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NIJ Standard-0104.02
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title

"NIJ Standard for Riot Helmet and Face Shields"

Description

The purpose of this standard is to establish requirements and methods of test for helmets and face shields to be worn by law enforcement officers during civil disturbances, riots, or other situations that pose a threat of injury from blows to the head.

Standard Type(s)
Specification

An explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, system, or service: Examples of specifications include, but are not limited to, requirements for; physical, mechanical, or chemical properties, and safety, quality, or performance criteria. A specification identifies the test methods for determining whether each of the requirements is satisfied.

Test Method

A definitive procedure that produces a test result: Examples of test methods include, but are not limited to: identification, measurement, and evaluation of one or more qualities, characteristics, or properties. A precision and bias statement shall be reported at the end of a test method.

Personal Protective Equipment
Head Protection

All equipment and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured specifically to protect the head (typically from impact). This includes hard hats that protect from impact and penetration hazards as well as from electrical shock and burn hazards.

  • Riot helmet and face shield
Hazards
Physical
  • Physical
  • Puncture Hazard
  • Mechanical Hazards
SOC Codes
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
  • 33-3000 Law Enforcement Workers
    • 33-3051 Officers, Police
Standard References
Referenced Standard

NIJ Standard 0106.01 - NIJ Standard for Ballistic Helmets

Conformity Assessment Notes

Purchasers can use the test methods described in this standard themselves to determine whether a particular piece of equipment meets the essential requirements, or they may have the tests conducted on their behalf by a qualified testing laboratory. Procurement officials may also refer to this standard in their purchasing documents and require that equipment offered for purchase meet the requirements. Compliance with the requirements of the standard may be attested to by an independent laboratory or guaranteed by the vendor.

Comments

Supersedes WIJ Standard-0104.01 dated August 1980.

Testing Laboratories
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) - Gaithersburgh, Maryland, 20899-2140
Notes

In 2006, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Office of Science and Technology requested the establishment of a NVLAP program to accredit laboratories that test ballistic- and stab-resistant personal body armor to support the voluntary minimum performance standards developed for NIJ by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES).

The U. S. DOJ has established a product certification program administered by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC). NLECTC reviews test reports from laboratories that have been designated by DOJ and lists products that meet DOJ standards. In order to be designated by the DOJ, a laboratory must be accredited by NVLAP and must sign a letter of agreement with the DOJ committing itself to abide by the certification program requirements.

While NVLAP may accredit any laboratory that meets NVLAP administrative and technical requirements, the DOJ has additional requirements. These requirements include: all laboratories performing additional compliance testing services for the Compliance Testing Program in accordance with NIJ Standards must be independent third-party laboratories owned, located, and which perform all testing to NIJ Standards within the United States. Additionally, all laboratories must be free of and demonstrate their freedom from any potential conflicts of interest with respect to other services they and/or their subsidiaries and affiliates may provide, particularly regarding services pertaining to consultation on the design and manufacturer of the types of products the laboratory will perform NIJ compliance testing services for.
Contact

Phone Number: (301) 975-4016
Email: NVLAP@nist.gov

Accreditations

ISO 17025

Scope of Accreditation

NIJ Standard-0104.02 , NIJ Standard 0106.01 , NIJ Standard 0108.01 , NIJ Standard-0101.06 , NIJ Standard-0115.00 , NIJ CR-0116.00 , NIJ Standard-0116.00

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