CERTIFIED STAB PROTECTION VESTS - WHAT DOES THE CERTIFICATE MEAN?

When a stab protection vest is KDIW certified it has successfully passed several examinations at the VPAM (Vereinigung der Prüfstellen für angriffshemmende Materialien und Konstruktionen - Association of the Inspecting Authorities for Attack Resistant Materials and Constructions). Has it been tested for blades and knifes it belongs to the class K and is graded accordingly to this category. The spectrum reaches from class K1 to class K4 where K1 offers the lowest degree of significant protection and K4 offers the highest safety.

Have there been other tests and examinations with other potential weapons the vest can have an additional class. They are named according to the category of the weapons (in German): Nails and thorns (D), needles and injection syringes (I) as well as impact and through bodies (W).

WHAT DOES A STAB PROTECTION VEST HAVE TO OFFER WHEN IT IS CERITIFIED?

A certificate proofs that the vest offers protection against attacks with weapons. Depending on category, degree and weapon injuries can be completely prevented or are at least their degree of the severity can be reduced. A certificate shows that the vest has been independently tested and is therefore proof of safety.

What a stab protection vest is adjusted to, however, depends on the respective certification. To make that clearer: A vest tested in class K is - depending on the degree - comparatively save when confronted with blades. Injection syringes and even throwing bodies cannot necessarily be warded off.
The material of the vest have to fulfill different requirements when being confronted with different weapons. A high degree of protection in one class does not automatically mean the vest is effective and graded highly in another category. For this purpose the vest has to have additional certificates and categories. Consequently, the stab protection vests have to be chosen carefully and fittingly for the particular intended purpose.
The assortment of certified vests in our Nordhandel.de online shop offer high protection and additionally are adjustable to different intended purposes. If hidden or as visible warning - everyone can find the perfect match.