NIJ has released two new products related to bomb suits: A Standard and a Certification Program Requirements document.
Public Safety Bomb Suit Standard, NIJ Standard-0117.00 was developed by a panel of practitioners, technical experts and others with experience in standards development and conformity assessment. It is a voluntary performance standard for bomb suits used by certified public safety bomb technicians. This NIJ standard defines both performance requirements and the methods used to test performance.
In order for a manufacturer or supplier to claim that a particular bomb suit model satisfies the NIJ standard, the model must comply with the standard, as described in the associated document, Public Safety Bomb Suit Certification Program Requirements, NIJ CR-0117.00.
Public safety agencies that purchase bomb suits should consider purchasing only bomb suits that meet the minimum performance requirements spelled out in the NIJ standard.
Public Safety Bomb Suit Standard, NIJ Standard 0117.00 (pdf, 87 pages)
http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type ... 227357.pdf
Public Safety Bomb Suit Certification Program Requirements, NIJ CR-0117.00 (pdf, 23 pages)
http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type ... 237910.pdf