Few, if any, officers are overjoyed when coming into contact with OC Spray (oleoresin capsicum). The taste and intense burning sensation in the eyes or face is unpleasant to say the least. Regardless, in essentially every training course on OC Spray, students are regularly exposed to OC or worse. Read More »

To get the most effect out of your OC aerosol, you need to be aware and trained on how it should be deployed. Is the aerosol in a Foam, Stream, or Fog delivery system? With this information, a subject or assailant can be targeted appropriately and the best effect will be achieved from the aerosol. Each form has great advantages, but also individual disadvantages. Read More »

Various Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) aerosols are often touted as having the highest SHU levels on the market. But what is SHU and how is it measured? SHU stands for Scoville Heat Units and is a standard used to measure the perceived heat of a substance. For example, a bell pepper has an SHU rating of 0, a jalapeño pepper has a rating of 2,500 to 8,000, and a habañero has a rating of 100,000 to 350,000 SHU. Typical law enforcement grade pepper sprays report an SHU level between 5-5.3 million. But... Read More »