Mistral Security conducts successful blast testing for its new Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles in accordance with new ASTM Standards

May 10, 2011 defpro.com

BETHESDA, Md. | Mistral Security Inc., today announced that it has successfully completed blast testing on its new product line of Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles. The Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles are manufactured in the USA and meet all requirements for design, as set forth in ASTM Standard 2639-09a, and blast testing, as setforth in ASTM Standard 2740-10.

The Department of Homeland Security commissioned the National Institute of Standards (NIST) to develop a set of design and test standards for Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles that were released for publication in late 2010. The purpose for developing the new standards was to establish design and blast testing criteria that could be universally applied and understood by purchasing and procurement authorities.

“We are pleased to be at the forefront of our industry in meeting the new ASTM standards,” said James Griffin, Vice President of Mistral Security. “Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles should be deployed anywhere people gather in order to mitigate foreseeable risk to the public in the event of the detonation of an explosive device in a trash can. The Blast Resistant Trash Receptacle should be considered for use in air, rail, and sea transportation centers, sports venues, hotels and convention centers, amusement parks, schools and universities, cultural centers, courts, and government buildings,” said Griffin.