ISO 20320 Test for Protective Clothing Used While Snowboarding

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of ISO 20320 testing. This standard specifies requirements and test methods for ergonomics, harmlessness, comfort/sizing, restraint, ability to limit wrist extension, and reduction of impact force on the palm, as well as manufacturer-supplied marking provisions and instructions for wrist guards for all users.

It does not apply to protectors used in roller sports, alpine skiing or other sports. This standard does not address the protection of the forearm due to axial forces caused by striking fingers or fists. Also, this standard does not address protection against palmar flexion (terminal flexion) caused by a blow to the dorsal side of the hand.

The wrist is the most frequently injured body area among snowboarders. Most wrist injuries are the result of falls. The most common mechanism of injury is defined as a compressive load applied to an overextended wrist. Beginners and children have a high incidence of wrist injuries due to snowboarding.

Studies have shown that the risk of wrist injury can be reduced by wearing a wrist guard. The purpose of the wrist protectors used while snowboarding is to protect the user against breakage, crushing and sprains. Wrist protectors will not prevent all wrist, arm, hand, elbow and shoulder injuries in snowboarding accidents.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with ISO 20320 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.