AS/NZS 1698:2006 Protective helmets for vehicle users

Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand

Version: First Edition 2006. (Current)

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Publication date

19-12-2014

Pages

Current status

Current

Supersedes

Supersedes: AS 1698-1988 Protective helmets for vehicle users

Draft Designation: DR 05558

Superseded by

Amended by: AS/NZS 1698:2006 AMDT 1 Protective helmets for vehicle users

Amended by: AS/NZS 1698:2006 AMDT 2 Protective helmets for vehicle users

Amended by: AS/NZS 1698:2006 AMDT 3 Protective helmets for vehicle users

Amended by: AS/NZS 1698:2006 Amd 4:2014 Protective helmets for vehicle users

Document Number

1698

Description

This Standard specifies requirements for protective headgear for vehicle users, designed to mitigate the adverse effect of a blow to the head. The Standard is written with particular reference to motor cyclists, but is also applicable to users of other types of motor vehicles. Marking requirements and instructions for use and care are also included. Originated in Australia as AS E33-1959. Originated in New Zealand as NZS 5430:1992. Final Australian edition AS 1698-1988. AS 1698-1988 and NZS 5430:1992 jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 1698:2006. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (September 2007). Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (May 2009). Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 3 (December 2011). Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 4 (December 2014).

Committee

Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users.

CS-076

Association of Accredited Certification Bodies; Australian Competition and Consumer Commission; AUSTROADS; CAMS (Confederation of Aust. Motor Sports); Centre for Automotive Safety Research; Consumer's Federation of Australian; Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries; Helmet Supplier Interests; IEA National Panel-Biomechanics of Injury; Land Transport Safety Authority New Zealand; Motorcycle Council of NSW; Motorcycle Riders Association; Motorcycling Australia; Motor Traders Association of Australia; New Zealand Employers and Manufactures Association; New Zealand Helmet Testing Interests; Office of Fair Trading NSW Consumer Protection Agency; Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW; Royal Australian College of Surgeons; University of New South Wales.

ISBN

0 7337 7269 2

Attribution

Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand 2006.

Licence

NSW

VIC

QLD

ACT

TAS

Sector

Residential

Commercial

Civil

Industrial

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