国外标准分享ASTM F1937-98.docxVIP

1

Designation:F1937–98

AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS

100BarrHarborDr.,WestConshohocken,PA19428ReprintedfromtheAnnualBookofASTMStandards.CopyrightASTM

StandardSpecificationfor

BodyProtectorsUsedinHorseSportsandHorsebackRiding1

ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1937;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.

INTRODUCTION

Horsesportsandhorsebackridingaresportswithintrinsichazards.Itisrecognizedthatitisnotpossibletowriteabodyprotectorperformancestandardthatwillresultinproductsthatcanprotectagainstinjuryordeathinallaccidents.Itisalsorecognizedthatseriousinjuryordeathcanresultfrombothlow-energyandhigh-energyimpacts,evenwhenbodyprotectorsareworn.Itisfurtherrecognizedthatprotectivebodyprotectorsmustbeacceptabletotheuserandtotheregulatingassociationsoragenciesrequiringtheiruse.Acknowledgingtheselimitations,thisspecificationwasdevelopedusingresourcesinmedical,scientific,engineering,humanfactors,andbiomedicalfields.Thisspecificationincorporatesmanyaspectsofotherrecognizedbodyprotectorperformancestandards.Thisspecificationdrawsfromworkdonebyotherswhereappropriateforthisspecification.

Thesestandardsmaybereferenced.Itshouldbenotedthatthisspecificationspecifiesalaboratorytestofacompletedbodyprotector’sabilitytoreduceimpacts.

Scope

Thisspecificationcoversminimumperformancecriteriaanddescribestestmethodsforbodyprotectorsforuseinhorsesportsandhorsebackriding.

Itisnottheintentionofthisspecificationtobarfromconsiderationmaterialsofimprovedqualityorperformancenotknownatthet