Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Bomb-Mitigating Trash Cans for Fla., Ariz., and N.Y / Government Technology, 19 Dec 2005

http://www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/97661
"'Our bomb-mitigating trash can technology is the only one proven to succeed in the real world of terrorism,' said Eyal Banai, President of MSI and a former security official with an Israeli government security agency. Several years ago, terrorists planted a bomb in trash at a busy intersection in Israel. The receptacle contained and mitigated the blast preventing any deaths or serious injuries. With more than 19 years experience, MSI has earned a reputation as a world leader in blast mitigation. In testing conducted by independent labs and world respected organizations, trash receptacles produced by MSI performed equal to or better than all other receptacles in all breach and pressure reduction testing.

Although all bomb-mitigating trash cans currently provided by different manufactures are based on the same mitigation phenomena of directing the blast upward, MSI offers the greatest number of models, including size, blast charge protection amount, and colors. MSI's receptacles also are significantly lighter than and more cost effective than competitive cans." [Snippet]