SRPS EN 13158:2011

Protective clothing - Protective jackets, body and shoulder protectors for equestrian use: For horse riders and those working with horses, and for horse drivers - Requirements and test methods

Scope

This Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for the coverage, sizing, adaptability and adjustability, restraint, ergonomics, construction, innocuousness, and performance under impact to be provided by protective jackets, body and shoulder protectors to be worn by children, youths and adults of either sex while riding horses, working with horses, driving horses or being a passenger in a horse driven vehicle. Such protectors are intended to provide some protection against impacts due to falls from horses and vehicles, and impacts while on the ground due to a fall, or while working with a horse. Impacts may be against the ground or objects such as trees or vehicles, or impacts may be due to kicks, being trodden on or being crushed by a horse. The protectors covered by this Standard are not intended to provide complete protection against injuries in accidents involving severe torsion, flexion, extension or crushing of the body. Requirements for marking and the provision of information are given.

Related directives

NOTE: If the word "harmonized" (marked in green) is not found in the field with the name of the directive, it means that the European standard is not cited in the OJEU.

National regulations and standards