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From 1 November 2025, retailers may approach any of the Singapore Standards 9: 2014 (till 18 November 2026) or Singapore Standards 9: 2024 accredited laboratories listed on the Singapore Accreditation Council’s website to conduct SS9 testing. The approval for helmets that meet the SS9 specifications, will be tagged to the sale of the specific model, and for five years from the date of testing.
SS9 approved helmets must be labelled with the following (refer to Figure 1 for the required dimensions of the label):
- A clearly visible, tamper-evident and weatherproof sticker to be affixed to the back of the helmet, and must be of these specific colours.
- For SS9: 2014 certified helmets: Silver
- For SS9: 2024 certified helmets: Red
- An “SS9” logo.
- Test number for that helmet, in the following convention (refer to Figure 2 for illustration on numbering conventions).
- Test lab Number
- Year of test
- Type of Helmet (K – Open Face, G – Modular, F – Full Face)
- Test number accorded by the lab (e.g. first test of the year = 001)
Figure 1: Specifications for the SS9 label |
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Figure 2: Numbering conventions for Test Numbers |
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