prBAS EN 12492:2026
Mountaineering equipment - Helmets for mountaineers - Safety requirements and test methods
General information
Status:Project
Number of pages:29
Adoption method:Proglašavanje
Language:engleski
Edition:3.
Realization date:04.11.2025
Forseen date for next stage code:05.03.2026
Technical committee:BAS/TC 14, Personal protective equipment
ICS:
13.340.20, Head protective equipment
Abstract
This document specifies requirements and test methods for protective helmets for use in mountaineering intended to protect the head of the user in order to reduce the risk of impact injury.
This document is also applicable to protective helmets used in activities with similar hazards as in mountaineering including, but not limited to, climbing, caving, canyoning, rope courses, and via ferrata climbing.
This document does not apply to protective helmets used by ski mountaineers as defined in FprEN 18100:2025 .
Lifecycle
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Original document and degree of correspondence
EN 12492:2025, identical
Relation to BAS standards
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