Police protective equipment

Standards

All equipment shown in this database has met the test requirements of the Home Office. The various Standards used for these tests can be found below.

• 20/07: HOSDB Blunt Trauma Protector Standard for UK Police (2007)
• 21/04: PSDB Protective Headwear Standard for UKPolice (2004)
• 47/11: Portable Ballistic Protection for UK Police (2011)
• 48/05: HOSDB Slash Resistance Standard for UK Police (2006)
• 89/08: HOSDB Flame Retardant Overalls Standard for UK Police (2008)
• GUIDANCE Home Office Body Armour Standard (2017) Publication 039-17
• 08/18 Slash Resistant Materials Standard (2018)
• 012/17 Home Office Body Armour Standard (2017)
• 39/07 Home Office Body Armour Standard - Part A - General Requirements (2007)
• 39/07 Home Office Body Armour Standard - Part B - Ballistic Resistance (2007)
• 39/07 Home Office Body Armour Standard - Part C - Knife/Spike Resistance (2007)
• 34/04 Portable Ballistic Protection (2004)