Buying a fireproof safe is the first step towards your disaster recovery plan. They are built to protect your most important assets -- travel documents, other legal documents and jewellery -- from fire.
5 Ways Fireproof Safes Will Give More Security than any Safes
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2. Buying a fireproof safe is the first
step towards your disaster
recovery plan. They are built to
protect your most important
assets -- travel documents, other
legal documents and jewellery --
from fire.
3. Unlike any other safe, many tests are
performed on fireproof safes to
gauge their fire resistance.
The safe is exposed to boiler
temperatures to check if there is any
increase in the inside temperate.
It is then cooled to inspect its
usability.
The second test is the explosion test,
which is done by exposing the safe
to superheated temperatures that
could cause an explosion.
4. It is also subjected to impact tests to
check the strength of the safe and its
capacity to survive the effects of
falling through a collapsing building.
After heating the safe it is dropped
30 ft and then reheated for half-an-
hour to check its durability.
5. Fireproof safes have highly
efficient locking system.
Combination locks, electronic
keypads requiring PIN code entry,
dual locks, which need two people
to be there to open the safe, and
many more hi-tech locking
systems are used to secure
fireproof safes.
6. Any other safe will be much cheaper
when compared to a fireproof safe.
However, they won’t protect
documents and other valuable
materials during a fire outbreak.
Paper will be destroyed at 400
degrees even if stored inside the
vault.
7. So even if the metal vaults or filing
cabinets remain intact, the paper
documents inside will get damaged.
On the other hand, fireproof safes
are rated according to their
resistance to fire. There are fireproof
safes that can resist fire for up to two
hours! No other safe can give you
that kind of protection.
8. It is not easy to replace your
treasured valuables or personal
possessions or important documents
like original social security cards,
spare keys and paperwork for your
vehicles, hard drives and CDs, copy
of wills and other papers related to
bank accounts and investments.
9. Fireproof safes will protect your
valuables in the event of a home
break-in. They are quite heavy
and sturdy and will prevent
tampering from the outside to a
great extent.
10. There are fireproof safes that come
with water resistant seals on the
doors and on the internal
compartments.
Such safes will protect valuable
documents and photos from water
damage in the event of flooding.
