Illinois Administrative Code
Title 11 - ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING
Part 1313 - GENERAL LICENSEE RULES
Section 1313.48 - Safety Helmets
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) No occupational licensee shall jog, warm-up, or drive a horse on a racetrack facility during a licensed meet unless the licensee is wearing a protective safety helmet, with a chin strap in place, that has been approved by the Illinois Racing Board (Board). The Board, in its approval, shall give consideration to such criteria as the following:
b) The emphasis of the Board, in its approval, shall be upon performance characteristics, rather than construction and materials, except for determining whether vision and hearing are impaired.
c) The Board may give consideration to any performance tests of helmets conducted by consumer groups or other safety helmet testing associations but the results of such tests shall not be determinative or conclusive upon the Board.
d) In any accident, the safety helmet shall be impounded by the stewards for use in their inquiry of the accident.
e) The Board does not conduct actual testing of helmets. The Board, therefore, disclaims any liability for the use of any helmet that fails to protect an individual from personal injury.