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Homeland Security and explosive injury resources, tips, and facts

The sections below are linked to pages to help architects, industrial and transportation, airport security purchasing personnel, purchasing agents, Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of State (DOS) purchasing personnel and their contractors and others obtain information about the Department of Homeland Security as well as acquire an understanding of the problems associated with injuries caused to the human body by explosions with a variety of information provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

We hope you find our Homeland Security and Explosion Injury tips and facts useful.

Perimeter security glossary
Terminology associated with physical security terms, force protection, and explosive devices.
Physical protection system element identification and the Metalith
The Metalith can be effectively used as one of the components of a Physical Protection System (PPS). Read about our Physical Protection System methodology.
Metalith Physical Security Barriers vs. Shipping Containers
Compare our physical security barriers, designed for blast mitigation and anti-ram vehicle protection, with shipping containers.
Metalith™ Barriers Comparisons
Similar characteristics and differences between these anti-ram vehicle barriers, blast mitigation barrier walls, force protection barriers, and revetments.
Department of Homeland Security Formation and Future Goals Timeline
This link provides a complete timeline showing the formation of the Department of Homeland Security, it past key milestones, and future deadlines for completion.
Department of Homeland Security Organization Chart (Today)
Clicking on this link will display the most current organization chart of the Department of Homeland Security. It is a major improvement over the link to the chart below.
Department of Homeland Security Organization Chart (Original)
This chart, provided by Dr. Jay Jakub and The Monterey Institute of International Studies shows a 2001 recreation of the various governmental entities that had to be organized under the new Department of Homeland Security.
Homeland Security State Contact List
To assist our site visitors in the case a homeland emergency occurs in a specific geographic area, Infrastructure Defense Technologies is providing a list of state Homeland Security contacts.
Department of Homeland Security Warning Concerning Vehicle Bombs
As security tightens against attacks, areas with high casualties are being targeted. Read more about the vehicle bomb warning.
U.S. Department of State Crash Test Rating Certification
Prior to Department of State (DOS) certification, vehicle barriers must be tested by an independent crash test facility to meet DOS standards.
Mechanisms of Blast Injury
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quarternary blast injuries.
Overview of Explosive-Related Injuries
From the Center of Disease Control.

Infrastructure Defense Technologies has created the Metalith product line of barriers, walls, and revetments that are designed to stop the unwanted intruder, or worse, attempting to penetrate a facility's perimeter security borders using a vehicle by stopping it dead. Our blast mitigation barrier attenuation results are outstanding.

For more information about Infrastructure Defense Technologies' perimeter security products and applications, please call us at 1-800-621-5617, email us at info@themetalith.com, or fill out our contact form.

The Metalith
A Division of Infrastructure Defense Technologies
3575 Morreim Drive • Belvidere, Illinois 61008
Phone: 1-800-621-5617• Fax: 1-815-323-1317
Email: info@themetalith.com

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