b'total safety |certificationsFALLS CAN PROVE TO BE VERY COSTLY AND HAVE PERMANENT OR EVEN LETHAL CONSEQUENCES. THE STARTING POINT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUDY PROJECTS HELMETS IS THE ADOPTION OF ONLY HIGHLY-ADVANCED MATERIALS WHICH CAN ABSORB SHOCKS AND DISSIPATE THE MECHANICAL ENERGY WITHOUT IT BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE HEAD AND BODY. Our bicycle helmets, depending on the design and market of destination, comply with the provisions of Module B of the Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Personal Protective Equipment and with the national standard transposing the harmonized standard(s) EN 1078:2012+A1:2012 Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates for PPE of Class II, or with American safety standard CPSC12.03 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Safety Standard for Bicycle Helmets for Persons Age 5 and Older.Check carefully the markers and informations placed on the labels placed on the product and on its packaging to verify the security standards are fulfilled by the helmet. A copy of the declaration of conformity could be downloaded from the website www.rudyproject.com/warranties.All the Rudy Project helmets are tested in the production sites and by the independent certification authorities.The purpose of a bike helmet is to protect the riders head by absorbing the impact energy through the partial, and not always visible, destruction of the helmet itself, including the compression of the interior EPS foam liner.To be an effective protection for the head/brain, bike helmets have to meet a number of conditions that test how well they perform in an impact, including the strength of the retention system and their stability of the on the wearers head.To ensure a uniform standard of safety testing for bicycle helmets, many countries have adopted bike helmet certification standards with which manufacturers and importers must comply.All the Rudy Project bicycle helmets, depending on the market of destination, comply with one of the following Standards:CE/EN 1078Created in 1997, the EN 1078 Standard was approved in 2012 by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and amended the same year into the EN 1078:2012+A1:2012 standard for all cycling, skateboarding and roller skating helmets sold in Europe.The EN 1078 Standard covers helmet construction including field of vision, shock absorbing properties, retention system properties including chin strap and fastening devices, as well as marking and information.The standards key features are:Test anvils: Flat and kerbstone Drop apparatus: Guided free fall Ambient, Hot, Cold and wet conditioning Impact velocity, energy or drop height flat anvil: 5.425.52 m/s Impact energy criteria: 250g Roll-off test Retention system strength: Force applied dynamically. Helmet supported on headform.CPSC / CPSC 12.03In the United States, The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) was tasked by Congress with the development of a U.S. Government standard for bicycle helmets and began to do so in 1994. After working with an ASTM task group and producing two drafts for public comment, the third and final draft was approved in February of 1998 and the final version of the standard was published. One interpretation letter has been issued since that time. The standard covers all helmets produced for the US market after March 10, 1999.The CPSC 1203 Standard covers helmet construction including field of vision, shock absorbing properties, retention system properties including chin strap and fastening devices, as well as marking and information.The standards key features are: Test anvils: Flat, kerbstone and hemispheric Drop apparatus: Guided free fall Ambient, Hot, Cold and wet conditioning Impact velocity, energy or drop height flat anvil: 2 m Impact energy criteria: 300g Roll-off test Retention system strength: Force applied dynamically. Helmet supported on headform.74'