ASTM F1937-04

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An American National Standard
Designation: F1937 – 04
Standard Specification for
Body Protectors Used in Horse Sports and Horseback
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Riding
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1937; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
Horse sports and horseback riding are sports with intrinsic hazards. It is recognized that it is not
possible to write a body protector performance standard that will result in products that can protect
againstinjuryordeathinallaccidents.Itisalsorecognizedthatseriousinjuryordeathcanresultfrom
both low-energy and high-energy impacts, even when body protectors are worn. It is further
recognized that protective body protectors must be acceptable to the user and to the regulating
associations or agencies requiring their use. Acknowledging these limitations, this specification was
developed using resources in medical, scientific, engineering, human factors, and biomedical fields.
This specification incorporates many aspects of other recognized body protector performance
standards.This specification draws from work done by others where appropriate for this specification.
These standards may be referenced. It should be noted that this specification specifies a laboratory test
of a completed body protector’s ability to reduce impacts.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers minimum performance criteria 2.1 ASTM Standards:
and describes test methods for body protectors for use in horse F1045 Performance Specification for Ice Hockey Helmets
sports and horseback riding. F1446 Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used in
1.2 It is not the intention of this specification to bar from Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Protective
considerationmaterialsofimprovedqualityorperformancenot Headgear
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known at the time of development of this specification. 2.2 BETA Standard:
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded BETA 1.24.4.95 Standard for Horse Riders’ Body and
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for Shoulder Protectors
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information only. 2.3 National Institute of Justice Standard:
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the NIJS 0101.03 Ballistic Resistance of Police Body Armor
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the 2.4 SAE Standard:
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- SAE J211 Recommended Practice for Instrumentation for
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- Impact Tests—Requirements for Channel Class 1000
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F08 on Sports Available from the British Equestrian Trade Association Ltd., Worthersome
Equipment and Facilities andisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommittee F08.55 on Grange, Bramham, Nr. Wetherby, Yorkshire, LS23 6LY.
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Padding (Body). Available from National Institute of Justice (NIJ), 810 7th St., NW, Washing-
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2004. Published November 2004. Originally ton, DC 20531.
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approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as F1937 – 98. DOI: Available from Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth
10.1520/F1937-04. Dr., Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.
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F1937 – 04
3. Terminology 4. General Requirements
4.1 Materials:
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: In
4.1.1 As defined in the ice hockey helmet Performance
addition to terms defined inTest MethodsF1446, the following
Specification F1045, all materials used in the fabrication of the
terms are specific to this specification:
body protector shall be known to be suitable for the intended
3.1.1 backing material—block of non-hardening, oil-based
application.All shock attenuation system materials used in the
modeling clay in contact with the back of the body protective
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body protector shall not permanently distort during an expo-
test specimen during impact deformation testing.
sure of at least4htoany temperature in the range from 5 6
3.1.2 body protector—sleeveless garment covering defined
4to104 6 4 °F (–15 62to40 6 2 °C), nor shall the material
areasofthetorsoandlowerbackandconsi
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