Report: Advanced Protective Gear and Armor TOC

INTRODUCTION
- STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
- REASONS FOR THIS STUDY
- INTENDED AUDIENCE AND CONTRIBUTION OF STUDY
- SCOPE OF REPORT
- INFORMATION SOURCES
- ANALYST' S CREDENTIALS
- DISCLAIMER
SUMMARY
- SUMMARY
  - SUMMARY (CONTINUED)
- Summary Table:
- U.S. VALUE OF ADVANCED PROTECTIVE GEAR AND ARMOR, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Summary Figure:
- U.S. VALUE OF ADVANCED PROTECTIVE GEAR AND ARMOR, 2001-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - SUMMARY (CONTINUED)
OVERVIEW
- A BRIEF INDUSTRY LOOK
  - A BRIEF INDUSTRY LOOK (CONTINUED)
- BACKGROUND
  - THE WAR ON TERROR
    - Military Protective Clothing
    - Domestic Protective Clothing
    - Other Protective Clothing
    - Ballistic Body Armor Standards
  - MARKET DRIVERS
    - KEEPING UP WITH THE THREAT
    - ARMOR PROTECTION
      - Changes in Armor Requirements
        
        Changes in Armor Requirements (Continued)
    - FLAME RETARDANCY
    - BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROTECTION
      - Biological and Chemical (Continued)
    - ANCILLARY GEAR
    - ADVANCED PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GEAR: HOW ADVANCED?
  - RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION (RDTE) RESPONSIBILITIES
  - ROLE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
    - DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)
      - DHS Organization
        
        DHS Organization (Continued)
  - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (NIJ)
  - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
  - NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)
  - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
    - OSHA Standards
      - OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132
      - OSHA CFR 29 1910.269
    - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
    - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
  - ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
- Table 1 GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SETTING PROTECTIVE GEAR STANDARDS
  - NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA)
    - National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) FR Garment Standards
      - NFPA 2112
      - NFPA 70E
      - NFPA 1971
    - Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)
  - AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MATERIALS/ASTM INTERNATIONAL
    - ASTM Standards
      - ASTM D6413
      - ASTM1506
      - ASTM F1959
      - ASTM F1958
      - ASTM 1891
  - AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)
  - UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES, INC. (UL)
- ROLE OF STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND JURISDICTIONS
BALLISTIC BODY AND VEHICLE ARMOR
- HISTORICAL EVOLUTION
- BODY ARMOR
  - BODY ARMOR CONSTRUCTION
  - NON-MILITARY USE OF BODY ARMOR
  - BODY ARMOR AND POLICE DEATHS
- Table 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED WITH FIREARMS, POINT OF ENTRY FOR TORSO WOUNDS AND WEARING BODY ARMOR, 1996-2005
  - BODY ARMOR STANDARDS
    - AUTHORITY
    - DEVELOPMENT OF BODY ARMOR
  - MANUFACTURE OF BODY ARMOR
- Table 3 SUMMARY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE BODY ARMOR STANDARDS
  - 2007 REVISIONS TO NIJ STANDARDS
    - NIJ Requirements
  - BODY ARMOR ACQUISITION PROCESS
  - BODY ARMOR TESTING
- CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ARMOR
  - CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT ARMORED VEHICLES
- MILITARY PROTECTIVE BODY AND VEHICLE ARMOR
  - CONSIDERATIONS IN MILITARY BODY ARMOR DESIGN
- Table 4 KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MILITARY BODY ARMOR DESIGN
  - PERSONAL ARMOR SYSTEM FOR GROUND TROOPS (PASGT)
  - RANGER BODY ARMOR (RBA)
- DESIGN EFFECT OF INSURGENT CAMPAIGN
  - INTERCEPTOR BODY ARMOR SYSTEM
    - Description
  - IMPROVED INTERCEPTOR OTV (IOTV)
- Figure 1 IMPROVED OUTER TACTICAL VEST
  - COMBAT HELMET
    - Personnel Armor System Ground Troops (PASGT) Helmet
    - Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH)
  - COMBAT EYE PROTECTION
    - NEW STANDARD DESIGN ANSI Z87.1-2003
  - COMBAT GLOVES
  - MILITARY BODY ARMOR INVENTORY
- Table 5 ARMY BODY ARMOR REQUIREMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 2007
  - REMAINING PROTECTIVE ISSUES
  - FUTURE BODY ARMOR
  - VEHICLE ARMOR
    - EVOLUTION OF THE ARMORED HMMWV
- Table 6 M1114 HMMWV SPECIFICATIONS
- Table 6 (CONTINUED)
  - M1114 Variations
  - M1114 Armor Improvements: The Frag-5 Kit
- FACTORS DRIVING ARMORED HUMVEE PROCUREMENT
- THE STRYKER COMBAT VEHICLE
  - Specifications
  - Production History
  - Design
    - Power Pack and Mechanical Features
    - Command, Control, and Targeting
    - Protective Features
    - Slat Armor
    - Mobility Features
    - Variants
    - Combat Performance
    - Performance Criticism
- THE MINE RESISTANT AMBUSH-PROTECTED (MRAP) VEHICLE
  - Effectiveness
- LIMITS OF ARMOR
  - LIMITS OF ARMOR (CONTINUED)
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION FOR BULLET-RESISTANT GEAR
- FORWARD
- FIBERS AND THREAT LEVELS
  - ARAMIDS
  - POLY(PARA-PHENYLENETEREPHTHALAMIDE) [PPTA]
    - Kevlar
      - Kevlar (Continued)
    - Twaron
      - Improved Woven Material
        
        Improved Woven (Continued)
    - Spectra GoldFlex
  - ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE (UHMWPE)
- Figure 2 GENERAL STRUCTURE FOR A POLYETHYLENE
  - Spectra Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Fiber
    - Spectra Ultrahigh (Continued)
    - Spectra Shield LCR
    - Spectra Shield Plus
    - Spectra Shield PCR
- Figure 3 SPECTRA SHIELD COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
  - Spectra Shield Plus PCR
  - Spectra Shield Plus Flex
    - Gel-Spun Polyethylene Yarns
    - Cut-Resistant Polymeric Sheet
    - Woven Ballistic Fabric Laminates
    - DSM Dyneema Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene
      - DSM Dyneema Ultrahigh (Continued)
      - DSM Dyneema Ultrahigh (Continued)
    - Layered Woven Penetration Resistant Fabric
    - Tensylon
- Figure 4 ETCHED CROSS-SECTION OF TENSYLON FIBER COMPOSITE WEAVE
  - POLYPHENYLENE-2,6-BENZOBISOXAZOLE (PBO)
    - The Rise and Fall of Zylon
    - Armor Holdings and Zylon/ Second Chance
  - M5 POLYMER/ HETEROCYCLIC STRUCTURES
- Figure 5 STRUCTURE OF M5 POLYMER
  - PROCESS FOR DICARBOXYLATING DIHYDRIC PHENOLS (2,5-DHTA)
- HYBRIDS AND COMPOSITES
  - DRAGON SKIN
    - Dragon Skin (Continued)
  - FIBERS PLUS METAL COMBINATIONS
    - Fenrir Cloth
    - Superfabric
  - SUPPLEMENTS
    - Knit Spacer Fabric
    - S-2 Glass
  - RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS
    - Rheological Fluids (Continued)
  - BALLISTIC FIBER MANUFACTURERS MARKET SHARE FOR BODY ARMOR
- Table 7 MARKET SHARE OF TECHNICAL FIBER MANUFACTURERS FOR BODY ARMOR BY COMPANY, U.S. 2006 (%)
  - CERAMIC MATERIALS
    - BORON CARBIDE
    - SILICON CARBIDE
    - INNOVATIONS
  - METALS
    - ALUMINUM ALLOYS
    - STEEL
  - VALUE OF THE BODY AND VEHICLE ARMOR MARKET
- Table 8 MARKET SHARE OF BODY ARMOR IN U.S. BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2006 (%)
- Table 9 SUMMARY VALUE U.S. BODY AND VEHICLE ARMOR MARKET, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  - STRUCTURE OF THE BULLET-RESISTANT AND ARMOR INDUSTRY
- Table 10 MARKET SHARE ARMOR MANUFACTURERS, 2006 (%)
  - INDEX OF MAJOR BULLET-RESISTANT AND ARMOR SUPPLYING/DESIGN COMPANIES
    - Arotech Corp./MDT Armor
    - ArmorWorks Enterprises, LLC
    - Armor Holdings, Inc./BAE Systems
    - Ceradyne, Inc.
    - Ceramic Protection Corp. (CPC) Canada
    - DHB Industries/Point Blank Body Armor, Inc.
    - DSM Dyneema
    - E.I. DuPont de Nemours
    - Fenrir Industries, Inc.
    - Gehring Textiles, Inc.
    - Honeywell Advanced Fibers and Composites
    - Magellan Systems International, LLC
    - Magnesium Elektrn/RMC
    - Morgan Advanced Ceramics (MAC)
    - Patriot Performance Products, Inc.
    - Pinnacle Armor
    - Rabintex Industries Ltd.
    - Teijin Twaron BV
    - Teijin Twaron BV (Continued)
    - Point Blank Body Armor
  - OTHERS
    - Others (Continued)
FIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
- FORWARD
- FIREFIGHTERS AND SAFETY
- INDUSTRY TERMS
- Table 11 STANDARD SPECIFIC FABRIC INDEX SUMMARY
  - INDUSTRY TERMS (CONTINUED)
- 2006 AND 2007 NFPA STANDARDS
- FIRE FIGHTING ENVIRONMENT
  - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS WITH FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS
- FLAME RETARDANT POLYMERS FOR FIREFIGHTERS' APPAREL
  - META-ARAMIDS
- Figure 6 TYPICAL META-ARAMID TYPE STRUCTURE
  - Nomex
- Table 12 APPLICATIONS FOR META- AND PARA-ARAMIDS
  - Blends
  - DuPont Co-mingled Bundle
  - Nomex Limitedwear
    - TECHNORA
  - TeijinConex
    - MELAMINE BASED
- Figure 7 STRUCTURAL REPRESENTATION OF MELAMINE
  - Basofil
    - POLYBENZIMADAZOLE (PBI)
- Table 13 TABCOMPARATIVE PROPERTIES OF WOVEN PBI VS NOMEX IIIA AND FLAME RETARDANT COTTON
  - PBI Blend
- M5 POLYMER
- P84 POLYIMIDE
- TREVIRA POLYESTER
- OXIDIZED POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN)/CARBON
  - Pyromex
  - Pyron
  - Panox
  - Blends and Hybrids
    - Blends and Hybrids (Continued)
- Table 14 SOME PROTECTIVE FABRICS COMPARATIVE PROPERTIES
- Table 14 (CONTINUED)
- Table 14 (CONTINUED)
  - OTHERS
    - Flame Retardant Cotton
    - Polyphenylene-2,6-Benzobisoxazole (PBO)
    - Mixed Retardant Composition
  - STRENGTHENING FIBERS
- Table 15 LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX OF SELECTED FIBERS
  - COMPOSITE AND BLENDED FIRE RETARDANT YARNS AND FABRICS
    - POLYPHENYLENE-2,6-BENZOBISOXAZOLE (PBO) BLENDS
    - KERMEL BLEND
    - BLENDED COMPOSITIONS WITH MELAMINE AND ARAMID
    - METALLIC HIGH STRENGTH FILAMENTS
  - CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTERS GARMENTS
    - OUTER SHELL
- Table 16 OUTER SHELL POLYMER MATERIAL MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2006 (%)
  - MOISTURE BARRIERS
    - NFPA Changes
    - Membranes of Polytetraflluoroethylene (PTFE)
    - Membrane of Polyurethane or Polyester
      - Alternatives and Problems
    - Others
    - Moisture Effects on Protective Performance
    - Moisture Barrier Materials Market Share
- Table 17 MOISTURE BARRIER MATERIAL MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2006 (%)
  - THERMAL BARRIERS
    - Foam
    - Non-wovens and Battings
  - MATERIALS MARKET SHARE
- Table 18 MARKET SHARE FOR THERMAL BARRIER MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2006 (%)
  - TRIM ELEMENTS
- MAJOR SECTORS OF FIRE PROTECTIVE APPAREL INDUSTRY
  - STRUCTURAL TURNOUT/ BUNKER GEAR
    - Leaders in Structural Firefighting Apparel
- Table 19 U.S. MARKET SHARE OF STRUCTURAL FIRE SERVICE GARMENT MANUFACTURERS, 2006 (%)
  - Fire Proximity Suit
    - WILDLANDS FIRE FIGHTING APPAREL
    - INDUSTRY/RACECAR GARMENTS
  - VALUE OF U.S. MARKET FOR FIRE SERVICE GARMENTS
- Table 20 STRUCTURAL FIRES AND CIVILIAN FIRE DEATH, 2001-2006
  - VALUE OF U.S. MARKET FOR (CONTINUED)
  - FIRE DANGER
  - FUNDING
    - Funding (Continued)
- Table 21 VALUE OF THE U. S. FIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INDUSTRY BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - OTHER FACTORS
- STRUCTURE OF THE FIRE RETARDANT GARMENT/TECHNICAL FIBER INDUSTRY
  - INDEX OF MAJOR COMPANIES IN THE FIRE RETARDANT GARMENT INDUSTRY
    - Bacou-Dalloz Protective Apparel, Ltd/SPERIAN Protection
    - Bulwark Protective Apparel/VF Imagewear, Inc.
    - Basofil Fibers LLC
    - Chapman Thermal Products, Inc./Chapman Innovations
    - Chief Corp.
    - DuPont Advanced Fibers Systems
    - E. I. DuPont Personal Protection
      - E. I. DuPont (Continued)
    - Fire-Dex, LLC
    - Fyrepel Products Inc./Division of Lakeland Industries
      - Fyrepel Products Inc./(Continued)
    - Globe Manufacturing Co./Cairns Protective Clothing
    - International Textile Group, Inc/SCI /Safety Components Fabric Technologies, Inc./ WL Ross & Co. LLC.
    - Kermel
    - Lion Apparel, Inc.
    - Magellan Systems International LLC
    - Milliken and Co.
    - Morning Pride Manufacturing LLC
    - Newtex Industries, Inc.
    - PBI Performance Products, Inc.
    - Porvair International Limited (PIL Membranes Ltd)
    - Quaker Safety Products Corp.
    - Safeco Manufacturing, Inc./Chieftain Safety Manufacturing, Inc.(legal name)
    - Safedesign Apparel Ltd.
    - SGL Carbon AG
    - TenCate Protective Fabrics USA /Southern Mills, Inc.
      - TenCate Protective /Continued)
      - TenCate Protective /Continued)
    - Stedfast, Inc.
    - Topps Safety Apparel, Inc.
    - Veridian Ltd.
- Figure 8 VERIDIAN PRICE VS PERFORMANCE FOR FIREFIGHTER ENSEMBLE
  - Westex, Inc.
  - Workrite Uniform Co.
  - W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
  - Zoltek Companies, Inc.
- OTHERS
CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
- BACKGROUND
  - BACKGROUND (CONTINUED)
- PROTECTION LEVELS DEFINED
  - PROTECTION LEVELS DEFINED (CONTINUED)
  - OTHER INFORMATION SOURCES
- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GUIDES
  - CRITICAL INCIDENT TECHNOLOGIES
- INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
- Table 22 TYPES OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS
  - OCCUPATIONS NEEDING CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL GEAR
- Table 23 OCCUPATIONS THAT MAY NEED CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
- Table 23 (CONTINUED)
  - EXPLANATION OF TERMS
    - PROCEDURES
  - NON-WOVEN MATERIALS FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL GARMENTS
- Table 24 LEADING MATERIALS USED IN CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, BY BRAND
  - POLYOLEFINS
    - Tyvek Products
    - Tychem Products
      - Tychem Products (Continued)
    - Tychem BR
    - Responder CSM Level A
      - CPF Materials
    - Microforce SMS
  - STRETCHABLE CHEMICAL VAPOR PROTECTIVE GARMENT
  - POLYAMINE POLYMER
  - COMBINATION MATERIALS
  - HYBRID MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES
- OTHER CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIALS
- Table 25 OTHER CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
- Table 25 (CONTINUED)
  - PEPGEL
  - ELECTROSPUN MEMBRANE-LIKE MATERIALS
    - Donaldson Co., Inc. Approach
  - POLYMERS FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS
    - Polymers for Chemical/Biological(Continued)
  - IMPROVEMENTS IN BARRIER PROPERTIES
  - SPECIAL CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR THE MILITARY
    - SPECIAL CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL(CONTINUED)
    - SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MATERIALS
  - BIOCIDAL ACTIVITY IN SELF-DECONTAMINATING PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES
  - UNADDRESSED NEEDS AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
    - STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
    - DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
    - SHELF LIFE
  - MARKET SHARE OF COMPANIES IN THE CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENT INDUSTRY
- Table 26 MARKET SHARE FOR U.S. CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS, BY COMPANY, 2006 (%)
  - VALUE OF CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS
    - DRIVING FORCES
- Table 27 U.S. VALUE OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  - Driving Forces (Continued)
- CONTRIBUTIONS TO GROWTH FROM CHEMICAL PROCESS INDUSTRIES
  - Contributions to Growth from(Continued)
  - Factors Restraining Larger Growth in the Chemical/Biological Protective Garment Sector
- INDEX OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENT SUPPLIERS
  - 3M
  - Blücher GmbH
  - Donaldson, Co., Inc.
  - E. I. DuPont Personal Protection
    - E. I. DuPont (Continued)
  - eSPIN Technologies, Inc.
  - Fire-Dex, LLC
  - Gentex Corp.
  - Globe Manufacturing Co. LLC
  - Innotex
  - Kimberly-Clark Corp.
  - Nano-Tex
  - North Safety/Norcross Safety Products Llc
  - Polymer Group, Inc. (Pgi)
  - Stedfast, Inc.
  - Others
    - Others (Continued)
ANCILLARY PROTECTIVE GEAR: RESPIRATORS, GLOVES, HEAD, PROTECTION
- BACKGROUND
  - NBC PROTECTION
- PROTECTIVE RESPIRATORS AND LEVELS OF PROTECTION
  - RESPIRATOR ASSESSMENT
    - Non-Use in Wildland Fire Fighting
    - Use by Firefighters
  - OSHA REGULATIONS
  - EVALUATIONS
- Table 28 INFORMATION REQUIRED BY OSHA EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
  - NIOSH CERTIFICATION
- Table 29 NIOSH LOGIC FOR SELECTION OF PROPER RESPIRATOR
  - SELECTION OF RESPIRATOR TYPE
    - Workplace Conditions and Respirator Choice
  - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF RESPIRATORS
    - IDENTIFICATION OF FILTERS, CARTRIDGES, AND CANISTERS
    - RESPIRATOR TESTING
  - ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATORS
    - MARKET SHARE ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATORS
- Table 30 U.S. MARKET SHARES OF ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURERS, 2006 (%)
- Table 31 TYPES OF RESPIRATOR FACEPIECES
  - SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA)
  - AIR SUPPLIED RESPIRATORS
  - COMBINATION RESPIRATORS
- AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS
  - MARKET SHARE FOR AIR-PURIFYING RESPIRATORS
- Table 32 ESTIMATED U.S. MARKET SHARE FOR PROTECTIVE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS BY COMPANY, 2006 (%)
  - PARTICULATE FILTERS
  - VAPOR-AND-GAS REMOVING RESPIRATORS
  - COMBINATION RESPIRATORS
  - IMPROVED DESIGNS
    - Improved Designs (Continued)
  - NBC/CBR FILTERS
    - CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL DECONTAMINATION AIR FILTER
      - Chemical/Biological (Continued)
      - ASZM-TEDA Carbon
- Figure 9 DEFENDAIR ESCAPE HOOD FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENT PROTECTION
  - THE RESPIRATOR INDUSTRY
    - INDEX OF MAJOR RESPIRATOR COMPANIES
      - 3M Occupational Health & Environmental Safety Division
        
        Aearo Corp.
      - Bacou-Dalloz
      - Bullard Company
      - Calgon Carbon Corp./Barnebey Sutcliffe
      - Donaldson Co., Inc.
      - Enmet Corp.
      - General Rubber & Plastics, Inc.
      - Hot Shield USA
      - Martech Services Co.
      - MSA/Mine Safety Appliance Co.
      - North Safety Products U.S.A.
      - Safetytech International, Inc.
      - Scott Health and Safety/Tyco
        
        Scott Health and Safety/Tyco (Continued)
      - TVI Corp.
    - OTHER COMPANIES
  - MARKET VALUE OF RESPIRATORS
- Table 33 VALUE U.S. RESPIRATOR MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - MARKET VALUE OF (CONTINUED)
  - SIGNIFICANCE IN PROTECTIVE GEAR INDUSTRY
- PROTECTIVE GLOVES
  - INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL-PROTECTIVE GLOVE CLASSIFICATION
- FIRE FIGHTING GLOVES
- CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVES
  - POTENTIAL SHORTCOMINGS WITH GLOVE MATERIALS
- Table 34 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL LISTED GLOVE MATERIALS
  - NATURAL RUBBER AND LATEX
  - NEOPRENE
  - NITRILE RUBBER
  - BUTYL RUBBER
  - POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
  - FLUOROELASTOMERS
  - POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
    - TRACKING MANUFACTURERS
  - COMPETITION FROM OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS
    - GLOVE MAKING TECHNIQUES
    - VALUE OF PROTECTIVE GLOVES
- Table 35 VALUE U.S. PROTECTIVE GLOVES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  - STRUCTURE OF PROTECTIVE GLOVE MARKET
- Table 36 CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVE MARKET LEADERS BY MARKET SHARE, 2006
  - MILITARY COMBAT GLOVES
- INDEX OF MAJOR PROTECTIVE GLOVE MANUFACTURERS
  - ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS LLC
  - BACOU-DALLOZ/SPERIAN PROTECTION
  - BEST MANUFACTURING CO.
  - DAMASCUS PROTECTIVE GEAR
  - DUPONT (FORMERLY DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS)
  - HEXARMOR
  - LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.
  - MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO./MSA
  - MCR SAFETY
  - MICROFLEX CORP/BARRIERSAFE SOLUTIONS
  - NORTH SAFETY PRODUCTS
  - PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS (PIP)
  - WARWICK MILLS
  - WILSHIRE TECHNOLOGIES
  - OTHERS
- PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR
  - BACKGROUND
  - HARDHATS
    - Hardhats (Continued)
  - OSHA REGULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL HARD HATS
  - ANSI Z89.1-1986 STANDARD
    - ANSI Z89.1-1986 STANDARD (CONTINUED)
  - FIREFIGHTER HEAD PROTECTION
    - HELMETS AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS
      - Helmets and System (Continued)
      - Eye Protection
      - Optional Accessories
      - Hoods
- Table 37 ENSEMBLE FOR STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING AND PROXIMITY FIRE FIGHTING (2007 EDITION) STRUCTURAL HELMETS
  - FACE AND EYE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
    - BACKGROUND
    - ANSI Z87.1-2003
    - LEVELS OF PROTECTION
      - Lenses
      - Frames
    - IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACT PROTECTION LEVEL
    - VALUE HEAD PROTECTIVE GEAR
- Table 38 VALUE HEAD PROTECTIVE GEAR, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  - INDEX OF HEAD PROTECTIVE PRODUCT COMPANIES
    - CHIEFTAIN SAFETY MANUFACTURING/ PROTECTIVE MATERIALS COMPANY
    - E.D. BULLARD CO.
    - ESS EYE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INC./OAKLEY
    - GENTEX CORPORATION
    - MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO./MSA
    - OAKLEY, INC.
    - REVISION EYEWEAR, LTD.
    - WILEY X EYEWEAR/PROTECTIVE OPTICS, INC.
    - WORLDWIDE VISION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    - OTHER MANUFACTURERS
LIST OF TABLES
- Summary Table:
- U.S. VALUE OF ADVANCED PROTECTIVE GEAR AND ARMOR, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 1 GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED IN SETTING PROTECTIVE GEAR STANDARDS
- Table 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FELONIOUSLY KILLED WITH FIREARMS, POINT OF ENTRY FOR TORSO WOUNDS AND WEARING BODY ARMOR, 1996-2005
- Table 3 SUMMARY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE BODY ARMOR STANDARDS
- Table 4 KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MILITARY BODY ARMOR DESIGN
- Table 5 ARMY BODY ARMOR REQUIREMENTS AS OF FEBRUARY 2007
- Table 6 M1114 HMMWV SPECIFICATIONS
- Table 7 MARKET SHARE OF TECHNICAL FIBER MANUFACTURERS FOR BODY ARMOR BY COMPANY, U.S. 2006 (%)
- Table 8 MARKET SHARE OF BODY ARMOR IN U.S. BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2006 (%)
- Table 9 SUMMARY VALUE U.S. BODY AND VEHICLE ARMOR MARKET, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
- Table 10 MARKET SHARE ARMOR MANUFACTURERS, 2006 (%)
- Table 11 STANDARD SPECIFIC FABRIC INDEX SUMMARY
- Table 12 APPLICATIONS FOR META- AND PARA-ARAMIDS
- Table 13 TABCOMPARATIVE PROPERTIES OF WOVEN PBI VS NOMEX IIIA AND FLAME RETARDANT COTTON
- Table 14 SOME PROTECTIVE FABRICS COMPARATIVE PROPERTIES
- Table 15 LIMITING OXYGEN INDEX OF SELECTED FIBERS
- Table 16 OUTER SHELL POLYMER MATERIAL MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2006 (%)
- Table 17 MOISTURE BARRIER MATERIAL MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2006 (%)
- Table 18 MARKET SHARE FOR THERMAL BARRIER MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2006 (%)
- Table 19 U.S. MARKET SHARE OF STRUCTURAL FIRE SERVICE GARMENT MANUFACTURERS, 2006 (%)
- Table 20 STRUCTURAL FIRES AND CIVILIAN FIRE DEATH, 2001-2006
- Table 21 VALUE OF THE U. S. FIRE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INDUSTRY BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 22 TYPES OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS
- Table 23 OCCUPATIONS THAT MAY NEED CHEMICAL/ BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
- Table 24 LEADING MATERIALS USED IN CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, BY BRAND
- Table 25 OTHER CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
- Table 26 MARKET SHARE FOR U.S. CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS, BY COMPANY, 2006 (%)
- Table 27 U.S. VALUE OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GARMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
- Table 28 INFORMATION REQUIRED BY OSHA EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
- Table 29 NIOSH LOGIC FOR SELECTION OF PROPER RESPIRATOR
- Table 30 U.S. MARKET SHARES OF ATMOSPHERE SUPPLYING RESPIRATOR MANUFACTURERS, 2006 (%)
- Table 31 TYPES OF RESPIRATOR FACEPIECES
- Table 32 ESTIMATED U.S. MARKET SHARE FOR PROTECTIVE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATORS BY COMPANY, 2006 (%)
- Table 33 VALUE U.S. RESPIRATOR MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 34 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL LISTED GLOVE MATERIALS
- Table 35 VALUE U.S. PROTECTIVE GLOVES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 36 CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE GLOVE MARKET LEADERS BY MARKET SHARE, 2006
- Table 37 ENSEMBLE FOR STRUCTURAL FIREFIGHTING AND PROXIMITY FIRE FIGHTING (2007 EDITION) STRUCTURAL HELMETS
- Table 38 VALUE HEAD PROTECTIVE GEAR, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
LIST OF FIGURES
- Summary Figure:
- U.S. VALUE OF ADVANCED PROTECTIVE GEAR AND ARMOR, 2001-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
- Figure 1 IMPROVED OUTER TACTICAL VEST
- Figure 2 GENERAL STRUCTURE FOR A POLYETHYLENE
- Figure 3 SPECTRA SHIELD COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
- Figure 4 ETCHED CROSS-SECTION OF TENSYLON FIBER COMPOSITE WEAVE
- Figure 5 STRUCTURE OF M5 POLYMER
- Figure 6 TYPICAL META-ARAMID TYPE STRUCTURE
- Figure 7 STRUCTURAL REPRESENTATION OF MELAMINE
- Figure 8 VERIDIAN PRICE VS PERFORMANCE FOR FIREFIGHTER ENSEMBLE
- Figure 9 DEFENDAIR ESCAPE HOOD FOR CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENT PROTECTION

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