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Sports Helmet Testing
Services offered by the RIH Orthopaedic Foundation, Inc. in the area of sports helmets include testing to compliance with:
-US Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC
-American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM
-The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment NOCSAE
-European Union EN Standards
-We have previously held a CARAT agreement with TÜV Product Service
-A2LA laboratory accreditation for CPSC 16, CFR1203 (bicycle helmets), ASTM F1446, ASTM 1492 (skateboarding helmets), and ASTM F2040 (ski and snowboard helmets). See our Scope and Certificate.
We Can Test Helmets for the following sports:
  • Bicycle
  • Ice hockey
  • Equestrian
  • In-line skating
  • Skateboard
  • Ski
  • Snowboard
  • Martial Arts
  • Football
  • Lacrosse
  • Mountaineering
  • Baseball
  • Whitewater Canoeing
-Helmet mounted on headform-
Our Helmet Testing Equipment Includes:
  • Twin-wire and Falling Cage Drop Systems
  • Uniaxial and Triaxial Accelerometers
  • ASTM, ISO, EN, NOCSAE and CSA Headforms
  • Environmental Chambers
  • Air Cannon
  • High-Speed Camera
-Twin-wire system with headform-
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