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Where can I find additional information about vests containing Zylon®?

April 26, 2017additional containing vests

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Where can I find additional information about vests containing Zylon®?

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You can learn more about Zylon® vests by visiting the federal BVP Web site at: http://vests.ojp.gov/index.jsp., by contacting the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center by telephone at 800-248-2742, or on the Web at asknlectc@nlectc.org and by visiting the Division’s Police Resources website: http://www.njpdresources.org. Any vests containing the material Poly-p-phenylene benzobisoxasole (commonly known as PBO or Zylon®) fiber do not comply with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Interim Requirements for Bullet-Resistant Body Armor (Sept. 26, 2005), as amended and supplemented. In addition, the New Jersey Attorney General issued a March 7, 2006 Directive to all law enforcement agencies to replace all body armor containing Zylon® by December 31, 2006. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) examined Zylon®-based bullet-resistant vests (both new and used) as a part of a Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative addressing body armor safety. To learn more about the f