• DHS SAFETY Act Designated K2 maintains two distinct Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designations that are applicable to the cargo screening environment. Our first is a SAFETY Act Designation for our TSA Certified Cargo Screening Facility Canine (CCSF-K9) certification. Our second is a SAFETY Act Designation for canine explosive detection. This includes cargo searches outside of the CCSP-K9 for unregulated situations. K2’s Designations extend liability protection to the buyer regardless of whether or not services are performed at a regulated entity.

• DHS SAFETY ACT DESIGNATED K2 has been awarded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SAFETY Act Designation for our Single-Purpose Explosive Detection Canine Handler Teams, as well as for our TSA Certified Cargo Screening Facility-Canine (CCSF-K9). K2’s Person-Borne Explosive Detection Canine Handler Teams have earned a SAFETY Act Developmental Testing and Evaluation (DT&E) Designation.
• K2’s CTA is a Certified United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act Registered Class R Research Facility. K2 adheres to the guidelines set forth by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Welfare Act (AWA)

• TSA Certified Cargo Screening Facility Canine K2 provides screening for complex cargo configurations under the Transportation Security Administration’s Certified Cargo Security Program-Canine (CCSP-K9). K2 became a Certified Cargo Screening Facility Canine (CCSF-K9) in early 2019.

• Third-Party Certified Upon completion of K2’s Canine Handler Course, Teams are certified in an operational environment through third-party organizations, including a TSA certified entity, and the non-profit International Police Work Dog Association (IPWDA).

• As an example, Cargo Screening Teams are certified in the following disciplines: odor recognition and screening in an operational environment (warehouses, luggage / parcels, mail, cargo configurations, open areas, motor vehicles, and mass transit vehicles).

PERSON-BORNE EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CANINES are trained to detect and track explosive or weapon scent trails emitting from a moving person. Person-Borne teams screen crowds at ingress and egress points to rapidly and effectively identify an individual carrying weapons or explosives, such as a suicide or backpack bomber, who is attempting to enter an event or venue.

EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CAPABILITIES add an additional layer of security at stadiums, arenas, special events and entry control points, extending the security perimeter. Person-Borne Canine Handler Teams also have the ability to perform static explosives detection—screening vehicles, parking lots, loading docks, planters and trashcans, stadium seating, and more.

AN INDUSTRY FIRST, at the request of the Department of Homeland Security, K2 was integral in the development of Person-Borne technology, working in partnership with Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab and the University of Maryland. K2 continues to be an innovative leader in the industry.