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NIJ Standard-0115.00
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title

"Stab Resistance of Personal Body Armor"

Description

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.

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.

Classification

A systematic arrangement or division of materials, products, systems, or services into groups based on similar characteristics such as origin, composition, properties, or use.

Personal Protective Equipment
Body Protection

All items of clothing and/or accessories (whether or not detachable) designed and manufactured to provide specific protection. This includes bullet-proof clothing, general protective clothing and full body ensembles that protect from cuts, radiation, temperature extremes, hot splashes from molten metals and other hot liquids, potential impacts from tools, machinery and materials and hazardous chemicals. Examples of body protection include laboratory coats, coveralls, vests, jackets, aprons, surgical gowns and full body suits

  • Body Armor
Hazards
Physical
  • Stab and Slash Threats
SOC Codes
33-0000 Protective Service Occupations
  • 33-3000 Law Enforcement Workers
    • 33-3051 Officers, Police
Conformity Assessment Notes

Certification occurs through NIJ and testing must be completed at an NIJ-approved testing facility.

Comments

This standard specifies the minimum performance requirements for body armor that is resistant to attack by typical pointed and edged weapons; and it describes the test methodology to be used for this assessment. This is the first true United States (U.S.) NIJ Guide 100–98, Selection and Application Guide to Police Body Armor, should be read carefully to provide additional insight into the issues concerning proper selection of body armor.

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(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJStandard010402) , NIJ Standard 0106.01(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJStandard010601) , NIJ Standard 0108.01(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJStandard010801) , NIJ Standard-0101.06(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJStandard010106) , NIJ Standard-0115.00(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJStandard011500) , NIJ CR-0116.00(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJCR011600) , NIJ Standard-0116.00(https://wwwn.cdc.gov/PPEInfo/Standards/Info/NIJStandard011600)

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