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Snowmobiling Fact book: Machine Safety
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SNOWMOBILE CERTIFICTION
A comprehensive snowmobile machine safety standards program is sponsored by the Snowmobile Safety and Certification Committee (SSCC), a non-profit organization interested in safe snowmobiling. In 1981, the SSCC received the U.S. National Safety Council’s “Distinguished Service to Safety” award for its effective work in improving the safety of snowmobiling.
Under the SSCC machine safety standards program, snowmobiles are certified by an independent testing company as being in compliance with all SSCC safety standards.
The SSCC independent certification program covers every vital component of the snowmobile; electrical, lighting and brake systems; alternate starting system;
emergency control; brake and throttle controls; fuel system; reflectors; handgrips; seat; shields and guards. The SSCC standard sets maximum permissible sound levels of no more than 78 dB(A) + 2 dB(A) at 50 feet when the snowmobile is traveling at full throttle and no more than 73 dB(A) + 2 dB(A) at 50 feet when the snowmobile is traveling at 15 mph.
The SSCC standard exceeds state government standards in all snowbelt states. Under Transport Canada regulations, all new snowmobiles sold in Canada since 1987 are required to meet the current SSCC standards.
The compliance of a snowmobile with the SSCC standard is indicated by the SSCC’s black and white certification label, which is generally placed on the right rear tunnel of the machine. These labels are distributed to the manufacturers only after an independent testing laboratory determines that the model is in compliance with the SSCC standard.
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