Burglar Proof Standards For Safes & Fire Cabinets
To purchase the right fire safe, choices must be made. The correct names burglar-proof cabinet and fireproof cabinet are unfortunately too long for everyday use, and are abbreviated to fire cabinet or safe.
The product group can be divided into 3 categories:
- fire-resistant,
- burglar-resistant and
- Fire and burglary resistant.
Value storage indication for safes
This term indicates how much cash or valuables the insurance covers when stored in the safe.
This assumes that the cash is stored in a burglary-proof safe in an uninhabited, unguarded and unsecured building within a built-up area. Depending on the security measures taken, insurers may deviate from the coverage indication.
TIP
Always check with your insurance company to see if they agree with the indicative valuation listed for your chosen safe.
In fact, various environmental factors can reduce the value insured, as well as increase it!
European certification
According to these standards, safes must be tested by an independent testing institute according to the standard EN 1143-1. In the test institutes, experienced people go to work with the safe to break it open. The results obtained are converted into a resistance value. This takes into account factors such as time and tools.
Based on the test results, a safe is classified in a certain resistance class. The standard for deposit safes is described in EN 1143-2.
Burglary protection according to EN14 450 (Security Level 1 & 2)
EN 14 450 is the standard for slightly burglar-resistant cabinets, suitable for simple risks. The corresponding classifications S1 and S2 appear on the label on the inside of the door. In full these are called Securitylevel 1 and Securitylevel 2. This standard is mainly applicable to safes for private use.
Some examples:
ESSA
ESSA, the European Security Systems Association, is an independent institute whose goal is to set clear, uniform test methods, standards and certification for safes, locks and test institutes.
ESSA certified products receive a blue ECB-S label. This lists the most important features of the safe:
- the certificate number
- the resistance class
- the weight
- the year of construction
This ECB-S certificate can also be found on the inside of the door and offers the buyer the assurance that his safe complies with the established European standards. De Raat Security Products is a member of ESSA and certificate holder of ECB-S.
You can also find very interesting information regarding these standards in the information of the Belgian trade association.
Information card BELGOSAFE standards and coverage advice safes
Information card BELGOSAFE standards fire resistance fire cabinets
Fire Resistant Standards For Fire Cabinets & Safes
The temperature of a fire is affected by several things such as:
- The duration of the fire
- Different materials
- Is it a running or a stationary fire
The fact is that the average temperature of a fire can reach 600 to 800°C. In extreme cases, the temperature can even rise to 1000 °C
Protection against fire of paper or data media Fireproof products are designed to ensure that the interior temperature of the cabinet remains below the temperature at which paper or data is damaged. Paper damages or can even decay above a temperature of 175°C. The critical limit for magnetic data carriers and digital data carriers is already about 50°C. Above this temperature, there is a high probability that the data on the media will be lost. Thus, in a safe that is tested against fire for 1 hour for paper, for example, your backup tapes are not protected against fire. To protect your media, you need a data safe.
In fact, in addition to fire, data safes also protect against moisture, dust and soot particles. However, there are data boxes for some safes that can be used in a fireproof safe.
This gives you the perfect protection from both fire and theft for your papers and data.
Fire Resistant Testing For Safes
If you want to protect your documents from fire, choose one of the tested fireproof safes. Fire-resistant tests take place at independent test institutes in various countries. There are various fireproof standards according to which a safe can be tested. Fire safes are tested at high temperatures.
Tested is whether the safe adequately protects the contents. Some standards even have a drop test that tests whether the protective effect is not adversely affected if the fireproof cabinet falls through a floor during a fire.
Fire resistance is expressed in minutes followed by P for paper or DIS for data. These test standards indicate how long a fire-resistant cabinet protects paper or data in the event of a major fire.
Fire protection standard EN 1047-1
1 or 2 hour fire resistance to approximately 1090°C
Drop test 9.15 meters
Paper
- EN 1047-1 S60P (60 minutes fire resistant)
- EN 1047-1 S120P (120 minutes fire resistant)
Data
- EN 1047-1 S60DIS (60 minutes fire resistant)
- EN 1047-1 S120DIS (120 minutes fire resistant)
Fire-resistant standard UL 72 (UL)
½, 1, 2 or 3 hour fire resistance to approximately 1090°C
Drop Test
- 9 meters
Paper
- UL72 class 350 - 30 minutes
- UL72 class 350 - 1 hour
- UL72 class 350 - 2 hours
Data
- UL72 class 125 - 30 minutes
- UL72 class 125 - 1 hour
- UL72 class 125 - 2 hours
- UL72 class 125 - 3 hours
Fire resistant standard NT Fire 017 (SP)
1, 1 ½ or 2 hours fire resistance to approximately 927 °C
No drop test
Paper
- NT Fire-017 60P (60 minutes fire resistant)
- NT Fire-017 90P (90 minutes fire resistant)
- NT Fire-017 120P (120 minutes fire resistant)
Data
- NT Fire-017 60DIS (60 minutes fire resistant)
- NT Fire-017 90DIS (90 minutes fire resistant)
- NT Fire-017 120DIS (120 minutes fire resistant)
Fire resistant standard LFS (EN 15659)
½ or 1 hour fire resistance to approximately 850°C
No drop test
Paper
- EN15659 LFS30P (30 minutes fire resistant)
- EN15659 LFS60P (60 minutes fire resistant)
Fire resistant standard DIN 4102
Fire cabinets falling under this category are double-walled and fitted with a fire-retardant insulation material. DIN 4102 is a construction method, which means that these cabinets are not fire tested.
DIN 4102 cabinets are fire retardant for paper for a short time.
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