Eye & Face Protection
ICS Laboratories is one of the leading testing laboratories in the world for equipment that is used to keep the eyes and face safe. ICS has decades of experience testing eyewear and face protectors against standards for every major global market.
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Respiratory Protective Products & Protective Clothing
ICS Laboratories is an industry leader in testing respiratory protective devices as well as chemical protective clothing and gloves. Our expertise in this area extends to all markets and covers products with countless applications.
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Athletic Equipment Testing
ICS Laboratories utilizes a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment to test athletic equipment for performance standards and specifications from around the world. Athletes involved with individual and team sports at every level of play, as well as persons who use protective gear to participate in their preferred recreational activities all rely on the performance of their equipment to stay safe.
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Defense & Tactical
ICS is proud to be one of the independent test laboratories that contributes to the United States Armed Forces’ “Soldier Protective Equipment Process”, a program developed to guarantee that the US Army, Marines and Special Forces is using protective equipment that will meet requirements that are established by evaluating the innumerable hazards to personal safety that our servicemen and women face.
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Product Certifications
ICS Laboratories, Inc. is committed to providing efficient and effective certification services for personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers and developers. We frequently work with our clients throughout the entire product design, development and release cycle, offering insights into the best certification schemes, managing timelines and ensuring timely finalization of certification projects.
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What We Do

ICS Laboratories, Inc. was established in 1995 to provide testing and conformity assessment services for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and related devices. We are the leading independent laboratory in North America for PPE and one of the foremost in the world. ICS provides specialized, experienced testing of protective equipment for Eye and Face Protection, Helmet / Head Protection, Athletic Equipment, Respiratory Protection, Biological and Chemical Protective Clothing. As a specialist facility, our reputation for expertise, competence and client service is unrivaled.

Although specialized, the range of PPE products we address mandates the facilitation of a broad array of material characterizations. Our expertise includes thin film surface characterizations, environmental (solar, temperature, humidity) simulation, evaluation of stress, strain compression, restitution, and mechanical impact, advanced spectroscopy (UV, VIS and IR), geometric optics, gas sorbent filter evaluation, barrier material permeation, pressure dynamics and particle filtration performance evaluations.

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