The FIA Foundation recently posted an article about new helmet standards in Jamaica.
The new standards were launched to protect Jamaican motorcyclists from serious head injury, supported by technical and enforcement expertise from the FIA Foundation and its partners.
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) launched the JS 374:2025 Jamaica Standard Specification to promote the use of certified, high-quality motorcycle helmets. The standard outlines requirements for impact absorption, penetration resistance, retention systems, field of vision, proper labelling, and certification. A good quality helmet, properly worn, can significantly reduce the risk of death and serious head injury.
The new standard was advocated by the National Helmet Wearing Coalition (NHWC), a project of our very own Region III Club, JN Foundation, and the National Road Safety Council, with support from the FIA Foundation. The Coalition has also run a capacity workshop for major stakeholders of the adoption process, including retailers, importers, distributors and governmental technical officers. These efforts are further supported by the launch of the two-year capacity building programme for the Jamaica National Constabulary by the Global Road Safety Partnership, supported by the FIA Foundation and the NHWC. This aims to ensure fair and effective helmet-wearing enforcement.