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{{Short description|European standard for bicycle helmets etc.}}
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'''EN 1078''', entitled ''Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates,'' is a [[European Committee for Standardization|European standard]] published in 1997. It is the basis of the identical [[British Standard]] ''BS EN 1078:1997''.<ref name=DT/> Compliance with this standard is one way of complying with the requirements of the [[European Personal Protective Equipment Directive]] (PPE; 89/686/EEC).<ref name=DT/>

The standard was revised in 2012, and then amended the same year, into the '''EN 1078:2012+A1:2012''' standard. This again was the basis of the identical British standard ''BS EN 1078:2012+A1:2012''.<ref name=BS2012A1>{{cite web|title=BS EN 1078:2012+A1:2012|url=http://js-cct.com/upfile/file/20170901/20170901103322_54247.pdf|accessdate= 25 February 2020}}</ref>

EN 1078 specifies requirements and test methods for [[bicycle helmet]]s, skateboard and roller skate helmets. It 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.<ref name=BSI>{{cite web|title=BS EN 1078:1997|author=[[BSI Group]]|url=http://shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030082421|accessdate=1 March 2011}}</ref>

The standard's key features are:<ref name=DT>{{cite web|title=Bicycle helmets: review of effectiveness (No.30)|author=[[Department for Transport]]|url=http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme1/bicyclehelmetsreviewofeffect4726?page=6 |archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20121107103953/http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme1/bicyclehelmetsreviewofeffect4726?page=6 |archivedate=7 November 2012}}</ref>
* Test anvils: Flat and kerbstone
* Drop apparatus: Guided free fall
* Impact velocity, energy or drop height flat anvil: 5.42–5.52&nbsp;m/s
* Impact energy criteria: < 250g
* Roll-off test: Yes
* Retention system strength: Force applied dynamically. Helmet supported on headform.

A derived standard, [[EN 1080]], covers helmets for young children. It addresses problems associated with the [[strangulation]] of children playing while wearing helmets.<ref name=DT/>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.helmets.org/stdcomp.htm Helmets.org international comparison of bicycle helmet standards]

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