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The police duty belt containing the device that a police or security officer must be with them at any time. These points will vary by municipality, but in general, handcuffs, a police flashlight, radio, a rod, a hand firearm and ammunition and pepper spray, mace or other chemical sprays. Each of the items that are on the police officer's duty belt is a powerful, heavy piece of potentially life-saving equipment.

Demanding task, HIGH PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT

The policeman is in a high stress job that can be dangerous at a moments notice. If we understand the needs of a police officer, we often think of the defensive weapons that they carry, such as a hand-gun fire or a pipe. While these elements make an integral part of high performance belts mandatory, they are certainly not the only part.

It is important that the officials have the highest quality, reliable equipment. With the implementation of a tactical flashlight in the duty belt, and extra batteries and a spare lamp, the officer can be sure to know that the torch that he works when the need arises. In fact, most of the policemen carry more than a flashlight, often a battery and a rechargeable flashlight police.

The right equipment

The device that bears a policeman on his duty belt can save his life. With few exceptions, the gearbox, which is the municipality in which the officer is employed. Most duty belt consists of a hand firearm and holster, extra ammunition, a tactical flashlight, a radio and holster, handcuffs and a pipe. In addition, some communities with chemical sprays, such as pepper spray or mace, and some wear battery-powered stun devices.

Most officials will also be a small notebook and pen, and can also be used with a mobile phone. The decision about what an officer carries with him in the area, the needs of the leadership of the officer safe and realistically what the officers actually wear. It is always a judgment call in deciding what should and what should be excluded from the belt.

The hand firearm and holster, a radio, flashlight and tactical elements are not easy, but heavy, powerful device. While it is always advisable to be for every situation, especially in a high pressure situation such as law enforcement, it is not always possible. One duty of the police, the band that weighs so much that it tired of the police officers, shifts, when he was a suspect, or is it not possible the movement is more of a Hinderer than a help.

All of the devices by the police on his duty belt must be spread evenly over the tape, making it less likely to shift or cause back strain. The officer will be involved in the situation of each of the instruments on his belt, and to an extension of his hand. The duty belt is an important and life saving equipment, possibly the most important part of police uniform.

~ Ben Anton, 2008

Ben Anton writes from his home in Portland, Oregon. Want more information on law enforcement flashlights and headlamps? Visit ledlenserhp.com to learn more about the performance and high power LED Lenser reflector technology.