| So you have learned in your recent fire training at | | | | them all up and get approximate measurements. |
| work that in cases of fire, the first thing that you | | | | 2. Their features. |
| should do is to save your important belongings | | | | Here is something to note. Not all water - proof |
| while you can and exit your building/ office as | | | | safes are also fire - proof and vice versa. But |
| fast and as calmly as you can. Yes, everything | | | | there are safes that have both features and they |
| sounds easy but when time is against you, you | | | | are ideal for providing your valuables ultimate |
| may not be able to save as many valuables as | | | | protection. |
| you should. This means that you can say | | | | One specific safe that you can look out for is a |
| goodbye to all your business documents as you | | | | Honeywell Safe. They have been getting quite |
| watch your office catch ablaze. | | | | popular lately because despite of their safety |
| Not a good scene right? So if you do not want to | | | | features they are quite inexpensive compared to |
| see yourself in this situation, you should: learn how | | | | other brands. Plus, when they say fire - proof, |
| to prevent fire or invest in equipment that can | | | | they mean it because most if not all of their |
| protect your important stuff when necessary. A | | | | safes are known to withstand temperature as |
| fire - proof safe is one good example of the | | | | high as 1000°F for an entire hour. |
| latter. | | | | 3. Their lock. |
| However, if you check you will find that there are | | | | Safes nowadays can have three types of lock |
| so many types and brands of safes out there. | | | | namely:a. Key Entry Lock - this lock is the least |
| And if you are planning to get yourself one, | | | | sophisticated among the bunch because it requires |
| selecting a specific variety may turn out to be | | | | a key for you to open it. And because key is |
| quite tough. Then again, nothing is supposed to be | | | | something that you would normally carry around, |
| tough if you know what you should be looking for. | | | | it can easily be compromised.b. Combination Lock |
| So, here are the important factors that you | | | | - these have dials mounted on the door that |
| should be looking for when you are buying a safe. | | | | needs a specific numerical combination before it |
| 1. Its size. | | | | gets to open.c. Electronic Lock - this is perhaps |
| First off, you need to know that safes can be as | | | | the most sophisticated lock you can ever find. |
| small as the size of two shoe boxes put together | | | | You can open them by entering your own set |
| or they can be as big as two to three feet in | | | | alphanumeric combination. If in case you end up |
| length or width. While getting a big safe is quite | | | | forgetting your own code, you can use a bypass |
| tempting, they can be pretty expensive too. So | | | | key that usually comes with the safe. |
| when buying a safe, make sure that you will only | | | | Those are the three factors that you have to |
| get one that you need. | | | | consider when you are buying a safe. Remember, |
| You can determine if a safe is just about the | | | | if you are working on a tight budget or if you |
| right size by gathering all documents, jewelry and | | | | simply want to save. Just get the size and the |
| CDs that you may want to put in there, stack | | | | features that you think you would need. |
