Editing Bulletproof vest (section)

==Explosive protection==
{{Main|Bomb suit}}
[[File:US Navy 050510-N-4309A-114 Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Carl Harris inspects the remaining high explosive material from a disrupted improvised explosive device during a training exercise in Bahrain.jpg|thumb|[[Bomb suit]] being used in a training exercise]]

[[Bomb disposal]] officers often wear heavy armor<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Physiological tolerance times while wearing explosive ordnance disposal protective clothing in simulated environmental extremes|journal = PLOS ONE|date = 2014-01-01|issn = 1932-6203|pmc = 3931617|pmid = 24586228|pages = e83740|volume = 9|issue = 2|doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0083740|first1 = Ian B.|last1 = Stewart|first2 = Kelly L.|last2 = Stewart|first3 = Charles J.|last3 = Worringham|first4 = Joseph T.|last4 = Costello|bibcode = 2014PLoSO...983740S|doi-access = free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title = Inside the 'Hurt Locker': The Combined Effects of Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical Protective Clothing on Physiological Tolerance Time in Extreme Environments|journal = The Annals of Occupational Hygiene|date = 2015-08-01|issn = 1475-3162|pmid = 25878167|pmc = 4580838|pages = 922–931|volume = 59|issue = 7|doi = 10.1093/annhyg/mev029|first1 = Joseph T.|last1 = Costello|first2 = Kelly L.|last2 = Stewart|first3 = Ian B.|last3 = Stewart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title = The effects of metabolic work rate and ambient environment on physiological tolerance times while wearing explosive and chemical personal protective equipment|journal = BioMed Research International|date = 2015-01-01|issn = 2314-6141|pmc = 4383354|pmid = 25866818|pages = 857536|volume = 2015|doi = 10.1155/2015/857536|first1 = Joseph T.|last1 = Costello|first2 = Kelly L.|last2 = Stewart|first3 = Ian B.|last3 = Stewart|doi-access = free}}</ref> designed to protect against most effects of a moderate sized explosion, such as bombs encountered in terror threats. Full head helmet, covering the face and some degree of protection for limbs is mandatory in addition to very strong armor for the torso. An insert to protect the spine is usually applied to the back, in case an explosion throws the wearer. Visibility and mobility of the wearer is severely limited, as is the time that can be spent working on the device. Armor designed primarily to counter explosives is often somewhat less effective against bullets than armor designed for that purpose. The sheer mass of most bomb disposal armor usually provides some protection, and bullet-specific armor plates are compatible with some bomb disposal suits. Bomb disposal technicians try to accomplish their task if possible using remote methods (e.g., robots, line and pulleys). Actually laying hands on a bomb is only done in an extremely life-threatening situation, where the hazards to people and critical structures cannot be lessened by using wheeled robots or other techniques.

It is notable that despite the protection offered, much of it is in [[Fragmentation (weaponry)|fragmentation]]. According to some sources, [[overpressure]] from ordnance beyond the charge of a typical hand grenade can overwhelm a bomb suit.

In some media, an EOD suit is portrayed as a heavily armoured bulletproof suit capable of ignoring explosions and gunfire; in real life, this is not the case, as much of a bomb suit is made up of only soft armor.