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.

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The Boeing Company. Approved: April 15, 2011 \| Expires: May 31, 2016 The Boeing Company provides the Security Monitoring Infrastructure System (SMIS). The Technology is a software suite which provides cyber security situational awareness and network security monitoring. The Technology also includes training, support, and all associated technical documentation.
Genetec, Inc. Approved: April 11, 2011 \| Expires: May 31, 2016 Genetec, Inc. provides Omnicast. The Technology is a Windows-based secure IP Video Surveillance Software that provides seamless management of video, audio and data across any IP network through plug-ins. The Technology also includes training and internal certification of resellers, custom software services, user manuals, and help desk services.
T&M Protection Resources, L.L.C. Approved: April 08, 2011 \| Expires: May 31, 2016 Protection Resources, L.L.C., a Delaware Limited Liability Company, provides Explosive Detection Canine Services (“the Technology”), which consists of a trained and certified chemical detector canine, together with a trained and certified human canine “handler,” for the focused purpose of detecting the presence of a defined group of common explosives and constituent odor signature chemicals that could be used in a terrorist attack. Guided by their handlers, the canines are used to screen packages, vehicles, venues, special events, and customer locations for conventional explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Wave Dispersion Technologies, Inc. Approved: April 08, 2011 \| Expires: March 31, 2016 Wave Dispersion Technologies, Inc., a New Jersey corporation provides WhisprWave® Small Craft Intrusion Barrier™ (the “Technology”), a modular, rapidly deployable floating security barrier system designed to enhance maritime security by deterring, delaying, or impeding small boats traveling at high speed from approaching protected targets. Anchoring of the Technology is customized for each installation and involves use of a commercially available marine-grade anchoring system, based on need.
FirstLine Transportation Security, Inc Approved: April 01, 2011 \| Expires: May 31, 2015 FirstLine Transportation Security, Inc provides Airline Passenger and Baggage Screening Services. The Technology consists of the provision of trained and skilled personnel to operate screening equipment, conduct pre-board passenger screening, and carry-on and checked luggage and accessible property screening to prevent prohibited items from entering the sterile area of an airport.
The University of Kentucky Approved: March 23, 2011 \| Expires: April 30, 2016 The University of Kentucky provides the Ferti-Safe Process. The Technology is the intellectual property defining a process for the production of an ammonium nitrate (AN) fertilizer that has been treated to render it less detonable than standard AN fertilizer. The Technology also includes test-market and research-scale quantities of the Ferti-Safe product that the Seller manufactures for the purpose of market evaluation and testing.
Honeywell International Corporation Approved: March 16, 2011 \| Expires: March 31, 2016 Honeywell International Corporation provides Enterprise Building Integrator. The Technology is a common software control architecture used to control a building or facility’s security, life safety, and/or building maintenance (heating, cooling, ventilation, etc.) functions. The Technology also includes design, installation, integration, maintenance support, and customer training, and documentation services provided by Honeywell. The Designation for this Technology does not apply to or provide coverage for Acts of Terrorism that utilize chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) agents or materials.
Chesley Brown International, Inc. Approved: March 16, 2011 \| Expires: April 30, 2016 Chesley Brown International, Inc., provides Physical Security Services. The Technology is physical security services including armed and unarmed security officers and security project management for commercial facilities. The Technology also includes processes to recruit, hire, and train and manage qualified personnel and all operational manuals.
The Sherwin-Williams Company Approved: March 10, 2011 \| Expires: March 31, 2016 The Sherwin-Williams Company provides Blast Mitigating Composite Panels (BMCP). The Technology is a line of fiber reinforced or non-fiber reinforced polymer panels designed to mitigate the damage caused from projectile strikes or explosions. The Technology also includes sales and installation services.
Trans-Pak, Inc. Approved: March 10, 2011 \| Expires: March 31, 2016 Trans-Pak, 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 includes, 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, and 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 is limited to only those locations in possession of current TSA certifications for cargo screening facilities.