HNR Recertifications Required
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 10:12 am
Bad news. SFI will require a 5 year "recertification" of all HNRs. How the SCCA handles this I don't know. But I suspect they will force everyone to have the current SFI certification sticker.
IF so, Interesting that a HNR may require recertification every 5, but the Helments can go for up to 9 years typically, and no recertification required. Helmets get far more abuse and are much more susceptable to damage.
"SFI 38.1 RECERTIFICATION NOTICE FOR DEALERS
As the SFI Foundation has recently announced a recertification requirement for Head and Neck Restraints, at HANS Performance Products we want to answer as many questions as possible for our dealers about how this new regulation will work.
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, HNR’s must be recertified every five years. This means that during 2012, competitors who want to use a HANS Device with a date of original certification in 2006 or earlier must have their device recertified. Those who have a HANS Device with a date of original certification in 2007, must be recertified according to the month on the SFI sticker. For example, a device with an original certification of June 2007 would expire in June 2012.
The procedure outlined by SFI states, in part, “Inspection must be done by the original manufacturer only, and not their authorized resellers or dealers.” Devices passing the inspection will receive a new SFI 38.1 conformance label marked with the inspection date.
HANS Performance Products will continue to recertify the HANS Device for a $15 fee (shipping is paid by the customer).
At HPP, we learn a great deal of information about our product when we see a HANS Device that’s been used in competition for several years. It is rare that a device does not pass the recertification inspection. But we regularly see devices that need replacement rubber on the legs or have tethers that are more than five years old and therefore need to be replaced. If we need to replace the rubber or tethers, customers will be charged for these items at the standard price.
We appreciate the help our dealers can give us by communicating with customers about this new regulation and how it will work. Please contact me if you have further questions. Here are a few other details to be aware of:
• Competitors may use an FIA certified Head and Neck Restraint at an FIA event in the U.S. without meeting the SFI’s recertification requirement. But events not on the FIA sporting calendar and held in the U.S. will require an SFI 38.1 sticker for any device 5 years or older.
• Tethers for the HANS Device are manufactured from polyester, which gives them a longer span of use when compared to other material such as nylon. HPP recommends changing tethers every five years.
• Competitors should inspect the HANS Device and tethers after any impact where the device comes into use. It’s likely that the tethers should be replaced.
Thank you.
Gary Milgrom
HANS Performance Products "
IF so, Interesting that a HNR may require recertification every 5, but the Helments can go for up to 9 years typically, and no recertification required. Helmets get far more abuse and are much more susceptable to damage.
"SFI 38.1 RECERTIFICATION NOTICE FOR DEALERS
As the SFI Foundation has recently announced a recertification requirement for Head and Neck Restraints, at HANS Performance Products we want to answer as many questions as possible for our dealers about how this new regulation will work.
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, HNR’s must be recertified every five years. This means that during 2012, competitors who want to use a HANS Device with a date of original certification in 2006 or earlier must have their device recertified. Those who have a HANS Device with a date of original certification in 2007, must be recertified according to the month on the SFI sticker. For example, a device with an original certification of June 2007 would expire in June 2012.
The procedure outlined by SFI states, in part, “Inspection must be done by the original manufacturer only, and not their authorized resellers or dealers.” Devices passing the inspection will receive a new SFI 38.1 conformance label marked with the inspection date.
HANS Performance Products will continue to recertify the HANS Device for a $15 fee (shipping is paid by the customer).
At HPP, we learn a great deal of information about our product when we see a HANS Device that’s been used in competition for several years. It is rare that a device does not pass the recertification inspection. But we regularly see devices that need replacement rubber on the legs or have tethers that are more than five years old and therefore need to be replaced. If we need to replace the rubber or tethers, customers will be charged for these items at the standard price.
We appreciate the help our dealers can give us by communicating with customers about this new regulation and how it will work. Please contact me if you have further questions. Here are a few other details to be aware of:
• Competitors may use an FIA certified Head and Neck Restraint at an FIA event in the U.S. without meeting the SFI’s recertification requirement. But events not on the FIA sporting calendar and held in the U.S. will require an SFI 38.1 sticker for any device 5 years or older.
• Tethers for the HANS Device are manufactured from polyester, which gives them a longer span of use when compared to other material such as nylon. HPP recommends changing tethers every five years.
• Competitors should inspect the HANS Device and tethers after any impact where the device comes into use. It’s likely that the tethers should be replaced.
Thank you.
Gary Milgrom
HANS Performance Products "