Cycling helmet introduction:

Cycling helmet – the most solid protective barrier for life in cycling. Falls during cycling can cause great damage to the head, and even if the cyclist is riding at a low speed along a smooth-slope bike path, safety issues cannot be ignored.

The reason for wearing a cycling helmet is simple and important – to protect your head and reduce injuries. Relevant data show that in more than 500 bicycle fatalities every year, 75% of the deaths are caused by fatal head injuries. Medical research has found that wearing a helmet on a bicycle can prevent 85% of head injuries, and greatly reduce the degree of injury and accident mortality. Half-helmet riding helmets are divided into road-specific (without brim), road and mountain dual-use (with detachable brim), etc.

Cycling helmet safety introduction: Cycling helmet CE certification EN1078 test standard consulting engineer / V

Helmets for cyclists and skateboarders in the EU must undergo rigorous testing and EC type inspection. Due to the nature of sports such as cycling, roller skating and skateboarding, many accidents involve speed collisions. Therefore, those participating in these activities are advised to wear protective clothing and helmets. to prevent serious injury. The current standard for such head restraints is EN 1078:2012.

EN 1078 contains a number of general requirements, such as materials must be safe and non-hazardous – that is, not harmful to the wearer or anyone else who comes in contact with the product. An important aspect of helmets is that they must not alter material properties if they come into contact with substances typically found in cosmetics, as some of these can reduce the strength of the plastics typically used in helmet manufacturing. Helmets should be lightweight, ventilated, easy to put on and take off, work with glasses, and not damage hearing. They should provide a clear view. Other requirements of general nature include maintaining a minimum width of 15mm for the system straps. Also, the retention system should have no green part, as this conflicts with the national security regulations of some EU member states.

Cycling helmet CE certification EN1078 main performance requirements:

EN 1078 requires a series of pre-treatments of helmets before testing. These pretreatments include exposure to high temperatures (50ºC), sub-zero temperatures (-20ºC), and artificial aging to sunlight using high-intensity xenon lamps to rapidly simulate weeks of sunlight. The number of samples required for testing depends on the helmet size range claimed or marked. Four helmets must be submitted for each specified head size. In each set of four helmets, three helmets are tested, and one helmet is retained if repeated testing is required.

For example, for a helmet claimed to fit a 59-61cm head, only four helmets would need to be tested, while a helmet claimed to fit a 59-63cm head would require eight helmets. This is because, in the second case, two head styles are required to cover this size range, the impact test must be performed on a floor rig using an instrument head style equipped with a triaxial accelerometer, using a flat anvil and a curb anvil, The drop height of the head shape with a flat anvil is nominally 1,500mm, which theoretically needs to reach an impact velocity of 5.42m/s, for the curb anvil, the drop height of the head shape is nominally 1,064mm, which is 4.57m/s s impact velocity is required. In each impact, the deceleration of the head shape must not exceed 250g (where g = 9.81m/s2).

EN 1078 contains requirements for the safety of bicycle helmets: CE certification of cycling helmets EN1078 test standard consulting engineer / V

1. All effects must be carried out within the specified protection range, and the effects are carried out in the established order, for example, a helmet subjected to high temperature conditioning first hits the curb stone anvil, and then hits the flat anvil. The centre of any impact must not be more than 150mm apart.

2. In each series of tests, the testing agency must ensure that all perceptually weak areas of the helmet are impact tested (provided they are located within the test area). Typical weak areas may include anchorage points for securing systems or ventilation slots. Especially when testing with curb anvils, the test chamber should orient the headform/helmet with no restrictions on the orientation of any ventilation slots compared to the long axis of the anvil.

However, with helmets with very long and wide slots, it is prudent to check that the curb anvil cannot come into contact with the head-shaped surface through the slot to avoid damaging the equipment during testing.

3. The retention system has two test procedures, each with its own requirements. The retention system strength test is designed to ensure that the retention system does not stretch or slide significantly under dynamic load conditions and can be released after any accident. The retention system effectiveness test is designed to ensure that the helmet remains on the head when subjected to sudden rotational forces.

Marking and Description

EN 1078 should be revised to clarify important safety issues regarding warnings and instructions. The amendment concerns markings, which must be placed on helmets before they can be placed on the EU market. In the past, there have been some fatal accidents involving children playing with climbing equipment or trees while wearing helmets compliant with EN 1078. In this case, the child may be caught or trapped by the helmet, resulting in suffocation.

The proposed amendment provides stronger warnings about these dangers in its draft form and requires that these warnings, along with other information, also be reproduced in users' information brochures. SATRA's policy is now to insist that manufacturers comply with the requirements in the revised draft in their markings and descriptions before CE marking helmets.

In Europe, all these helmets are considered an intermediate category of personal protective equipment. This means that they must undergo an EC type examination, including a satisfactory assessment of the "technical file", which includes drawings, details of design specifications and materials, as well as instructions for use and associated markings, before an EC type approval certificate can be issued to the manufacturer. The manufacturer can then make an EC declaration of conformity (declaring that all subsequent production will be the same as the approved model), apply the CE marking and place the product on the market.

EN 1078, entitled Helmets for pedal cyclists and users of skateboards and rollerblades, is a European standard published in 1997. It is the basis of the same British Standard BS EN 1078:1997, and compliance with this standard is one way of complying with the European Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE; 89/686/EEC).

EN 1078 specifies requirements and test methods for bicycle helmets, skateboard and roller skate helmets. It covers helmet construction including field of view, shock absorption performance, retention system properties including chin straps and fastenings, as well as markings and information.

The main features of this standard are:

Test Anvils: Flats and Curbs

Fall Device: Guided Free Fall

Impact Velocity, Energy or Drop Height Flat Anvil: 5.42-5.52 m/s

Impact energy standard: <250g

Roll-off test: yes

Preserve system strength: apply force dynamically. The helmet supports the helmet.

The derivative standard EN 1080 covers infant helmets. It solves the safety problem of children wearing helmets.

So how do we apply for CE certification for cycling helmets:

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1. Submit the CE certification application form to the testing agency supervision.

2. Provide CE certification related information about the product.

3. The enterprise sends samples to the testing agency for testing.

4. Write a test report after passing the test.

5. After the test report is written, submit it to the engineer for review.

6. After the report is confirmed to be correct, the CE certificate and test report will be issued to the customer.