N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4006.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 4006.7 - Safety helmet required

(a) Every person working in the gate crew or mounted on horseback on the grounds of a racetrack shall wear a properly fastened safety helmet. The gate crew means the starter and assistant starter and any person who handles a horse for the starter or assistant starter at the starting gate.

(b) Each safety helmet shall provide a minimum level of shock absorbing protection to the head as evidenced by a label indicating compliance with one or more of the following product standards or with a standard that in the judgment of the executive director of the commission or his or her designee is comparable or superior:

(1) American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM F1163-04a or F1163-15, Standard Specification for Protective Headgear Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding;

(2) European Norm, EN 1384:1996, Helmets for Equestrian Activities;

(3) British Standards Institute Product Approval Specification, PAS 015:2011, Specification for Helmets for Equestrian Activities;

(4) Interim European Standard, VG1 01.040: 2014-12 (with or without BSI Kitemark), Equestrian helmets;

(5) Australian Standards/New Zealand Standards, AS/NZS 3838:2006, Helmets for horse riding and horse-related activities;

(6) Australian Racing Board Helmet Safety Standard, ARB HS 2012;

(7) Snell Memorial Foundation (Snell) Equestrian Helmet Standard E2001 or E2016; or

(8) L'Union Technique de l'Automobile du Motocycle et du Cycle (UTAC) or CRITT Sport Loisirs (CRITT) 04/2015 standards.

(c) A safety helmet shall not be altered from its original manufactured design nor shall the product marking be removed or defaced.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4006.7

Amended New York State Register May 15, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 20, eff. 5/15/2019