| So you have bought sufficient fire insurance to cover | | | | fire proof safes and cabinets. |
| your business in the event of fire, or you believe you | | | | For those of you who run a business at your home |
| have. Many individuals who own businesses and | | | | office, you might consider getting an additional fireproof |
| homes tend to live in the false notion that they have | | | | media safe if your business entails handling a large |
| fully protected their business and home with fire | | | | number of media and digital records as part of the |
| insurance. This is far from the truth. What is deemed | | | | daily activities. This is due to the fact that such files |
| as the intrinsic value of your business are the most | | | | and records including tapes, CDs, DVDs, flash drives, |
| critical items for its survival. How much would you | | | | USB drives, do not take to heat as well as paper |
| value important customer mailing lists, purchases and | | | | items and they damage much more easily. Hence, |
| billing records as well as warranties? Priceless! And | | | | instead of 350 degree F, you will need a safe not |
| when you are faced with the harsh reality of losing | | | | exceeding interior resistant temperature of 125 degree |
| them for good in a bad fire, you would probably | | | | F in the event of a fire. |
| seriously consider getting fireproof file cabinets. | | | | Alternatives to having separate systems is to |
| Fire proof file cabinets are designed to insulate your | | | | purchase a safe-in-a-file-cabinet system which houses |
| documents and withstanding heat from a fire. | | | | all your important documents together at one place, |
| Depending on the fire resistant rating specifications you | | | | making it easier to retrieve all your items at one shot in |
| can literally keep your paper documents, media and | | | | times of fire. While there is convenience, there are also |
| digital records safe for varying periods of time within | | | | risks of losing everything in the fire. |
| these safes. | | | | Having separate security systems for your documents |
| The most common and reliable reference is the | | | | as well as media records could help to spread your |
| Underwriters Laboratories approved fire resistant | | | | risks in times of disaster when you least expect it to |
| rating. This is an industry standards rating system and | | | | happen. You also have a option from a wide variety |
| many reputed manufacturers abide them and specify | | | | of designs and colours to choose from. Often, owners |
| their fire proof file cabinets and burglary safes | | | | would prefer that the fireproof file cabinets and safes |
| accordingly. Take for instance a UL fireproof rating of | | | | blend into the background of the office or home |
| 350 degree Fahrenheit means that the interior of the | | | | interior, to attract as little attention as possible. You can |
| safe will not exceed 350 degrees F within one hour of | | | | specify customization for the higher end products. |
| the fire. This is the most common standards set for | | | | |