BALTIMORE - The Avon NH15 Escape Hood is the most compact NIOSH-approved CBRN hood on the market. The NH15 escape hood provides multiple carry options, including a thigh-mount capable carrying case for quick access in emergency situations. The NH15 hood features a low-profile, streamlined design for reduced snagging and delay in donning, and minimized potential for grabbing when used in confined areas with anxious people.

Don in less than twenty seconds. Users achieve critical CBRN respiratory protection within 20 seconds of opening the protective packaging and donning the reflective hood. With minimal packaging, no maintenance, and low cost of ownership, the NH15 can provide 5 years of maintenance-free protection.

Fifteen minutes of protection. The Avon NH15 hood Provides wearers with respiratory, visual and facial CBRN protection for a minimum 15 minutes to allow sufficient time to evacuate from a contaminated area.

About Avon Protection Systems, Inc. Avon Protection Systems, Inc., a division of Avon Rubber p.l.c., is an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of respiratory protection products for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN), toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), and toxic industrial materials (TIMs) applications. With new conflicts, threat scenarios and active environments creating additional daily risks for individuals in the military, law enforcement, corrections, and Special Response industries, Avon Protection maintains a market-leading position by investing in continual research and design innovations to  the protect the elite end-user.  For more information about the Avon Protection NH15 Escape Hood, visit www.avon-protection.com or call 1 888 440 AVON.

For more information, contact: Lisa R. Grube Marketing Manager North America
Avon Protection Systems, Inc. Phone: (443) 643-5161 or (410) 273-0124 Website: 
http://www.avon-protection.com