FAQ & Ratings
Burglary & Fire Safe Ratings And Information
Burglary & Fire safe performance ratings, what do they mean?
Burglary & Fire safe classifications specify how resistant a safe is to its intended threat.
[ultimate-faqs include_category=”Safe FAQs”]
Below We Have Provided Some Information To Help You Decide On The Appropriate Safe For Your Application
Performance Ratings – Fire Classifications
2 Hour Rating
Maintain an interior temperature of less than 350 degrees F and an interior humidity less than 85% when exposed to fire (up to 2000 F) for 2 hours.
1 Hour Rating
Maintain an interior temperature of less than 350 degrees F and an interior humidity less than 85% when exposed to fire (up to 2000 F) for 1 hour.
Performance Ratings – Burglary Classifications
Successfully resist entry for a net assault time of 15 minutes when attacked with common hand tools, picking tools, mechanical or portable electric tools, grinders, drills, or pressure devices.
Successfully resist entry for a net assault time of 30 minutes when attacked with common hand tools, picking tools, mechanical or portable electric tools, grinders, drills, or pressure devices.
Successfully resist entry for a net assault time of 30 minutes when attacked with common hand tools, picking tools, mechanical or portable electric tools, grinders, drills, pressure devices, and oxy-fuel gas cutting or welding torches.
Successfully resist entry for a net assault time of 60 minutes when attacked with common hand tools, picking tools, mechanical or portable electric tools, grinders, drills, pressure devices and oxy-fuel gas cutting or welding torches.
Successfully resist entry for a net assault time of 60 minutes when attacked with common hand tools, picking tools, mechanical or portable electric tools, grinders, drills, pressure devices, explosives and oxy-fuel gas cutting or welding torches.
Performance Ratings – Construction Classifications
B Rated
Steel, doors less than 1 inch thick, walls less than 1/2 inch thick.
E Rated
Steel, doors at least 1 1/2 inches thick, walls at least 1 inch thick.
F Rated
Safe or chest labeled with: “UL Inspected Tool Resisting Safe TL 30 Burglary” or “UL Inspected Torch Resisting Safe TR 30 Burglary” or “UL Inspected Explosive Resistant Safe with Relocking Device X 60 Burglary”.
C Rated
Steel, doors at least 1 inch thick, walls at least 1/2 inch thick.
ER Rated
Safe or chest labeled with: “UL Inspected Tool Resisting Safe TL 15 Burglary”.
G Rated
Safe or chest labeled with: “UL Inspected Torch and Explosive Resisting Safe TX 60 Burglary” or “UL Inspected Torch Resisting Safe TR 60 Burglary” or “UL Inspected Torch and Tool Resisting Safe TRTL 30 Burglary”.