Contact person
Klas-Gustaf Andersson
Ingenjör
Contact Klas-GustafPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE)
What damages can occur when a bullet hits a protective vest? How does a bullet, exposion or garnet affect the human body? What level of protection does a bullet proof helmet offer and is it possible to improve? Can standards within personal protection equipment be applied on specific threat situations?
Personal protective equipmet requirements against bullets, stabbing and cutting violence
This is just a small selection of questions where RISE offer services within the area.
RISE also offers standardised and accredited testing of protective vests and helmets to secure that equipment used by military, police, heathcare personnel and sequrity guards hold an adequeate level of protection.
Selection of methods
Body Armor Testing Standards
MIL-STD-662
V50 BALLISTIC TEST FOR ARMOR
NIJ Standard 0108.01 “Ballistic Resistant Protective Materials”
NIJ Standard 0106.01 “Ballistic Helmets”
NIJ Standard 0101.06 “Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor”
NIJ Standard 0115.00 “Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor”
VPAM APR 2006 “General basis for ballistic material, construction and product testing”
VPAM BSW 2006 “Ballistic Protective Vests”
VPAM KDIW 2004 “Stab and Impact Resistance”
VPAM HVN 2009 "Durchschusshemmender Helm mit Visier und Nackenschutz"
Home Office – Body Armour standard (2017)
GOST 34286-2017 “Armored Clothing”
STANG 2920 “ballistic test method for personal armour materials and combat clothing”
Delivery
We provide accredited reports after testning is done.
