Personal protective equipment
Prevalence and Determinants of Safety Equipment Use: Analysis from a National Dataset of Law Enforcement Officers in the US
Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor, NIJ Standard-0115.00
The purpose of this standard is to establish minimum performance requirements and methods of test for the stab resistance of personal body armor intended to protect the torso against slash and stab threats. This standard is based on technical work performed by many organizations: in the United Kingdom by the Police Scientific Development Branch, and...
Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor, NIJ Standard 0101.07
NIJ’s online workshop for body armor manufacturers has been postponed from its original date of March 19. The webinar will provide updates on standards and conformity assessment activities related to ballistic-resistant body armor and include opportunities to ask questions.
NIJ has released two addenda to the standard. These addenda include revisions to NIJ Standard...
Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats, NIJ Standard 0123.00
NIJ has released two addenda to the standard. These addenda include revisions to NIJ Standard 0123.00, Specification for NIJ Ballistic Protection Levels and Associated Test Threats. Users of NIJ Standard 0123.00 should incorporate the revisions in this addendum as a part of the NIJ Standard.
NIJ plans to continue close coordination with ballistics laboratories and other stakeholders during the implementation...
Remarks of James K Stewart for the Medal of Valor Ceremony, St Louis, Missouri, November 21, 1985
NIJ Body Armor Poster
Promising Practices from the Institutional Corrections System’s COVID-19 Response: Managing Safety and Security on the Inside
Fentanyl Contamination
A Step Up For CBRN Protection
DHS SAVER Program
Shock Absorbers
Illinois Distributes Portable Radiation Detectors for First Responders
Protecting Law Enforcement from Today's Hazards
The Russians Are Coming!
Meth Lab Training for First Responders
CBRNE Up to Standards
Fostering Innovation Across the U.S. Criminal System: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Fairness
Special Technical Committees: How They Are Changing NIJ's Standards Development Process
NIJ has established a new standards development process based on Special Technical Committees whose members include practitioners, scientists, researchers, subject matter experts, staff of test laboratories and major criminal justice stakeholder organizations, and representatives knowledgeable in standards development and conformity assessment. The members collaborate to develop the standard and ensure that practitioner needs are addressed.