Real-Life Situation (RLS) Standard: Setting a New Benchmark in Security Testing
At 3B Protection, we recognize that conventional certifications often fall short of simulating the complex, multifaceted nature of real-world threats. That’s why we developed our proprietary Real-Life Situation (RLS) Standard—a rigorous testing protocol designed to push our products beyond the limitations of traditional industry benchmarks. The RLS Standard is the cornerstone of 3B’s commitment to providing superior protection, addressing the unpredictable and diverse range of threats faced by high-security environments.
Why the RLS Standard Was Created: Addressing Evolving Threats
Traditional security certifications like UL and NIJ often focus on specific, isolated threat categories, such as ballistic protection against a single shot or blast resistance from a controlled explosion. However, modern attackers are sophisticated, using a variety of tools, firearms, and explosives in coordinated, sustained assaults. Real-world situations rarely involve just one type of threat; they present a complex mix that can occur simultaneously or in rapid succession. This is where the RLS Standard excels.
Developed through extensive research and real-world simulations, the RLS Standard pushes our products to withstand extreme scenarios, including sustained, multifaceted attacks. Whether protecting critical infrastructure from automatic weapons, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), or forced entry attempts using power tools, the RLS Standard ensures that 3B products can handle it all. We don’t stop at certifying that our solutions can withstand a single threat—we make sure they can endure extended and combined assaults, guaranteeing security for prolonged periods.
Ballistic Protection: Tested for Real-World Threats
The RLS Standard takes ballistic protection to a new level. While we proudly carry UL 752 certification for ballistic protection up to Level 10, capable of stopping large-caliber firearms like the .50 caliber, the RLS Standard subjects our products to much more intense scenarios. In real life, attackers don’t fire a single shot—they fire repeatedly, using multiple weapons, including armor-piercing rounds. Our ballistic testing simulates these relentless conditions, ensuring that 3B walls and doors can withstand over 10,000 rounds of ammunition from various firearms. This ensures prolonged protection in crisis situations, giving security teams the time they need to respond effectively.
Forced Entry Protection: Withstanding Brutal Assaults
Beyond firearms, attackers often use brute force and advanced tools to breach security barriers. The RLS Standard includes forced entry testing, simulating attempts by determined attackers using crowbars, sledgehammers, power saws, and other breaching equipment. Our walls and doors are designed not only to slow down these attacks but to withstand them for extended periods. This delay is critical in high-stakes situations where every second counts. Whether securing a government facility, a utility plant, or a high-value commercial property, our products endure repeated, aggressive assaults, ensuring that intruders are kept at bay long enough for reinforcements to arrive.
Blast Resistance: Absorbing and Containing Explosive Forces
Explosive threats are particularly challenging because they vary in size, type, and impact. From homemade IEDs to military-grade explosives like C4 and RDX, the RLS Standard subjects our products to a wide range of blast scenarios. We don’t stop at a single explosion. In real-life attacks, multiple detonations can occur, and the cumulative effect can be devastating. Under the RLS Standard, 3B products are tested to absorb successive blasts, ensuring that shockwaves and shrapnel are contained, minimizing damage to both the structure and the people inside. This multi-layered blast resistance provides protection far beyond conventional products.
Fire Resistance: Enduring Prolonged Exposure
Fire can be as devastating as an armed assault or explosion. Whether ignited intentionally or as a consequence of other attacks, fire poses a significant threat to both life and property. Under the RLS Standard, fire resistance testing ensures that 3B materials can withstand prolonged exposure to extreme heat and flames. Our products are designed to provide up to 4 hours of fire protection, giving occupants critical time to evacuate safely and allowing first responders to manage the situation. By reducing the spread of flames, heat, and smoke, our fire-resistant walls and doors help safeguard assets and critical infrastructure during emergencies.
The RLS Standard: Designed for Real-Life Threats
The RLS Standard goes beyond laboratory conditions and static tests, ensuring that our products provide comprehensive, real-world protection. We collaborate with world-leading test houses to simulate the most dangerous and unpredictable conditions, from ballistic assaults to explosions and fire. The result is a product line that offers unparalleled security for high-risk environments such as data centers, utilities, government buildings, schools, and critical infrastructure.
Our RLS Testing Standard includes:
- Ballistic Testing: Simulating sustained gunfire, including over 10,000 rounds from multiple firearms and calibers, ensuring structural integrity under prolonged assault.
- Blast Testing: Simulating complex explosive scenarios involving IEDs, RPGs, and high-grade explosives, testing for both immediate and successive blasts to ensure multi-layered protection.
- Forced Entry Testing: Simulating relentless break-in attempts using tools and brute force, ensuring products withstand persistent, aggressive assaults.
- Fire Testing: Ensuring materials can withstand up to 4 hours of exposure to extreme heat and flames, providing time for evacuation and emergency response.
Why the RLS Standard Matters: Real Peace of Mind
Every dollar invested in the development of the RLS Standard translates into peace of mind for our clients. Whether it’s protecting homes, businesses, or critical infrastructure, our clients trust that when they are facing a real-life threat—whether it’s a ballistic attack, a blast, forced entry, or fire—their assets and loved ones will remain secure behind 3B walls and doors.
At 3B Protection, we understand that security isn’t just about meeting minimum standards—it’s about surpassing them, ensuring that you are protected against the full spectrum of threats. The RLS Standard exemplifies our commitment to going beyond traditional security measures, providing our clients with the most tested, proven, and reliable defense systems available today. Nothing else comes close.
