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Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles


AEL Category: 14. Physical Security Enhancement Equipment

AEL Title: Receptacles, Trash, Blast-Resistant

AEL Number: 14EX-00-BCAN

SAVER Project: Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles

Blast resistant trash receptacles are designed to diffuse the force of an explosion by directing a blast upwards, thereby protecting bystanders from the fragmentation that results when an explosive device is detonated in an ordinary trash can.

Please contact NUSTL@hq.dhs.gov regarding access to the following additional document:Test Results of Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles.

Find this project in the FEMA Authorized Equipment List and InterAgency Board Interactive Standardized Equipment List.

Attachment Ext. Size Date
Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles Market Survey Report (September 2022) PDF 795.33 KB 09/12/2022
Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles Highlight (March 2013) PDF 377.1 KB
Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles Market Survey Report (March 2013) PDF 1.12 MB
Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles TechNote (September 2012) PDF 125.56 KB
Blast Resistant Trash Receptacles Summary (November 2005) PDF 966.89 KB
Last Updated: 01/31/2023
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