The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office has updated its uniforms to include new “load-bearing” vests in an effort to promote the long-term health of its uniformed team members. The vests are designed to ...

The use of load-bearing vests is migrating from troops to cops as more law enforcement agencies look to curb how much weight an officer or sheriff has to carry around his or her waist. Over the past ...

STAUNTON – Police officers carry a heavy burden as part of their jobs. Literally. When officers strap on their duty belts they are adding 27 pounds of gear to their body. In Staunton work is underway ...

Often plagued by chronic back and hip pain that comes with carrying heavy duty belts, Orange County deputies could someday suit up with an alternative way of holding their equipment: load-bearing ...

WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (KWWL) – Some police departments in Iowa are switching to load-bearing vests to limit back and hip pain. One of the latest departments to make the switch is the West Liberty Police ...

CLEBURNE COUNTY, Ark. — Cleburne County sheriff’s deputies have a new look, one that could make their jobs and lives easier. Deputies have begun wearing new load-bearing vests that replace their ...

Officers at one North Texas police department are starting to sport a new look. It’s not for style, but for longevity. Some Lake Dallas police officers are now wearing load-bearing bulletproof vests ...

SINGAPORE — From next year, full-time national servicemen (NSFs) in combat support and combat service support units will be able to stay cool in the field as they don new load-bearing vests that also ...

More tools for the brothers in blue. Officers are swapping out their "duty belts" for "load-bearing vests" - a safer and healthier alternative. Lt. Jay Kirwan wanted to bring the vest to our area. He ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Queensland police officers will be afforded some relief from the weight of their heavy utility belts with the trial of new load bearing ...