Walk Through Metal Detectors For Use In Concealed Weapon And Contraband Detection

The purpose of this document is to establish performance requirements and testing methods for active walk-through metal detectors used to find metal weapons and/or metal contraband carried on a person and/or concealed by a nonmetal object. The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides technical support to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) program to support law enforcement and criminal justice in the United States. OLES's function is to develop standards and conduct research that will assist law enforcement and criminal justice agencies. OLES is: (1) subjecting existing equipment to laboratory testing and evaluation, and (2) conducting research leading to the development of several series of documents, including national standards, user guides, and technical reports. This document covers research conducted by OLES under the sponsorship of NIJ. Additional reports as well as other documents are being issued under the OLES program in the areas of protective clothing and equipment, communications systems, emergency equipment, investigative aids, security systems, vehicles, weapons, and analytical techniques and standard reference materials used by the forensic community.

This document is an equipment standard developed by the U.S. Nat. Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST). It is produced as part of the Law Enforcement & Corrections Standards & Testing Program of the Nat. Institute of Justice (NIJ). Because this NIJ Standard is designed as a procurement aid, it is necessarily highly technical. Chapters: commonly used symbols & abbreviations; introduction: purpose of the Standard, & definitions; requirements for acceptance; performance testing procedures; field testing procedures; test objects description; report sheets; references; & 6 figures. (Supersedes NILECJ-STD-0601.00 dated June 1974)

The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides technical support to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) program to support law enforcement and criminal justice in the United States. OLES's function is to develop standards and conduct research that will assist law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.