BPATS Assessments for Commercial Facilities
Developed by the DHS / Science and Technology Directorate
Managed by the National Institute of Building Sciences

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has national leadership responsibilities for managing risks involving critical infrastructure, key resources, and events. DHS has identified commercial facilities as key assets in the critical infrastructure and the key resource sectors and encourages the widespread deployment of effective anti-terrorism technologies, services and capabilities. Building security programs are an essential technology that be qualified for and receive Designation under the SAFETY Act.

To help commercial building owners and managers, the Science and Technology Directorate and the Office of SAFETY Act Implementation identified a set of best operational security practices for metropolitan commercial office buildings, referred to as Best Practices for Anti-Terrorism Security or "BPATS." This list is available to facility owners and operators. These best practices can be provided by DHS Certified BPATS Assessors.

There was also a need for an assessment methodology that could be used to record and compare a facility's practices to the BPATS. This online tool and its Field Guide available to Assessors meets that need by providing a recommended process that can be used to improve the content and persuasiveness of anti-terrorism assessments.

We look forward to assisting you in creating customized solutions critical to your organization and key in helping to protect people and assets.

Our Core Services : 

• Free Initial Consultation 

• Help Reduce Your Costs 

• Detailed SAFETY Act Explanation and Education 

• Evaluate SAFETY Act Applicabilty to Your Specific Exposures 

• Review and Evaluate Your Overall Terrorism Liability Exposures and Mitigation Strategies 

• Provide Highly Cost Effective Solutions 

• Provide Reports and Updates as Requested 

• Full SAFETY Act Application Support 

• Provide Updates & DHS Feedback 

• Negotiate with the DHS, Lawyers, Brokers and/or Insurers as Needed 

• Evaluate Existing SAFETY Act Approvals for Issues and Conflicts 

• Review Insurance Program for Conflicts, Compliance, Adequacy and Potential Cost of Risk Savings 

• Review Contracts and Agreements for Conflicts, Issues, Compliance and Modifications Needed 

• Assist in Upgrading Any Existing SAFETY Act Approvals 

• Help You Use SAFETY Act to Better Market Approved Products and/or Services 

• Help Create an Overall SAFETY Act Strategy Plan for You, Your Customers, Suppliers, and Vendors 

• Provide Expert Advice, Consultation and Access to Our Key Business Partners as Needed or Requested 

• Consult on Other Related Terrorism Financial Protection Strategies and Solutions 

Contact Us

By e-Mail:

info [at] SAFETYACTCONSULTANTS dot com

Our online web-form:   Web-form

Phone:     (202) 640-4000

Toll-free:  (855) SAFETY ACT  or:                              (877) S ACT HELP 

Fax:           (202) 407-7054

Mailing Address:

SAFETY ACT CONSULTANTS
P.O. Box 1666
Brookfield, WI  53008-1666

We Can Also Provide Resources and Advise on other terrorism related financial protection strategies 

These include contractual protection review, FARs, Public Law 85-804, Government Contractor Defense - "Boyle", captive utilization and/or formation, conventional and non-conventional terrorism insurance coverages, TRIA applicability and access, BPATS, etc.

We will help you: 

Protect Your Organization from enterprise threatening liability that will follow a terrorist event alleged to involve your organization's facilities or products in any way 

Protect your bottom line from suits stemming from the use, manufacture, distribution, provision or deployment of anti-terrorism or terrorism response or mitigation related products, advice, aid, procedures, technologies or other services 

Save Money on both new and existing insurance programs, the ongoing cost of risk as well as the overall SAFETY Act process

Increase Your Revenue by using SAFETY Act approval to help market your products, advice, facilities, technologies or services including cyber or network related 

Thoroughly understand the SAFETY Act as well as the regulations that implement it 

Thoroughly understand the SAFETY Act application process

Evaluate the Act's benefitto your organization, insurance, products, suppliers, vendors and customers 

Determine if SAFETY Act
protection can apply to a given product, facility, technology, procedure and/or service 

Describe and review the Act with your risk management, legal, upper management, finance, engineering, and marketing groups as needed 

Evaluate the time demands, costs and difficulty of the application process for your unique exposures 

Manage the entire applicationprocess through completion 

Evaluate insurance programsfor adequacy in coverage, limits, protecting your liability cap savings, insurer and SAFETY Act compliance 

Evaluate contracts and other agreements for conflicts, issues adequacy as well as insurer and SAFETY Act compliance 

Provide options for minimizing cost of insurance and risk while maximizing coverages 

Arrange for outside experts as appropriate for your specific needs including experts in technical, legal, insurance and political affairs as well as physical and financial asset, business income and supply chain protection 

Monitor the SAFETY Act status of your suppliers, vendors, subcontractors and customers 

Negotiate with the DHS, insurance brokers, insurers and/or lawyers if potential problems, conflicts, limitations, potential savings or enhancement possibilities exist 

Create a standardized process to coordinate and manage all SAFETY Act related activities for existing,planned or future exposures as well as third party approvals (i.e. your vendors) 

Post approval support including any changes in your insurance, the insurance market, insurance costs; changes in your approved products or services; periodic review of compliance and other services you deem necessary