Owner-side tool

Name the threat. Get the standard that defines it.

Four threat domains, one method. Say what you have to defeat and this returns the standard that governs it, what the designation actually means, the trap that catches people in that particular domain, and a printable basis-of-design summary for your design team.

What this tool does not do. It does not tell you what level of protection your facility needs. That is a risk assessment followed by engineering judgment and it belongs with a qualified engineer who has seen your site. This translates a threat you have already identified into the standard that describes it, and writes it down properly.

Step 1 of 4

Which threat are you working on?

Most real projects have more than one. Run the tool once per domain and print each.

Designations on this page are reproduced from the published standards for reference. ISCoA is not affiliated with UL Solutions, ASTM International or the Department of Defense, and nothing here is a certification, a listing or an endorsement of any product. Standards are revised; confirm the current edition before citing one in a specification. ISCoA is published by 360 Ballistics, LLC dba Amidon, a manufacturer of protective construction materials; where a project reaches material selection, Amidon is one of the options an owner may evaluate alongside others.