Author Description

NIST subjects existing equipment to laboratory testing and evaluation and conducts research leading to the development of nat. standards, user guides, and technical reports. This report covers research conducted under the sponsorship of the Nat. Inst. of Justice. It focuses on percutaneous (skin) protection other than garments -- herein referred to as apparel (e.g., hoods, labcoats, vests, ponchos, aprons, pants, gloves, boots, socks, shoe covers, etc.). It covers 74 pieces of equipment manufactured by: Action International, Bata Shoe, DuPont Tyvek, Goetzloff GmbH, Guardian Manufacturing Co., Lakeland Industries, Tex-Shield, and many others. 49 data fields were used for providing info. relating to the equipment.