Approved Technologies

The SAFETY Act provides two levels of liability protections for approval: Designation and Certification. By obtaining either Designation or Certification, companies obtain a level of legal protection in case their technology is ever put to use during a terrorist attack. See below for a list of approved technology certifications.




Company/Technology

BlastGard® International, Inc.

Approved: September 13, 2011 | Expires: October 31, 2016

BlastGard® International, Inc. provides BlastWrap®. The Technology can be deployed to mitigate (i.e., contain) the effects of an explosion or as a protective layer to absorb energy and possibly protect assets from damage caused by an external explosion.

Raytheon Company and Raytheon UTD Inc.

Approved: September 13, 2011 | Expires: October 31, 2014

Raytheon Company and Raytheon UTD Inc. provide the Controlled Impact Rescue Tool. The Technology is a hand-held excavation tool for emergency rescue in urban environments.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Approved: August 30, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

Lockheed Martin Corporation provides Biological Aerosol Warning System (BAWS). The Technology is a networked array of single-point sensor nodes that can alert a user to the presence of biological particulates. The Technology also includes: operational and maintenance training; and systems engineering and integration services for the design, development, and deployment of the Technology.

E-Z-EM, Inc.

Approved: August 30, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

E-Z-EM, Inc. provides Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion (RSDL). The Technology is a topical lotion used to neutralize and/or remove chemical weapon, blister, or T-2 agents that have come in contact with the skin. The Technology also includes individual sealed applicators impregnated with the lotion and instructions for proper use.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Approved: August 29, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

Grumman Systems Corporation provides Secure Broadband Wireless Communications Infrastructure (SWBCI) systems engineering and integration services. The Technology provides design, recommendations, and procures equipment; installs, tests, and fully integrates user-required network and applications into live operating environments.

ASIS International

Approved: August 29, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

ASIS International, a not-for-profit professional association incorporated in Delaware and an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Development Organization (SDO) has developed DHS National Standards. The Technology is a DHS National Standard, ASIS SPC.1-2009, “Organizational Resilience: Security, Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems – Requirements with Guidance for Use.” The standard(s) have been reviewed, formally adopted, and encouraged for promulgation by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) according to the procedures set forth by the DHS National Standards Program and the DHS Standards Council.

Mistral Security, Inc.

Approved: August 26, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

Mistral Security, Inc. provides its Blast Containment Receptacles, which are trash receptacles designed to absorb the blast energy and resist fragments of an explosive device concealed within the receptacle (the “Technology”).

Implant Sciences Corporation

Approved: August 26, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2014

Implant Sciences Corporation provides Quantum Sniffer™ QS-B220 Benchtop Explosives Trace Detector. The Technology is a device designed to detect trace levels of explosives vapor and nanogram quantities of explosives particulates.

Cepheid, Inc.

Approved: August 16, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

Cepheid, Inc. provides GeneXpert®. The Technology is an Anthrax identification system, which uses polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify the genes of a given sample. The systems self contained cartridges house the PCR reagents and protect the user from cross contamination. The Technology also includes installation, maintenance, and operator training, as outlined in Cepheid, Inc.'s GeneXpert® Field System Operator Manual.

Locke Funeral Home, Inc.

Approved: August 09, 2011 | Expires: September 30, 2016

Locke Funeral Home, Inc. provides Certified Cargo Screening Facilities. The Technology, Certified Cargo Screening Facilities, are secure facilities established in accordance with directives issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the screening and securing of cargo which will be transported on passenger aircraft. The Technology will include, in accordance with TSA directives, maintaining a security plan that limits access to secure cargo screening areas, training and vetting employees in accordance with TSA guidance, adherence to all TSA-specified chain of custody rules for this cargo, and use of TSA-approved methods and/or equipment for the screening of cargo. The Technology includes only those locations in possession of current TSA certifications for cargo screening facilities.