Designation:F2400−16AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforHelmetsUsedinPoleVaulting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2400;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONPolevaultingbyitsverynaturecarriesariskofseriousinjuryandevendeath.Participationinpolevaulting(justasinothersportsinvolvingspeed,heights,andfalls)impliesacceptanceofthisrisk.Measurestosignificantlyreducethisriskinclude,firstandforemost,theuseofregulationsizedpolevaultpitsandpaddedstandardbasecovers,alongwiththeremovalorpaddingofanyadjacenthardsurfaces.Educationofpolevaultcoachesandathletesisanotherimportantriskreductionmeasure.Helmetsmightbepartofaplantoreduceriskaswell.Ahelmetthatmeetsthisspecificationmightbehelpfulforcertaineventslikeabounceout,afallwhileexitingthepolevaultpit,orotherimpacts.Ahelmet,however,isnotlikelytopreventseriousinjuryordeathifavaulterlandsoutsideofthepolevaultpitandstrikeshisorherheadafteravault.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversperformancerequirementsforhelmetstobeusedintheactivityofpolevaulting.1.2AlltestingandrequirementsofthisspecificationaretobecarriedoutinaccordancewithTestMethodsF1446exceptwherenotedinthisspecification.1.3Partialutilizationofthisspecificationisprohibited.Anystatementofcompliancewiththisspecificationshallbeacertificationthattheproductmeetsalloftherequirementsofthespecificationintheirentirety.Aproductthatfailstomeetanyoneoftherequirementsofthisspecificationisconsideredtohavefailedthespecificationandshallnotbesoldwithanyindicationthatitmeetspartsofthespecification.1.4Helmetsdesignedtocomplywiththisandotherstan-dardsmayproclaimusesascertifiedbythemanufacturer.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresp...
