With the culmination of several years of research work, a test method is now available to evaluate the level of BABT protection offered by ballistic helmets. This procedure uses an instrumented headform to measure the dynamic load applied to the head by the backface deformation of the shell interior. The risk of trauma is assessed by comparing the force measured to the human injury tolerance threshold for skull fracture.

In February 2006, a group of experts was formed under the direction of the Canadian Standards Association. The technical committee, lead by Biokinetics with the support of Defence Research & Development Canada and the Department of National Defence, is now working to implement this method into a new performance test standard for ballistic helmets. The ultimate goal of this standard is to provide a better tool to evaluate protecting headgear for military, police, and civil defenders against impacts from ballistic threats such as small arm ammunitions and fragments from explosive devices and blunt impacts.