NIJ Bomb Suit Standard for Public Safety - Fact Sheet (June 2011)

• NCJ Number: 238138
• Date Published: June 2012
• Length: 1 page
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Corporate Author: National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Factsheet
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. Superseded by NCJ 243313.

Annotation

This fact sheet details the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) development of a new bomb suit standard for public safety and a certification program for ensuring that bomb suits are tested and meet the requirements of the standard.

Abstract

NIJ is proud to announce the development of a new bomb suit standard for public safety and a certification program for ensuring that bomb suits are tested and meet the requirements of the standard. Research was performed by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E) Center. Currently there is no other standard for bomb suits worn by U.S. public safety bomb technicians. The NIJ standard was developed at the request of the National Bomb Squad Commanders Advisory Board (NBSCAB). The new standard covers minimum requirements for form and fit, performance, testing, documentation and labeling of personal protective equipment designed to protect bomb technicians from fragmentation, some blast overpressure, impact and flame associated with the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED).