športeOutdoor and water sports equipment13.340.20Varovalna oprema za glavoHead protective equipmentICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 1385:2012SIST EN 1385:2012en,fr,de01-julij-2012SIST EN 1385:2012SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 1385:1998/A1:2005SIST EN 1385:19981DGRPHãþD

EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 1385
February 2012 ICS 13.340.20 Supersedes EN 1385:1997English Version
Helmets for canoeing and white water sports
Casques utilisés dans la pratique du canoë-kayak et des sports en eau vive
Helme für den Kanu- und Wildwassersport This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 December 2011.
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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre 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 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, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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Alternative procedure for artificial ageing . 19Annex B (informative)
Significant technical changes between this European Standard and EN 1385:1997 . 20Annex ZA (informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC Personal Protective Equipment . 21Bibliography . 22 SIST EN 1385:2012

3.13 basic plane of a headform plane relative to the headform that corresponds to the basic plane of the human head 3.14 reference plane construction plane parallel to the basic plane of the headform at a distance from it which is a function of the size of the headform 4 White water classification of rivers NOTE 1 This classification is produced by the International Canoe Federation. Class 1 Not difficult. Regular current, small waves and riffles, occasional small rapids; pebble banks, no or few obstructions. Class 2 Moderately difficult. Clear and wide passages; irregular current, rapids bigger waves, easy eddies, stopper and whirlpools; simple obstructions in the passage, small ledges. Class 3 Difficult. Course not always easily to recognize. High and irregular waves, long rapids, stopper, boils and whirlpools; occasional boulders, drops and various obstructions in the passage. Class 4 Very difficult. Course difficult to recognize, inspection from shore is advised; big hydraulics, keepers and boils; staggered boulders in main stream, ledges with keepers. Class 5 Exceedingly difficult. Inspection from shore is mandatory; extreme hydraulics, keepers and boils; narrow in the only line of passage, high drops in cascades with difficult entrances and/or exits. Class 6 The absolute limit of difficulty. Usually considered unrunnable. All previous mentioned difficulties increased to the limit of practicability. Attempts at certain water levels imply a high risk to life. NOTE 2 Helmets for use in water classes 5 and 6 are outside the scope of this European Standard. It is expected that these helmets will have performance requirements in excess of this European Standard. SIST EN 1385:2012

EN 960:2006, Table 1. The point C for each headform (Figure 1 a) and Figure 1 b)) is the midpoint of A–Z and the point D is vertically beneath it on the reference plane. NOTE Table 1 gives the EN 960:1994 equivalent letter codes to the EN 960:2006 size designations for headforms with similar nominal dimensions. These are as given in EN 960:2006, Annex C. The EN 960:2006 size designation approximates to the circumference of the headform at the reference plane, in mm. Table 1 — Sizes of headforms Size designation (circumference of headform at reference plane, mm) Code letter(EN 960:1994) 495 535 575 605 625 A E J M O
5.3 Holes The shell may be pierced by holes that allow ventilation or the draining of water. 5.4 Projections Rivet heads shall be rounded and shall not project more th
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