Designation:F1045−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPerformanceSpecificationforIceHockeyHelmets1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1045;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONIcehockeyisacontactsportwithintrinsichazards.Theuseofprotectiveequipmentwillnoteliminateallinjuriesbutshouldsubstantiallyreducetheseverityandfrequencyofinjury.Participationinthesportoficehockeybyaplayerimpliesacceptanceofsomeriskofinjury.Thegoalistominimizethisrisk.Thisperformancespecificationforheadprotectiveequipmenthasbeenpreparedafterconsiderationofheadprotectionrelativetothefollowingprinciplerisks:high-mass,low-velocityimpact(variousplayingsituations),andfit.Thisperformancespecificationmaybemodifiedasotherrisksareidentified.Performancerequirementsweredeterminedafterconsiderationofstate-of-the-artofhelmetdesignandmanufactureandthedemandsofthesport.1.Scope1.1Thisperformancespecification2coversperformancerequirementsforicehockeyhelmets.1.2Theintentofthisperformancespecificationistoreducetheriskofinjurytotheheadwithoutcompromisingtheformandappealofthegame.1.3Thisperformancespecificationcovers:(1)performancetestsforshockabsorptionpropertiesofthecompletehelmetandstrengthandelongationofthechinstrapanditsattach-ment;and(2)requirementsforareaofcoverageandpenetra-tion.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section12,ofthisperformancespecifi-cation:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3F513Spe...
