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Skateboard Helmets Safety Standards -

What They Mean

UK Standards

Let start with the UK the British Standard for pedal cyclists, users of skateboards and roller skate is BS EN 1078, this is identical the the European Standard EN 1078.

EN 1078 specifies requirements and test methods for bicycle helmets, skateboard and roller skate helmets. The 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 standard's key features are:

  • Test anvils: Flat and kerbstone
  • Drop apparatus: Guided free fall
  • Impact velocity, energy or drop height flat anvil: 5.42–5.52 m/s
  • Impact energy criteria: < 250g
  • Roll-off test: Yes
  • Retention system strength: Force applied dynamically. Helmet supported on headform (dummy to you and me!)

ALL Skateboard Helmets sold by Boardology are UK and EU certified to the EN 1078 standard.

What does the CE mark mean on my helmet?

CE marking is a declaration by the manufacturer that the product meets all the appropriate provisions of the relevant legislation implementing certain European Directives. CE marking gives companies easier access into the European market to sell their products without adaptation or rechecking. The initials "CE" do not stand for any specific words but are a declaration by the manufacturer that his product meets the requirements of the applicable European Directive(s).

ALL Skateboard Helmets sold by Boardology are UK and EU certified to the EN 1078 standard.

My helmet does not have CE or the EN 1078 mark - is it safe?

It may be that your helmet has somehow found its way to you direct form the US, if this is the case don't throw it out just yet, in the US there are two certifications covering cycle and skateboard helmets, cycle helmets are covered by CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission), skateboard helmets ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials and specifically ASTM F1492. There is no US law requiring a skateboard helmet to meet any standard whatsoever - that's up to the manufacturer. So if it has the ASTM certification or both it should be OK, if it only has the CPSC mark then it is really a cycle helmet not intended for use by skateboarderd. However if you can't find any markings on the helmet itself we suggest you only wear it as a fashion item and not for skateboarding.

ALL Skateboard Helmets sold by Boardology are UK and EU certified to the EN 1078 standard.

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