Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

08 September 1984 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Notice 1135 (Government Gazette No. 9247) Of 8 June 1984 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Compulsory Specification For Safety Helmets For Motor Cyclists 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

The rationale of the measure

This specification covers requirements for the general design, construction, performance, marking, and labelling,
and testing of safety helmets for use by motor cyclists on the roads. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

8 Headforms
8.1 General: Only that part of a headform above the basic plane is designed to represent the human head.
The variation of human head shapes is such that an artificial headform may not necessarily conform exactly to the shape of any random sample human head; the six headforms described are considered suitable to provide accurately fitting protective helmets for approximately 95 % of the population of all races.
8.2 Construction
The headforms are made from a hardwood that has a density in the range of 640 -720 kg/m 3 at a moisture content of 12% . Above the reference plane , the layers are planed to thickness to match the datum levels, the grain being displaced by 90° from layer to layer. After final shaping, the headforms are marked with the appropriate lines (see 8.3) and sealed with several coats of varnish. 

Reference of the measure

Regulations 8.1 and 8.2 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Headforms 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries