Bicycle Helmet Test Labs
Summary: We list below in alphabetical order some laboratories who test bicycle helmets to current standards. All are in the US unless otherwise noted. No recommendations or judgments on their competence are implied! CPSC publishes the official US Government list of test labs for bicycle helmets. There is also a very short list published by ASTM.
Test Labs
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd.
Nicholas Shewchenko
2470 Don Reid Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1E1
Canada
Phone 613-736-0384
Fax 613-736-0990
Email: info@biokinetics.com
Web: www.biokinetics.com
British Standards Institution
Mr Allan Powell
Personal Protective Equipment and Sports Products
BSI Product Services
Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire HP2 4SQ
United Kingdom
Phone +44 1442 278596
Fax +44 1442 278630
Email: alan.powell@bsi-global.com
Web: www.bsi-global.com
Certottica S.c.a.r.l.
Dr Paolo Concas
Z.I. Villanova
32013 Longarone BL
Phone +39 0437/573157
Fax +39 0437/573131
Mobil +39 3351365718
Web: www.certottica.it
E-mail: paolo.concas@certottica.it
Tests to European and other standards.
Collision and Injury Dynamics
David R. Thom
149 Sheldon Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone 310-414 0449
Fax 310-414 9490
dthom@ci-dynamics.com
Web: www.ci-dynamics.com
Dynamic Research, Inc.
Terry Smith, Ph.D.
355 Van Ness Avenue
Torrance, CA 90501
Phone 310-212-5211
Fax 310-212-5046
tas@dynres.com
Head Protection Research Lab
Hugh H. Hurt, Jr., President
Head Protection Research Laboratory
6409 Alondra Blvd.
Paramount, CA 90723
Phone 562-529-3295
Fax 562-529-3297
email: info@hprl.org
Web: www.hprl.org/
ICS Laboratories, Inc.
1072 Industrial Parkway North
Brunswick, OH 44212 - U.S.A.
TEL: +1 330-220-0515 ext 119
FAX: +1 330-220-0516
Email: info@icslabs.com
Web: www.icslabs.com
INSPEC International Ltd
56 Leslie Hough Way
Salford
Greater Manchester
M6 6AJ
England
Phone +44 (0) 161 737 0699
Fax +44 (0) 161 736 0101
Email: testing@inspec-international.com
Web: www.inspec-international.com
Intertek Testing Services
John Sabelli
3933 US Route 11
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone 607-758-6382
Fax 607-756-9891
Email: jsabelli@itsqs.com
RIH Orthopaedic Foundation, Inc.
Test Facility
David Spenciner, P.E., Sc.M.
Test Facility Manager
RIH Orthopaedic Foundation, Inc.
1 Hoppin Street
Coro West, Suite 404
Providence RI 02903
Email: DSpenciner@Lifespan.org
Phone 401-444-4414
Fax 401-444-4418
Web: www.rihof.org
Snell Memorial Foundation/Sacramento Test Labs
Edward Becker
3628 Madison Ave, Suite 11
North Highlands, CA 95660-5069
Phone 916-331-5073
Fax 916-331-0359
Email: ed@smf.org
Web: Snell's site at www.smf.org
(Tests to Snell or other standards. Same Snell test lab, but testing is independent of the certification program for Snell standards.)
SGS US Testing Company
Vince Conforti
291 Fairfield Avenue
Fairfield, NJ 07004
Phone 800-777-8378, ext. 2033
email: vincent_conforti@sgsgroup.com
Web: http://www.us.sgs.com/consumer_testing_us?lobId=16416/
Southern Impact Research Center, LLC
P. David Halstead (Chairman of the ASTM F08.53 headgear standards subcommittee)
1817 Ailor Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone 865-523-1662
Fax 865-523-1233
email: sirc@soimpact.com
Web: www.soimpact.com
Southwest Research Institute
Dan Pomerening
PO Box 28510
San Antonio, TX 78228-0510
Phone 210-522-2318
Fax 210-522-4506
Email: dpomerening@swri.org
Web: http://www.swri.org/
In addition, these two organizations have programs
to certify helmets to particular standards:
Safety Equipment Institute
1307 Dolley Madison Blvd. Suite 3A
McLean, VA 22101-3913
Phone 703-442-5732
Fax 703-442-5756
Email: Info@SEInet.org
Web: http://www.SEInet.org/
(Certifies to CPSC, ASTM F1446/47 and several other standards including notable ASTM's equestrian helmet standard. Few if any participants in their bicycle helmet program at present.)
Snell Memorial Foundation
Edward Becker
3628 Madison Ave, Suite 11
North Highlands, CA 95660-5069
Phone 916-331-5073
Fax 916-331-0359
Email: ed@smf.org
Web: http://www.smf.org/
(Certifies to the Snell Memorial Foundation standard, can also test to additional standards. Active program.)
If you need helmet test lab equipment, we only know of
four suppliers. There are others.
This page was last revised on: November 22, 2007.
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