CAST Compliance

SafeGuard Armor is committed to keeping all of our armor in line with the highest standards of testing and grading, and as part of this goal, we keep all of our stab and spikeproof vests compliant with the latest CAST standards.

The UK Home Office Scientific Development Branch (HOSDB), now known as the Centre for Applied Science and Technology (CAST), is widely regarded as the world leader in the testing and standardization of edged blade and spiked weapon testing for body armor.

At SafeGuard Armor we guarantee that our entire range of products is manufactured in compliance with HOSDB standards of testing [1], creating armor that exceeds their required standards of protection.

[1] The HOSDB provides detailed explanations of its testing methods in the following three documents:

• http://ped-cast.homeoffice.gov.uk/standards/39-07_A_HOSDB_BodyArmourStandards_(2007)_Part1_GeneralRequirements.pdf
• http://ped-cast.homeoffice.gov.uk/standards/39-07_B_HOSDB_BodyArmourStandards_(2007)_Part2_BallisticResistance.pdf
• http://ped-cast.homeoffice.gov.uk/standards//39-07_C_HOSDB_BodyArmourStandards_(2007)_Part3_KnifeandSpikeResistance.pdf