DIN EN 1384:2015-02

This European Standard specifies requirement for protective helmets that can have a peak, for people involved in equestrian activities. It gives safety requirements that include methods of test and levels of performance for shock absorption, for resistance to penetration, lateral deformation and for the strength and effectiveness of the retention system and the deflection of a peak if fitted. Requirements and the corresponding methods of test are given for the following: - construction, including field of vision; - shock absorbing properties; - resistance to penetration; - lateral deformation; - retention system properties - deflection of peak (if fitted); - marking and information. Helmets that are presented for testing that fall outside the size ranges for the available headforms are excluded from approval to this standard. NOTE Performance requirements for tangential impact (rotational) are not included at this time as the test method is under development in CEN TC158/WG11 'Headforms and test methods'. Once the work is concluded in WG11, this standard will be revised to take this into account.