If you don’t know anything about safes you should know that there are many different types - dedicated to a wide variety of applications including: Fireproof or fire resistant, Classified Document Rated, and Tool and Torch Attack Resistant, etc. These ratings are normally set by the Underwriters Laboratory, an independent testing organization for thousands of products in the United States.
Tool resistant safes are engineered tough to protect against forced entry. However the ratings applied to the safes vary according to how they are tested and how well they perform. One such rating for high security bank safe application is a forced entry resistance rating. This is vital for any business such a bank, financial institution, jewelry store etc., looking for a safe to protect valuables from burglary. Below we have outlined a list of forced entry ratings with definitions to help you make an informed decision on which safe is right for you.
TL-15 U.L. Labeled: A safe that has been tested to be resistant to a certain list of tools for a period of fifteen minutes. During this test only the door is attacked. The body of the safe must be at least 1 inch thick steel. The safe must also be at least 750lbs. or it must have a way to anchor to the floor.
TL- 30 U.L. Labeled: A safe that has been tested to be resistant to a certain list of tools for a period of thirty minutes. During this test only the door is attacked. The body of the safe must be at least 1 inch thick steel. The safe must also be at least 750lbs. or it must have a way to anchor to the floor.
TL-60 U.L. Labeled: A safe that has been tested to be resistant to a certain list of tools for a period of sixty minutes. During this test only the door is attacked. The body of the safe must be at least 1 inch thick steel. The safe must also be at least 1000lbs. or it must have a way to anchor to the floor.
TR – Adding the letters TR to a tool rating means that the safe is torch resistant for the specified amount of time. (TLTR-15)
TX - Adding the letters TX to a tool rating means that the safe will resist Nitroglycerine and other high explosives for the specified amount of time. (TXTL-15)
X6- Adding this to a tool rating means that the rating applies to all six sides of the safe not just the door as is the case in ratings without the x6. (TLTR-15x6)
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