National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 10256‑5:2026. It is identical to ISO 10256‑5:2026. It supersedes BS ISO 10256‑5:2017, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee SW/136, Sports, playground and other recreational equipment.

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This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2026.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 18 July 2026.

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European foreword

This document (EN ISO 10256‑5:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 83 "Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 “Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets” the secretariat of which is held by DIN.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2027, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2027.

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Endorsement notice

The text of ISO 10256‑5:2026 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 10256‑5:2026 without any modification.

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 83, Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment, Subcommittee SC 5, Ice hockey equipment and facilities, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee CEN/TC 162, Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 10256‑5:2017), which has been technically revised.

The main changes are as follows:

update of definitions in Clause 3;
4.1 has been added to describe the two types of neck laceration protectors;
4.3.2 has been modified;
in 4.6 a new requirement and test procedure for protector stability and recovery have been added;
4.7 has been modified to clarify cut resistance;
5.1.2.3 has been modified to clarify sample preparation;
5.5 has been modified to clarify protector stability and recovery;
5.6 has been modified to clarify cut resistance verification;
in Clause 8, Table 2, the number of neck forms required was reduced, and a small neck form to include smaller protector sizes was added.

A list of all parts in the ISO 10256 series can be found on the ISO website.

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

Introduction

Ice hockey is a high-speed, collision sport in which there is a risk of injury.

By playing this sport, participants accept the risk of serious injury, paralysis or death.

The intention of neck protection used in ice hockey is to reduce the frequency and severity of lacerations to the neck. The protective function is such that the penetration of a skate blade is counteracted.

1 Scope

This document specifies performance requirements and test methods for neck laceration protectors for use in ice hockey.

This document is applicable to neck laceration protectors worn by

ice hockey players, including goalkeepers, and
referees.

This document does not address protection of the neck from the impact of pucks, sticks or other objects.

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Requirements

4.1 Types of neck laceration protectors

4.2 Ergonomics

4.3 Innocuousness

4.4 Markings and information

4.5 Coverage of the protected area

4.6 Protector stability and recovery

4.7 Cut resistance

5 Test methods

5.1 General

5.2 Ergonomics

5.3 Innocuousness

5.4 Protected area

5.5 Protector stability and recovery

5.6 Cut resistance verification

6 Test report

7 Markings

8 Information for users