ASTM F1937-04(2023)e1

Annotation of standard text ASTM F1937-04(2023)e1 :

This specification covers the design and minimum performance criteria, and associated test methods (including apparatuses required for) for body protectors used in horse sports and horseback riding. The body protectors shall meet specified requirements for the material used, protector assembly, extent and form of protective material, attachments, and dimension, sizing, and body coverage. The testing procedures that the body protectors shall go through are shock attenuation test, penetration and deformation test, impact sites test, padding separation test, and closure test. Prior to testing, each body protector should be conditioned in accordance to ambient temperature, low temperature, high temperature, and water immersion.


Keywords:
body protector, horse sports, horseback riding,, ICS Number Code 13.340.10 (Protective clothing)