ASTM F1849-07(2012)

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Designation:F1849 −07 (Reapproved 2012) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Helmets Used in Short Track Speed Ice Skating (Not to
Include Hockey)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1849; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Labels and Warnings
3.1 Labels and warnings shall meet the requirements ofTest
1.1 This specification covers performance requirements for
Methods F1446.
helmets used by short track speed ice skaters (excluding
hockey). This specification recognizes the desirability of light-
3.2 Labels and warnings shall have the words “For short
weight construction and ventilation; however, it is a perfor-
trackspeediceskating(excludinghockey)”inscribedononeof
mance standard and is not intended to restrict design.
the interior permanent labels.
1.2 All testing and requirements of this specification shall
3.3 Headgear designed to comply with this and other
beinaccordancewithTestMethodsF1446,exceptwherenoted
standards may proclaim uses as certified by the manufacturer.
herein.
4. Marking the Test Line
1.3 Partial utilization of this specification is prohibited. Any
4.1 The test line is shown in Fig. 1 and shall be marked in
statement of compliance with this specification must be a
certification that the headgear meets all of the requirements of accordance with Test Methods F1446.
the specification in their entirety. A headgear that fails to meet
5. Conditioning and Number of Samples
any one of the requirements of this specification is considered
to have failed the specification, and shall not be sold with any
5.1 Conditioning shall be in accordance with Test Methods
indication that it meets parts of the specification.
F1446.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
5.2 The test requires a minimum of four samples of each
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
shell/liner combination.
standard.
6. Retention System Testing
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
6.1 Retention system tests shall be performed before impact
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
testing.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
6.2 The ambient helmet shall be subjected to the positional
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
stability (roll-off) test in accordance with Test Methods F1446
using a 4-kg drop mass from a height of 0.6 m.
2. Referenced Documents
6.3 The retention system shall remain intact, and the helmet
2.1 ASTM Standards:
must remain on the headform.
F1446 Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used in
6.4 The hot, cold, and wet helmets shall be subjected to the
Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Protective
dynamic strength retention test in accordance with Test Meth-
Headgear
ods F1446 using a 4-kg drop mass from a height of 0.6 m.
6.5 The retention system shall remain intact without elon-
gating more than 30 mm.
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports
Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilitiesand is the direct responsibility of
7. Impact Sites and Projections
Subcommittee F08.53 on Headgear and Helmets.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2012. Published December 2012. Originally
7.1 Impact sites are described in Test Methods F1446.
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F1849 – 07. DOI:
10.1520/F1849-07R12.
7.2 Projections—Any unfaired projection extending more
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
than 7 mm from the helmet’
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