cs.yap @ 221007
NZS 8600:2002 – an overview with key insights only
Clauses
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Description
Design and
construction
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Performance
Performance requirements
 Restraining strap designed to be worn under the jaw.
 Shall not include a chin cup.
 Restraining strap width = 16 mm (min)
 External projection < 5 mm
 Internal projection < 2 mm (except for chinstrap attachment < 5 mm)
 Should include ventilation holes/vents on the shell
 Horizontal peripheral vision clearance
o > 120  from mid‐sagittal plane when measured at the basic plane
(refer to AS/NZS 2512.6)
 Helmet stability
o Test as per AS/NZS 2512.7.1, F = (50 ± 0.5) N, 15 s < t < 30 s
o Acceptance criteria = helmet shall neither completely expose, nor
completely obscure the test band
 Strength of retention system
o Test as per AS/NZS 2512.5.1, preload = (225 ± 5) N for 30 s, additional
load of (500 ± 5) N for 120 s.
o Acceptance criteria = not separation, elongation between preload and
final load < 25 mm
 Impact energy attenuation
o Test as per AS/NZS 2512.3.1, impact on 4x sites, 76 mm apart, 2x by
hemispherical anvil (h = 1,385 mm) & 2x by flat anvil (h = 1,830 mm)
o Acceptance criteria < 300 g peak
 Resistance to penetration
o Test as per AS/NZS 2512.4, h = 1,000 mm, 2x penetration sites, 76 mm
apart, anywhere above the test line but not on a fastener or other rigid
projection.
o Acceptance criteria = no contact between striker and the surface of
the head form
 Mass
o Actual mass shall not differ from the nominal mass specified by the
manufacturer by > 10 %.
 Optional tests
o Where they are required or desired, optional test (i.e. thermal
performance or electrical insulation) shall comply with the appropriate
clauses of ASNZS 1801.
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