The specific standards for environmental certification of riot control equipment cover multiple dimensions, including management systems, restrictions on hazardous substances in products, and ecological safety. Different standards have different focuses, but together they ensure the environmental friendliness and human safety of the product throughout its entire life cycle.
1. GB/T 24001 - Environmental Management System Requirements
This standard is equivalent to ISO 14001 and is the core basis for enterprises to establish an environmental management system. It does not directly target the product itself, but rather regulates the systematic management of environmental impact during the production process:
It emphasizes a life cycle perspective, controlling the entire process from raw material procurement to waste disposal;
It requires enterprises to identify environmental factors, fulfill compliance obligations, implement internal audits, and continuously improve;
It is an important credential for riot control equipment manufacturers to obtain green supply chain access qualifications.
2. GB 24540-2021 - Protective Clothing - Antistatic Clothing (Environmental Protection and Safety Requirements)
This is the currently effective national standard, replacing the older GB 24540-2009, and is explicitly applicable to special protective equipment such as riot control suits:
Flame retardant performance: Afterflame time ≤ 2 seconds in vertical burning test, damage length ≤ 100mm;
Chemical residue control: Formaldehyde content ≤ 75mg/kg, prohibition of decomposable carcinogenic aromatic amine dyes, lead (Pb) ≤ 100mg/kg;
Biocompatibility: Passes skin irritation test, ensuring no adverse reactions such as erythema or edema.
3. REACH Regulation - EU Chemical Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction
REACH is the EU's most comprehensive chemical regulatory framework, applicable to all riot control equipment and its components entering the EU market:
It requires companies to notify of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) in their products, such as DEHP, BBP, and other phthalates; Annex XVII explicitly prohibits or restricts hundreds of hazardous chemicals, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins;
Manufacturers are required to provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and bear responsibility for information transmission throughout the supply chain.
4. RoHS Directive - Environmental Threshold for Electronic Riot Control Equipment
Riot control equipment containing electronic components (such as smart helmets and stun shields) must comply with RoHS requirements:
Restricting 10 hazardous substances, including lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PBBs, PBDEs, DEHP, BBP, DBP, and DIBP; All limits are for a mass fraction not exceeding 0.1% (0.01% for cadmium); Since July 2021, medical and monitoring equipment have also been fully included in the regulations, covering more special equipment scenarios.
5. OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 - Eco-certification for textile protective materials. Widely used in riot gear fabrics, linings, gloves, and other textile components, it is an internationally recognized eco-textile label.
Classified into four categories based on the degree of skin contact, riot gear typically falls under Product Category II (direct skin contact). Testing covers over 1000 hazardous substances, including formaldehyde, pesticide residues, extractable heavy metals, and carcinogenic dyes. Limit standards are updated annually; for example, testing for total lead and total cadmium has been expanded to all product categories.
