| (a) Helmets. Any licensee mounted on a horse or stable
pony on association grounds must wear a properly secured safety helmet
at all times. Additionally, all members of the starting gate crew
must adhere to this regulation at all times while performing their
duties or handling a horse. For the purpose of this regulation, a
member of the starting crew means any person licensed as an assistant
starter or any licensee who handles a horse in the starting gate.
The helmet must comply with one of the following minimum safety standards
or later revisions:
(1) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM1163);
(2) UK Standards (EN-1384 and PAS-015); or
(3) Australian/New Zealand Standard (AS/NZ 3838).
(b) Vests. Any licensee mounted on a horse or stable
pony on the association grounds must wear a properly-secured safety
vest at all times. Additionally, all members of the starting gate
crew must also adhere to this regulation at all times while performing
their duties or handling a horse. For the purpose of this regulation,
a member of the starting gate crew means any person licensed as an
assistant starter or any licensee who handles a horse at the starting
gate. The safety vest must comply with one of the following minimum
standards or later revisions:
(1) British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA):2000
Level 1;
(2) Euro Norm (EN) 13158:2000 Level 1;
(3) American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
F2681-08 or F1937;
(4) Shoe and Allied Trade Research Association (SATRA)
Jockey Vest Document M6 Issue 3; or
(5) Australian Racing Board (ARB) Standard 1.1998.
(c) A safety helmet or a safety vest shall not be altered
in any manner nor shall the product marking be removed or defaced.
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