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14 • AUGUST 2011 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Ameristar receives SAFETY Act certification from the Department of Homeland Security TULSA, Oklahoma — Ameristar Fence Products announced on June 15 that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated and certified the company’s Impasse® Pale Fence and Stalwart® High Security Anti-Ram Passive Cable Barrier systems under the Support Anti-terrorism by Foster- ing Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act). The certification places Ameris- tar’s Impasse palisade fencing and Stalwart family of anti-ram cabled bar- riers on the “approved product list for homeland security.” Certification is the highest level of liability protection available under the SAFETY Act. “After an extensive review of its Impasse and Stalwart product lines, Ameristar has been granted coverage under the SAFETY Act, and this rep- resents the first and only such desig- nation and certification for a high security fence and passive vehicle bar- rier manufacturer,” said Chris L. Herold, market manager and author of Ameristar’s SAFETY Act application. “The lawsuit protections that SAFETY Act coverage affords will re- sult in significantly lower liability ex- posure for Ameristar and its CoverSportsWindscreens: •BestPrices • Fastest Delivery•HighestQuality •BiggestSelection • Lettering/Logo MOSTProfit forYou! Our windscreens – Your windfall profits customers, should a future act of ter- rorism occur,” said Herold. “This is a tremendous benefit to Ameristar, to the contractors who in- stall our products, to the security inte- grators, architects and engineers who specify our products, and to the end use customers who use our qualified physical security products on their fa- cilities, since they will also benefit from the liability protection afforded by the SAFETY Act. “The entire supply chain – manu- SafeFoam FenceMate FenceCrown SafeFoam TM TM TM TM facturer, specifiers, installers, vendors, and customers – will benefit from the coverage Ameristar receives from SAFETY Act certification,” he noted. The SAFETY Act essentially eliminates liability that could arise out of a terrorist attack for sellers whose anti-terror products have been re- viewed and approved by the DHS in America’s fight against terrorism, he added. Windscreen, Privacy Screen, Fence Covering Corrugated plastic fence-top protection Our exclusive protection padding for fence tops, posts and poles (8 Stock Colors) Special offersONLYat www.CoverSports.com/WFN For price quotes, colors,sizesand fabric specs, visitwww.CoverSports.com/WFN In Philadelphia Since 1874 sales@coversports.com • 800-445-6680 Most important, these lawsuit pro- tections extend to Ameristar’s cus- tomers should a future act of terrorism occur and lawsuits follow alleging that Ameristar’s physical security products failed to prevent the terrorism. “Should this happen, our cus- tomers’ liability would be strictly lim- ited, if not non-existent, in most cases because they purchased Ameristar’s SAFETY Act approved services. This may also create an opportunity for Ameristar’s customers to recognize lower insurance premiums given the elimination of risk of lawsuits should an act of terrorism occur. Companies that purchase products from other manufacturers that have not been SAFETY Act approved would not enjoy such protections. “We are extremely excited and very proud of this significant achieve- ment because of the fact that our prod- ucts are now formally recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Se- curity as proven to be effective in the fight against terrorism,” said Herold. For further information about the SAFETY Act and how it relates to Ameristar’s Impasse and Stalwart products, phone Chris Herold at 866- 467-2773 or contact him by e-mail at cherold@ameristarfence.com. For information on the full line of fencing products from Ameristar, visit www.AmeristarFence.com. Plan ahead for 2012 Michigan Chapter table top show The Michigan Chapter AFA has set the date of Saturday, March 10, 2012 for its annual table top trade show next year. The site is the same as usual for the long-running show, the Holiday Inn Hospitality Suites, although it was a Radisson for a while but is now back to Holiday Inn. It is located in Livonia, Mich., due north of the Detroit Metropoli- tan Airport. More details will be announced in the coming months. In the mean- time, for more information, contact Dick Fromm at Elite Fence Prod- ucts at 800-783-1331 or call Tom or Debby at 810-235-4581. Customize with name and logo ! 16 Stock Colors The stamp sho a pr b y oduct has been designated and cer tified under the Suppor of 2002 (the SAFETY Act). Fostering Eff w n abo ective T e Impasse and Stal tion. war t ceived this designation and cer (Illustration cour ve indicates that t Anti-terr c Ameristar’ systems ha hnology Act orism s - tesy Ameristar) ve re- tifica -