ASTM F1849-00

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An American National Standard
Designation: F 1849 – 00
Standard Specification for
Helmets Used in Short Track Speed Ice Skating (Not to
Include Hockey)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 1849; 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.
1. Scope 3. Headforms
1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for 3.1 HeadformsusedshallbethosespecifiedinTestMethods
helmets used by short track speed ice skaters (excluding F 1446.
hockey). This specification recognizes the desirability of light-
4. Anvils and Impact Velocities
weight construction and ventilation; however, it is a perfor-
mance standard and is not intended to restrict design. 4.1 Anvils to be used are the flat anvil described in Test
Methods F 1446 and the skate blade anvil shown in Fig. 1.
1.2 All testing and requirements of this specification shall
be in accordance with Test Methods F 1446, except where 4.2 The helmet shall be dropped onto the flat anvil to
achieve an impact velocity of 6.2 m/s 6 3 % (corresponding to
noted herein.
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the a theoretical drop height of 2.0 m).
4.3 The helmet shall be dropped onto the skate blade anvil
standard.
1.4 Partial utilization of this standard is prohibited. Any to achieve an impact velocity of 3.8 m/s 6 3 % (corresponding
to a theoretical drop height of 0.75 m).
statement of compliance with this specification must be a
certification that the product meets all of the requirements of 4.4 The peak acceleration of each impact shall not exceed
300 g.
this specification in their entirety. A product that fails to meet
any one of the requirements of this specification is considered
5. Marking the Test Line
to have failed this standard, and should not be sold with any
5.1 The test line is shown in Fig. 2 and shall be marked in
indication that it meets parts of this standard.
accordance with Test Methods F 1446.
1.5 The following precautionary statement pertains only to
the test method portions, Sections 7 and 8, of this specification.
6. Conditioning and Number of Samples
This standard does not purport to address all of the safety
6.1 Conditioning shall be in accordance with Test Methods
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
F 1446.
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
7. Retention System Testing
limitations prior to use.
7.1 Subject the ambient helmet to the positional stability
2. Referenced Documents
(roll-off) test in accordance with Test Methods F 1446 using a
4-kg drop mass from a height of 0.6 m.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
7.2 Subject the hot, cold, and wet helmets to the dynamic
F 1446 Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used
strength retention test in accordance with Test Methods F 1446
inEvaluatingthePerformanceCharacteristicsofProtective
using a 4-kg drop mass from a height of 0.6 m. The retention
Headgear
system shall remain int
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