Integrated Personal Protective Equipment Standards Support Model

摘要

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) develops performance standards for equipment used by law enforcement personnel. The OLES and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are developing a set of standards to protect first responders during incidents that may involve chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials. The law enforcement community is interested in standards that are specific to their missions. A literature search was performed to identify the impacts of chemical protective suits, respirators, gloves, and boots on law enforcement tasks. A plan is described to develop a computer model using decision, sensitivity, and risk analyses to focus data collection and model development so that valuable information regarding performance of law enforcement tasks will be available to support the development of law enforcement-specific standards for personal protective equipment in a timely manner. The total cost of this 2-year project is estimated to be $500-600K.