ISI Product Certification Scheme

The number of the corresponding Indian Standard with part/section, if any, which is unique for each product, is written on top. This number in case of protective helmets for motorcycle riders is IS: 4151. The standard mark for all protective helmets would thus appear as follows :

The licence number (a seven digit number, represented as cm/l- is also given with the standard mark. This helps in identifying the particular manufacturer/licensee, which has manufactured the product. E.g., Studds Accessories Ltd. one of the licensees for manufacturing protective helmets has been allotted the licence no. Cm/l-9169691. This number is displayed along with the standard mark on all helmets manufactured by it. Thus a Studds helmet would bear the mark.

The Bureau of Indian Standards has hosted the complete BIS directory of licensees on its from which any consumer can directly download the list of licensees for the manufacture of protective helmets for motorcycle riders.

Operational Areas

The BIS Product Certification Scheme is open to manufacturers in all countries without discrimination. While a licence can be granted for any Indian Standard specifying product characteristics, which is amenable to certification, the broad areas of technologies now under certification are:

Textiles
Chemicals and Pesticides
Rubber and Plastic products
Cement and concrete products
Building materials
Pumping, irrigation, drainage and sewage equipment
Pipes and fittings for water supply
Basic metals and fabricated metal products
Machinery and equipment
Electrical, electronics and optical equipment
Automotive components
Agriculture, food and tobaccos
Black tea and beverages
Packaged drinking water and Natural mineral water
Leather products
Wood products
Paper and pulp products
Testing instruments

Chin Strap: The clause (b) of the explanation to section 129 MVA”88 stipulates that the protective headgear should be securely fastened to the head of the wearer by means of straps or other fastenings provided on the headgear. The wearer of an improperly fastened helmet can be punished for driving/pillion-riding without helmet. This provision of law can be used by enforcement agencies to check the practice of drivers of two-wheelers (especially teenaged ones) to leave their helmets unstrapped or loosely strapped.

News about mandatory to comply ISI Marked helmets in India

MUMBAI: Harley Davidson owners have appealed to the Mumbai traffic police to recognize helmets with American Department of Transportation (DOT) and Australian certification logos.

Last month, Mumbai police commissioner Arup Patnaik had instructed the traffic department to fine all bikers wearing helmets without the ISI certification mark. Police booked hundreds, including owners of foreign bikes who wear helmets certified by Australian, Italian and American authorities. “The purpose of the police commissioner”s directive was to send a strong message to those using cheap plastic helmets . But the cops carrying out the order have failed to understand that helmets certified by the DOT are among the safest in the world,” said Debashish Ghosh, owner of a Harley Davidson bike.