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The purpose of this standard is to establish performance requirements and methods of test for helmets intended to protect the wearer against gunfire. Requirements for face shields are not included in this standard. The standard is a revision of NILECJ-STD-0106.00, dated September 1975, and classified into three types, by level of performance.

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The Office of Law Enforcement Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology has established a stab resistant body armor test standard (NIJ STD 0115.00), which defines two threat types: spike and edged blade. Through the program, manufacturers certify that their armor will defeat the specified threat at one of three threat levels. Threat levels 1, 2 and 3 are based on impact energies of 24-, 33- and 43-joules respectively. In theUSarmor can be certified to protect against spikes, edged blades or both. Armor certified against only spikes or only edged blades does not necessarily provide protection against the other.

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In July 2008, the Office of Law Enforcement Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology released the new Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor NIJ Standard - 0101.06. This report describes the minimum performance requirements and test methods for the ballistic resistance of personal body armor, categorizes the types of body armor available, and describes the various threat levels. This standard supersedes all previous NIJ Body Armor Standards. Recognition and acceptance of the NIJ standard has grown worldwide, making it the performance benchmark for ballistic-resistant body armor.

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The Office of Law Enforcement Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology establishes minimum performance requirements and test methods for the ballistic resistance of personal body armor designed to protect the torso against gunfire. The standard is limited to ballistic resistance only and does not address resistance from knives or other sharply pointed objects. The NIJ Standard-0101.04 establishes six formal armor classification types, as well as a seventh special type…..

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