REGULATION 12 SCHEDULE 1 Figure 8. Shoulder Padding – Zone of Coverage Shoulder padding will cover the shoulder and collar bone only and extend from the neck to a maximum of 2cm down the upper arm. An allowance for padding to cover the SC joint is made to a maximum depth of 60mm and at the back of the neck to a maximum depth of 70mm. The padding will have a maximum thickness of 10mm +2mm tolerance band plus an additional allowance of 1mm on each side for fabric. Figure 8 illustrates a garment providing this coverage. The shoulder padding shall have a maximum zone dimension ‘A’ given in Table 3. The padding shall fulfill the impact performance specification (Section 5.4). All padding materials must have a density not greater than 45 kg/m3 + 15 kg/m3 tolerance band. Areas outside the designated zones of coverage do not have to meet impact requirements but must comply with Regulation 12, Schedule 1, 4.4(g) – set out below: Last update: 14 January, 2015 205
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