| Fire proof
safes cater for applications where the concern is a
risk of fire. Fire proof safes are tested for the safe
and secure storage of all important documentation (Paper
records only). They are subject to tests carried out
within a controlled environment (testing laboratory)
for set time periods being 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes.
We would endorse the following European and American
standards.
UL (Underwriters Laboratories) American
testing standards.
NT Fire 017 Swedish standards
VDMA 24991 German standards
ECBS European fire protection standards
Where to buy Fireproof Safes
Fireproof
Safes supplier »
Example of a Fireproof test
The cabinet is placed inside the furnace
on a base of noncombustible material and in such a way
that all the vertical sides and the top of the cabinet
are exposed to fire as specified in ISO 834. The distance
between the interior walls of the furnace and the external
surfaces of the cabinet shall not be less than 500 mm.
The distance between the ceiling of the furnace and
the external top surface of the cabinet shall not be
less than 300 mm. The temperature rise within the furnace
shall be controlled in such a way that it follows the
standard time-temperature curve at a level corresponding
to half the height of the cabinet. The pressure in the
furnace shall be controlled in such a way that at a
level corresponding to half the height of the cabinet
it is equal to the pressure in the laboratory. During
the fire test the temperatures inside the cabinet shall
be recorded continuously. The fire test (the heating
of the furnace) shall be terminated after a period determined
by agreement between the client and the testing laboratory,
or when the cabinet no longer complies with the requirements
it has to fulfil. The recording of temperatures inside
the cabinet can be terminated at the same time as the
fire test.
|
