CSA Z617 : 2006

Technical Committee on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
for Blunt Trauma
Preface
1 Scope
2 Reference publications
3 Definitions
4 Materials and construction
5 General design requirements
6 Projections
7 Attachment systems
8 Performance requirements (impact attenuation)
9 Labelling and marking
10 Proof of conformance
11 Impact attenuation tests
   11.1 Sampling for testing
   11.2 Test environment
   11.3 Preconditioning
        11.3.1 General
        11.3.2 High-temperature conditioning
        11.3.3 Low-temperature conditioning
   11.4 Impact attenuation test method
        11.4.1 Coverage
        11.4.2 Impact zone and test sites
        11.4.3 Impact measurement
        11.4.4 Test apparatus and equipment
        11.4.5 Test sequence
        11.4.6 Impact attenuation test
   11.5 Reporting
Annexes
A (informative) - Advice to manufacturers and users of PPE for
                  blunt trauma
B (informative) - Threat categorization
C (informative) - Hazardous substances in a correctional
                  environment
D (informative) - Sizing guidelines
E (informative) - Cleaning and care of protective clothing and
                  equipment

Applies to personal protective apparel intended to provide protection to the torso, arms, and legs, including joints, of correctional officers and law enforcement personnel from blows with blunt objects (e.g., rocks, stones, glass bottles, pipes, baseball bats, wooden planks, etc.)* during riots, inmate control situations, and in any other situation in which there is a threat of violent attack to the torso, arms, and legs.