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SECURITY & FIRE SAFES & UL LISTINGS

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This is part of the recent article I posted about alarms, security and safes for the Missouri Jeweler’s Association:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UL RATED SAFES<\/strong>:
NOTE:<\/strong> Fire rate safes are NOT<\/strong> security safes they are easily compromised by thieves.There are YouTube videos showing cheap safes are easily compromised in under 2-minutes. GET A PROPER UL RATED SAFE!
AND, ENSURE THE SAFE IS BOLTED DOWN AND CANNOT BE EASILY CARRIED OFF BY TWO PEOPLE WHICH WE ARE SEEING COMMONLY DONE!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Security rated safes<\/strong> \u2013 note the following definitions of how safes are rated by UL:
NOTE: Don\u2019t install safe on wall next to another tenant or on outside wall. If you do, install shock sensors on the wall with plywood behind the vulnerable safe.
A TL-15 or TL-30 safe means that the door<\/strong> is attack tool resistant for up to 15 minutes (or 30 minutes) with common hand tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the following link on how easy it is to defeat a non-UL safe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Easy it is Breaking Into Safe – YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TL 30X6 common hand Tool Resistive up to 30 Minutes on all sides<\/strong>. The
TRTL30x6 (Torch and Common Hand tools, grinding and drilling resistive up to 30 Minutes on all 6 sides of the safe)<\/em><\/strong>
TL rated safes are combination lock safes that offer protection against attack using common hand tools.
Safes with a TL rating will resist aattack with common hand tools for a varying amount of time, depending on which classification tier they fall under, from picking tools to hand tools (but on the door ONLY).
TR-rated safes can also withstand welding and cutting torch attack. They are much more secure.
B-Rating
A B-rated safe\u2019s walls are less than 1\/2″ thick, and its doors are less than 1″ inch thick. B-rated safes earns the rating with the presence of a locking device. Typically, lock work and re-locks are examined when choosing a B-rated safe.
C-Rating safes have steel walls that are at least 1\/2\u201d thick and doors that are at least 1\u201d thick, as well as a lock.
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Fire Rating<\/strong>:
Fire ratings are evaluated by testing to see if safes withstand varying furnace heat for specific amounts of time. For example, the UL Class 350 1-hour fire rating means that the internal temperature of the safe
will not exceed 350\u00b0F for at least 1 hour when exposed to external temperatures over 1700\u00b0F. A safe may have a 1-, 2-, or 3-hour time classification. Additionally, safes will be heated and then dropped from
heights reaching 30 feet to test against explosions<\/p>\n\n\n\n