Skip to content
Please enter a keyword to search

  • BS EN 966 : 2012

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    HELMETS FOR AIRBORNE SPORTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2012

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

    Add To Cart

    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Materials
    5 Construction
    6 Performance requirements
    7 Tests
    8 Marking
    9 Information for users
    Annex A (normative) - Positioning of the helmet
            on the headform
    Annex B (normative) - Test area
    Annex C (normative) - Field of vision
    Annex D (informative) - Alternative procedure
            for artificial ageing
    Annex E (informative) - Significant technical
            changes between this European Standard
            and EN 966:1996
    Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between
             this European Standard and the Essential
             Requirements of EU Directive 89/686/EEC
             Personal Protective Equipment
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes requirements and test methods for protective helmets used in paragliding, hang gliding and flying with ultra-light aeroplanes.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committee PH/6/6
    Development Note Supersedes 93/301952 DC and 98/542414 DC. (05/2005) Supersedes 03/114932 DC. (09/2007) 2012 Edition Re-Issued in January 2013 & incorporates AMD 1 2012. (02/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources Part 1: General guidance
    EN ISO 4892-1:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 1: General guidance (ISO 4892-1:2016)
    89/686/EEC : 1989 AMD 5 2012 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
    EN ISO 4892-3:2016 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps (ISO 4892-3:2016)
    ISO 4892-3:2016 Plastics Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources Part 3: Fluorescent UV lamps
    ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps
    EN 960:2006 Headforms for use in the testing of protective helmets
    EN ISO 4892-2:2013 Plastics - Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources - Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps (ISO 4892-2:2013)
    ISO 6487:2015 Road vehicles — Measurement techniques in impact tests — Instrumentation
    View more information

    • Access your standards online with a subscription

      Features

      • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations
      • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications
      • Multi - user online standards collection: secure, flexibile and cost effective