Brain Injury Prevention

General Information
BC Injury Prevention Centre: injuryfreezone.com/
Canada Safety Council: safety-council.org/
Child Safety Link: childsafetylink.ca/safetyinfo-helmet.asp

Helmet Standards
Toboggan Safety: cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/01/29/sled-safety.html

Safety Standards Bill in Progress
cbc.ca/health/story/2007/03/16/ski-helmets.html

Safety Advocates Want Standards
cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/02/12/helmet-standards.html

Tom Harrington CBC Video on Helmet Standards cbc.ca/clips/mov/harrington-helmets-070212.mov

CBC Tobogganing Helmet Standards Video cbc.ca/clips/mov/dick-toboggan070129.mov

Canadian Standards Association Sub-Committee for Standards for Helmets
Please watch this space for information about the progress being made by the Helmet Safety Committee!

Richard Kinar is representing our organization on the Canadian Standards Association Sub-Committee for Standards for Helmets. Richard has informed us that the Canadian Standards Association has opened its Public Comment Period to get comments about the standards proposed by the scientific committee. Deadline for comments is July 14.

You can visit the link to the CSA site for draft standards: go to www.csa.ca, click on Standards; Current Standards Activities; Under Development; Public Review; Continue. It will be the second last document called Z263.1 – Alpine Ski and snowboard helmet. You can provide your comments on-line.

Please feel free to circulate the link to those who you think would be interested in commenting/reviewing this standard. We strongly encourage you to send your comments to the CSA in order to improve the safety of helmets fabricated and sold in Canada. This document will also be available from our website and in our June newsletter.
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ADVISORY from Health Canada
Health Canada has issued an advisory to the public regarding WJD Pro ice hockey goaltender helmets and WJD PRO “CAT EYE” face protectors supplied with these helmets. Owners are instructed to stop using the helmets immediately. Further details can be found here. Please advise people of this information. It is suggested that the advisory be posted in all ice hockey arenas. Health Canada appreciates any attention given to this issue.
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Comments

One Response to “Brain Injury Prevention”

  • Meghan Detheridge on June 7th, 2007 at 8:13 am

    HI
    -m the chair of a local skateboard park society we have a grand opening event coming up in July.
    Looking for info to better educate the kids on prevention of Brain Injury. Thanks
    My number – 902-563-3751

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