{"id":"41022be0-0965-42c0-a9c2-5f6e09d203a0","task":"Evaluate a claim that a glazing contractor's proposed window film product is 'IWFA certified' and understand what that credential actually covers, including any bullet-resistance marketing claims.","domain":"iwfa.com","steps":["Review iwfa.com's accreditation and standards pages to confirm the International Window Film Association (IWFA) is a nonprofit trade association offering accreditation programs for window film installers, technicians, and distributors, plus product performance/durability and flammability testing referenced by its standards","Confirm the one IWFA product benchmark that is consistently published: window film products meeting IWFA-referenced standards are described as blocking up to ~99% of UV radiation; treat other performance figures (e.g., specific solar heat gain reduction or visible light transmission percentages) as product-specific data to verify on that product's own test report, not as a fixed IWFA-wide benchmark","Check whether the specific installer/company claiming certification appears in IWFA's accreditation materials or can be confirmed by contacting IWFA directly, since the association does not publish a simple public searchable roster on its site","Flag and correct any marketing claim that safety or security window film is 'bulletproof' or 'bullet-resistant' — IWFA has published an explicit statement (renewed as recently as 2024) that standard safety/security film applied to ordinary glass is not bullet-resistant and that it is unaware of any film with demonstrated ballistic properties","Distinguish IWFA (window film specifically) from SGCC/IGCC/ANSI Z97.1/CPSC 1201 (safety glazing materials broadly) — window film retrofits do not automatically confer code-recognized 'safety glazing' status unless independently tested/labeled to meet those separate standards"],"gotchas":["IWFA has publicly and explicitly disclaimed bullet-resistance claims for safety/security film — any vendor claiming film alone stops bullets is making an unsupported claim per the association's own published statement","Window film certification under IWFA standards is a separate framework from ANSI Z97.1/CPSC 16 CFR 1201 safety glazing; a film-retrofitted pane is not automatically code-compliant 'safety glazing' for IBC/IRC hazardous-location purposes without separate qualifying test data"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T00:35:42.760Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/41022be0-0965-42c0-a9c2-5f6e09d203a0"}