Choosing A Business Security Safe

Choosing A Business Security Safe
When deciding on what type of safe you may need for your business, you should take into consider a few things that pertain to your business in particular.

The most important factor when deciding what types of business security safe you need is deciding what exactly you want to keep safe. Do you need the safe to secure laptops? Or external hard drives, thumb drives, CDs, and other types of media? Or do you need the safe to secure important documents; if so, how many document or files do you need to store? Will the number of items you need to store grow or will the amount of items remain relatively the same?

While most safe owners enjoy the security of a safe, one the biggest regrets among safe owners is that they wish they had purchased a larger safe. It becomes easy to fill up a safe with more and more valuables once you own one.

Safe Size

The safe size will depend on what types of items you need to store and how much space you estimate the items to take up. If you are storing laptops, it may be important to find a safe that will have enough space and organizational shelves to have your laptops rest comfortably in a horizontal position. If you are storing files, then you want to consider how much space and what type of internal organizational accessories will be needed to keep your files secure.

In addition, you should make a reasonable prediction about if you will need more space in the future. Will your file size grow as your company grows? Do you often buy new laptops each year? All of these will affect the size of your business security safe.

Safe Lock

Security safes have a lot of different lock options for you to consider. There are digital locks that require a code number in order to open. Some digital locks also come with an additional security feature that causes it to disable itself when the incorrect code is entered a number of times, usually the disabling mechanism lasts from 10 15 minutes.

There are also biometric or fingerprint locks that require a scanning of your fingerprint in order to be opened. Biometric locks have the ability to store multiple sets of fingerprints and can also time and date stamp each when the safe is accessed and by whom. Both the digital and biometric/fingerprint locks require batteries.

Aside from battery operated safe locks, there are also combination and key locks to consider. Combination locks work by using a dial and combination to open the safe. Key locks are when the safe is locked with a physical key; most manufacturers will give buyers at least two sets of keys for a safe.

Security Features

Security features of different business safes include fireproof, water proof, and water resistance. Fireproof safes are often tested by independent groups, such as the Underwriter s Laboratories (UL), to test the safes ability to withstand fire. Fireproof safes can keep the contents of the safe secure anywhere from 30 minutes to over 2 hours, check with your manufacturer and the safe model to see its fireproof rating.

Waterproof and water resistant safes are also features that you should consider when deciding on a safe. Waterproof usually means that a safe model was tested by an independent group for keeping the contents of the safe secure when completely submerged in water for a certain period of time.

Water resistance usually means that a safe was tested in standing water for a certain period of time and was able to keep the contents of the safe secure. Check the details of the safe model you are considering because each manufacturer has their own definitions and tests to determine whether a safe can be considered waterproof or water resistant.


office safe,safe security,home safe
|