Tag Archives: stab vests

Highlights Of A Truly Informative Police Body Armor Survey

According to a statement by the American National Institute of Justice, more than 3,000 police officers’ lives have been saved by body armor since the mid seventies when they began testing and developing body armor and performance standards for ballistic and … Continue reading

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Saying NO To Used Body Armour & Stab Resistant Vests!

I once read a very interesting question in reference to the issue of used overt or covert body armour: “Would you buy a second hand parachute that you didn’t know the history of, strap it onto your back, jump out … Continue reading

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Nurse injured in knife attack in hospital

A woman who suspected that an operation had affected her health assaulted a nurse with a knife on Saturday at a hospital in Nanjing, East China, adding to the long list of attacks on medical workers. The woman tried to … Continue reading

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Hospital Security Professionals in Need for Stab Vests

Maybe the ever so thorough media coverage of violent incidents within hospital environments have raised awareness of security risks and threats, and the potential need for stab vests of those professionals who protect these facilities. Maybe it is the horrible … Continue reading

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Stab Proof Vests To Protect Environmental Health Wardens

Environmental Health Wardens employed by a Scottish council have been issued with stab proof vests after a number of violent incidents and threats. Some wardens have been assaulted handing out the £40 fines to dog owners refusing to clean up … Continue reading

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Prisons Officers in South America are at High Risk!

ON AUGUST 28th six members of the local Human Rights Council, an official watchdog, turned up at Romeu Gonçalves de Abrantes prison in João Pessoa, the capital of the state of Paraíba in Brazil’s poor north-east. Inside they found filthy, … Continue reading

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Prison Officers in Need for Concealable Body Armour

(Please see my latest blog on “Assault on prison officer highlights need for stab vests“) Have you heard of that TRIPLE murderer has been cleared of stabbing three North-East prison officers after he claimed to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder … Continue reading

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High Visibility Stab Proof Vests

High visibility stab proof vests, clearly confirm that this type of body armour do not have to look confrontational, aggressive or authoritative. Domestic frontline professionals dealing with the sometimes very irritating public should be doing their utmost to express themselves … Continue reading

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Assault on Hawke’s Bay Prison Officers Confirms Once Again Need For Stab Vests

(Please see my latest blog on “Assault on prison officer highlights need for stab vests“) Following my previous blog on the safety of prison officers… last month, it just happened again! Two prison officers at Hawke’s Bay Prison (New Zealand) … Continue reading

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Should Paramedics be issued with stab vests?

Based on our extensive survey, we have conducted from August last year to late spring this year I can clear state that too many paramedics and other frontline professionals are still opposed to wearing stab vests, due to simple misperception. Of … Continue reading

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