Ill. Admin. Code tit. 11, § 1313.48 - Safety Helmets
a) No
occupational licensee shall jog, warm-up, or drive a horse on a racetrack
facility during a licensed meet unless the licensee is wearing a protective
safety helmet, with a chin strap in place, that has been approved by the
Illinois Racing Board (Board). The Board, in its approval, shall give
consideration to such criteria as the following:
1) Performance characteristics - The helmet
shall consist of a durable smooth shell lined with energy absorbing material
that can withstand shock to the head during impact. The helmet shall have a
suspension system that maintains the position of the helmet on the licensee's
head with nape strap which fits behind the head to secure the helmet to the
head; mandibular pads/straps which encircle the ears and to which the chin
strap attachments are anchored; and chin cup/strap which is shaped to fit over
the chin.
2) Finished surface of
assembled helmet - The assembled helmet shall be of a smooth and rounded
external surface without any reinforcing ridges or other external projections
protruding from the helmet.
3)
Ventilation - The helmet may have ventilation holes but the holes shall not be
greater than 13 millimeters in diameter.
4) Materials - That helmet shall be made of
materials that can withstand exposure to typical whether conditions, and the
effects of contact with hair and sweat. The helmet shall not be of the type
that can cause skin irritation or disease when the helmet comes into contact
with the skin.
5) Vision - The
helmet shall provide the peripheral visual clearance of 110 degrees.
6) Hearing Ability - The helmet shall not
restrict the hearing ability of the individual wearing the helmet with sound
absorbing material.
7) Any other
factor that will affect the performance characteristics of the helmet shall be
considered by the Board.
b) The emphasis of the Board, in its
approval, shall be upon performance characteristics, rather than construction
and materials, except for determining whether vision and hearing are
impaired.
c) The Board may give
consideration to any performance tests of helmets conducted by consumer groups
or other safety helmet testing associations but the results of such tests shall
not be determinative or conclusive upon the Board.
d) In any accident, the safety helmet shall
be impounded by the stewards for use in their inquiry of the
accident.
e) The Board does not
conduct actual testing of helmets. The Board, therefore, disclaims any
liability for the use of any helmet that fails to protect an individual from
personal injury.
Notes
Added at 11 Ill. Reg. 14816, effective August 24, 1987
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