A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V

A

Aggregate
A high density refractory material used to fill the body of the safe that is bonded between the inner and outer steel walls. 

Anchor holes
These are the pre-drilled holes in the safe, usually in the back and base, but normally the holes in the base are recessed so the bottom of the inside of safe remains flush. If holes are in the back for wall mounting, these are standard. Fixing bolts are used to anchor safes into position.

Anti-Arc
An industry term used to denote that the safe door is resistant to oxy-arc piercing. Barriers resistant to this method of attack are characterised by the use of copper composites in the door.

Anti-Tamper Re-lockers
This is a spring – loaded trigger activated device in the lock mechanism to thwart drilling, punching or manipulation of the locking system.

Anti-drill plate
Anti-drill plate is a special plate of hardened steel that provides drill protection and it can be made out of various materials including case hard steel, stainless steel or manganese all give exceptional strength and are usually placed between the inside of the door and the lock to protect the mechanism from drilling or being punched off.

Anti-drive spindle
An anti-drive spindle (this is the rod that connects the combination dial on the front of the safe to the internal lock body) and impedes it from being forced into the lock to remove or give entry to the locks mechanism.

Anti-fishing plate / Anti-fishing baffles
This device is most commonly installed on the inside of posting slot type deposit safes, it is a jagged edged sheet of metal designed to make unauthorised removal of deposits once made by fishing the money or envelopes out.

Anti-fishing blocker
A device is typically fitted to front loading tilted chute type deposit safes to prevent removal of deposits once made

Anti-jacking hinges
Anti-jack hinges are designed to make it very difficult to jack up a safe door using the floor as leverag.

Anti-pry deadbar or deadbolts / Dog bolts
This describes stationary locking bolts or a full length vertical reinforce interlocking rebate system both of these anti-pry types engage the back of the door on the hinge side to deter prying and will prevent the door from being removed if the hinges are cut off.

A.P.B (Anti – blowpipe)
Anti – blowpipe is a phrase used to describe the construction method incorporated in a safe to give it a high level of resistance against attacks by advanced metal cutting techniques such as oxy-acetylene cutting or oxy-arc and other powerful tools.

Audit Trail
This is a full featured lock with multiple users and audit trail. It is on some electronic digital locks and gives the safes owner a history of who and when someone has accessed the safe. This history will record how many events have taken place, and the name of who made entry, time and date. The audit trail function is widely used in commercial environments as it helps guards against internal theft.

B

Back Pan
This is usually made of sheet metal and may have a fire resistant board attached, it is installed to the back of the safe door to conceal and protect the safes lock mechanism and bolt work as well as providing fire protection.

Biometric safe lock
An electronic digital safe lock which can have either stand alone finger scan opening, or it can be incorporated to include a code to be entered as well as finger scan to open the safe. The procedure is simple and quick by placing a pre-programmed finger or fingers on a highly sensitive special scanner device that authenticates the identity of the user.  Once this has been validated the safe will open. The better quality fingerprint locks can usually be programmed to store a large number of individual fingerprints.

Biometric lock
An electronic digital biometric lock allows you to unlock your safe via different opening methods such as fingerprint recognition, palm vein recognition, iris recognition, facial recognition, voice recognition, or signature recognition depending on the security level needed.

Bolt down holes
These are the pre-drilled holes in the safe, usually 2 to 4 in the base or back. The holes in the base are normally recessed so the base remains flush on the inside floor whilst the 4 in the back for wall mounting are standard  holes. The fixing bolts are used to anchor the safe into a secure position.

Bolt Strap
The steel rod that the locking bolt work is attached to which moves the bolts in and out to lock and unlock the safe door when the handle is turned.

Bolt work
The main standard bolt work on the leading front edge secures the safes door. The corner edge of the door on the side where the horizontal bolts are located is often the edge of the door where pry attacks are attempted. This bolt work makes it very difficult to force open the safe.
Two way locking bolt work means that the safe locking bolts secure 2 sides of the safe door when it’s closed, must be the leading edge and also usually the rear hinge side of the door.
Three way locking bolt work means that the safes locking bolts secure all 3 sides of the safe door whilst closed, must be the leading edge, and usually the top and the bottom as well.
Four way locking bolt work secures all 4 sides of the safe door closed.

Safe Bouncing
This term is used to describe a technique called safe bouncing which is an action used to crack open cheaper type solenoid operated electronic safe locks. The bouncing technique works typically on some cheaper quality safes because many of them have locks that bounce and lift but better safes have a counterweight locking mechanism, so the lock is fixed in place even in the event of any safe moving method.

C

Cash In Transit (CIT)
Cash in transit operations simply means the movement of cash via transportation usually by armoured vehicles. Cash in transit companies are a secure way of managing cash collection & cash delivery. Typically used in the retail hospitality, commercial and financial industries.

Cash Management Safe
A term given to a safe used for the storage of cash in a retail environment. This particular safe is a multi-purpose safe with various cash cash management options such as a deposit draw, internal lockable cupboard, double doors with individual locking & separate compartments.

Cash Rating / Security Rating
A term used to describe what certification that has been given to a particular safe to indicate a suggested insurable cash rating an insurance company may give coverage on the contents stored in the safe.
Cash ratings are also a good guide to the security level of the safe. As a general rule, the higher the cash rating, the more secure the safe is.

Combination Dial Check
This is a dial combination lock that stops the dial being physical turned on the safes combination dial.

Combination Dial Indirect Drive
A combination dial drive mechanism makes manipulation more difficult and increases the protection of a mechanical combination dial.

Combination lock Manipulation
As the name implies technically it is cracking open a locked dial combination safe having no code or without any type of physical attack being used by such means as drills etc it is virtually using the combination against itself to discover the combination.

Combination Locking (3 wheel)
This is the traditional mechanical combination dial lock operation.

Combination Locking (4 wheel)
Same as the traditional 3 wheel mechanical combination dial lock operation only higher in security as it uses a 4 wheel combination function.

Composite Barrier Material
Composite reinforced barrier material is a proprietary mixture of specially formulated high strength concrete mixture which can consist of elements including steel mesh that provide a high level of protection against drilling attack and force. It is often used between the safes inner and outer walls. 

Custom safe
A  safe or security cabinet that is designed and manufactured to meet a person’s specific requirements.

D

Day Deposit Cashier Safe
A day deposit safe usually has a front deposit chute allowing quick and easy cash deposits from the till during daytime trading. This is typically used for day time cash taking and the deposit safe will most likely be of a medium grade security level. The contents should be transferred into a higher security cash safe for overnight storage or alternatively cash takings need to be banked daily.

Demountable vault
This is a particular vault structure that can be put up, taken down or relocated simply and easily as they are made up of modular panels typically of concrete construction that assemble together for a quick process of taking apart or rebuilding.

Deposit Safe
Also known as postal slot safes, depository safes, money slot safes, cash drop safes, cash management safes, cash deposit safes, envelope slot safe, and money slot safe. A safe that cash deposits can be made without needing to open the main door. Often used in retail environments so staff can make quick deposits but only management or cash collection companies can retrieve its contents.

Detection and Monitoring System
A heat and vibration sensing detector can be mounted in the door and combination locks can be modified to signal various conditions such as lock open/ lock closed / tamper/ duress.

Dimensions
This describes the actual size of the safe and usually includes the internal & external measurements such as the height, width, depth, and weight. Some may even include the volume (litres). It is essential to allow extra depth to the standard depth measurement of the safe to allow for it’s door furniture that sticks out proud from the face of the door. Being the handle, keypad or hinges as generally the standard depth dimension doesn’t allow for the door furniture unless it is specified. This can be crucial if the location chosen is within a confined space such as a cupboard etc.

Drawer Deposit Chute
This is the name given to describe a type of deposit system used on a safe. The drawer deposit chute may be in the front, side or at the rear for through wall access and the drawer deposit chute can either be non-lockable or lockable. It pulls forward the same as a drawer to reveal an opening for deposits to be placed in, then on sliding the drawer closed the deposits are dropped into the main safe area or into an internal lockable compartment. The drawer deposit chute is considered the most secure form of deposit safes.

Drug Safe
A term to describe a specifically designed medical safe for the storage of dangerous & addictive drugs such as S8. All drug safes in Australia must be constructed to comply with the current Australian State and Territory specifications regarding the storage of schedule S8 drugs and be compliant with the Australian Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulations Act-2008.

Dual Locking
The safe will have two physical locks on it and this can be a mixture of many types for example key locking & combination or key & digital locking, or a variety of other options.

Dual user
A safe with either two physical locks or an electronic digital lock with two individual user codes programmed into the one lock. Both types require two people to enter their codes before safe will open.

Duress alarm / Duress code
Duress alarm, also known as a silent alarm is a special feature in an electronic digital lock. If the safe operator is being forced to open the safe by a criminal, he may trigger an remote alarm that alerts the authorities without alerting the assailant as usually the code will still unlock the safe whilst the criminal is still onsite, but he will be unaware that the user has activated the silent alarm to alert the monitoring facilities of a duress situation so the authorities are notified.

E

EDF Safe
EDF is short for Explosive ,drill and force resisting. This type of safe is usually manufactured with a solid steel plate door and the thickness of the steel is typically anywhere from 6mm to 25mm thick.

Emergency override lock
This is a secondary lock mechanism that will override the main electronic digital lock should it malfunction whilst the safe is locked and override it to still open the safe.

Explosion / hazard test
The safe is placed in a furnace that has been preheated to a approved temperature and left inside the furnace for the specific time period and if no explosion occurs the product is kept in the furnace until completely cooled then removed and examined to make sure it is still air tight it then is forced open and undergoes a thorough internal inspection of the contents stored inside for any heat or moisture damage.

F

Fingerprint lock
An electronic digital safe lock which can have either stand alone finger scan opening, or it can be incorporated to include a code to be entered as well to open the safe. The procedure is simple and quick by placing a pre-programmed finger or fingers on a highly sensitive special scanner device that authenticates the identity of the user.  Once this has been validated the safe will open. The better quality fingerprint locks can usually be programmed to store a large number of individual fingerprints.

Finger Scan lock
An electronic digital safe lock which is considered more secure than the finger print version based on the theory, a fingerprint lock allows the finger to be swiped over the scanner module rather than the method required for the finger scan version, whereas the finger needs to be placed onto the screen and left statistic for a few seconds.

Fire endurance test
This assesses the fire resistance of safes or filing cabinet over a specific time period usually 60 minutes to 120 minutes at a applicable heat temperature in order to attest the quality of the safe before a grade or rating of certification is given.

Fire impact test / drop test
The product is firstly exposed to fire endurance pre-heat test and after the specific time period it is instantly elevated to an approved height of approximately three stories high then immediately dropped onto an assortment of broken bricks piled on to a concrete flooring or similar It is then thoroughly examined after impact for evidence of breaches such as ruptures or or fractures and condition of contents stored in the safe.

Fireproof
It is important to be aware that safes are not absolutely fireproof. Safes offer fire resistance and provide protection against heat and fire for a specific time period.

Fire rating / fire rated
Fire rated cabinets and safes have been certified according to a particular standard, and are measured through tests carried out by independent testing authorities. The longer the period in minutes, the greater the fire resistance offered. For example, the critical temperature before paper or record combusts is 177 °C. Whereas, data media is damaged at temperatures over 52 °C.  Standards for Fire Rated Cabinets and Safes usually are in 30 – 60 – 90 – 120 minute fire rating certifications.

Fire resistance
Fire resistant cabinets and safes are constructed using specially formulated fire resistant materials but have not undergone a fire testing program to obtain fire rating certification.

Fire safe
Safes that are capable of protecting the assets stored within from fire, heat, and smoke. A high quality fire resistant safe will have a certification plate affixed to the inside of the door that guarantees the product has been tested to comply with the latest standards.

Fixing bolt holes
These are the pre-drilled holes in the safe, usually 2 to 4 in the base or back. The holes in the base are normally recessed so the base remains flush on the inside floor whilst the 4 in the back for wall mounting are standard  holes. The fixing bolts are used to anchor the safe into a secure position.

Free standing safe
This term is used for a safe that is not installed into a wall or floor but stands alone in a room, these safes no matter the weight should usually be anchored down with the appropriate fixing bolts to prevent unauthorized removal.

G

Glass Re-locker
Glass Re-locker simply describes a plate or piece of tempered glass that is positioned in the safe to protect the vital locking mechanism system and is usually attached to a passive re-locker. A glass re-locker gives higher security than the spring-loaded re-locker as it is more sensitive to breakage via drill or torch attack, triggering the re-lockers.

H

Hardened Anti-drill plate
Anti-drill plate is a special plate of hardened steel that provides drill protection and it can be made out of various materials including case hard steel, stainless steel or manganese all give exceptional strength and are usually placed between the inside of the door and the lock to protect the mechanism from drilling or being punched off.

I

Infill
Describes the Materials used to fill the safe body and is located between the inner and outer skins of the safes walls.

Insta vault
A chubb insta vault is a modular structure constructed of concrete panels that can be extended, reduced or relocated if required.

Insurance Level
The amount of cash contents that an insurer will cover in the safe without the support of an alarm system. The cash ratings detailed in the safes details are guided only and must ultimately be determined by the insurer.

Intelli safe
An automated note deposit safe capable of counting, depositing and managing multiple denominations of notes.

Internal hinges
This is as the name suggests being the hinges are concealed on the inside of the safe body and gives a flush finish on the face of the safe. This can often be convenient if the safe is placed in a cupboard, however it also restricts the door from opening from 180 degrees as allowance with external hinges to 90 degrees opening.

Internal Jewellery Draws safe
Specially designed sets of drawers inside a safe for organizing expensive jewellery and other small expensive items The number of jewellery drawers depend on the capacity of the safe and the drawers are commonly lined with plush lining to protect jewellery from scratches.

Internal Release Mechanism
The door is fitted with an internal release mechanism which enables the locked door to be opened from the inside in case of emergency.

In room safe
This type of safe which is also known as a hotel / motel safe  is usually small in size so it can be installed in cupboards or desks and is widely used in the hospitality industry so guests can secure personal items. They are often of a lower level of security and usually incorporate a master key or code override system so hotel management can gain access to the safe at any time.

J

Jewellery rating
A frequently used term to indicate the value of jewelry suggested that can be stored in a particular safe that will be rated to bank such value. An insurance company may require this guarantee prior to insuring its contents in an overnight situation.

K

Key safe / lockable key cabinets / key storage safe
A specifically designed safe or cabinet to store keys, remotes, swipe access cards or fobs. Typically they will have the facility to store keys on adjustable key racks with numbered hooks and will have pre-drilled mounting holes for installing on a wall.

L

Lightweight modular vault
A particular type of vault that is constructed using lightweight modular panels that are specifically designed for the use in premises where weight is a concern and traditional concrete vaults are too heavy. These lightweight modular vaults are ideal to use in  elevated areas of buildings.

Limpets sensors
A device fitted to safes externally and are integrated into an alarm system. They usually have a combined set of sensors which have inertias built in them and when attached to a safe and armed any attempt to remove them or any physical attack to the safe will trigger an activation of the alarm.

Lockable Compartment
A separate internal lockable compartment that locks independently from the main safe door.

Locked open
This describes the locking bolts stuck in the outward locked position whilst the door is open and the door will not shut as the bolts will not retract in.

Lock out mode
A function on many better quality electronic digital locks also known as  wrong try penalty lock out this means that attempting to enter the wrong combination code after a number of incorrect tries will render the digital lock inactive and it goes into lockout mode or sleep mode for a period of time.

Locked shut
This describes a lockout situation caused by a malfunction of the safes locking mechanism where the safe door is locked closed and cannot be opened by the usual operating method.

M

Manager code
Electronic digital lock with special features being a manager code that has primary control over functions of the lock and enables full control over all users with the ability to add and delete users.

Master code
Electronic digital lock with a master code that has full access to all the functions the lock provides including all rights and full privilege allowing the holder to change all parameters of its settings. The master code is often controlled by those of senior management – national managers or loss prevention staff in a commercial environment.

Measurements
This describes the actual size of the safe and usually includes the internal & external measurements such as the height, width, depth, and weight. Some may even include the volume (litres). It is essential to allow extra depth to the standard depth measurement of the safe to allow for it’s door furniture that sticks out proud from the face of the door. Being the handle, keypad or hinges as generally the standard depth dimension doesn’t allow for the door furniture unless it is specified. This can be crucial if the location chosen is within a confined space such as a cupboard etc.

Mechanical combination lock
A combination dial operated lock that requires the correct sequence of numbers to be dialed by turning the dial left or right in a particular order combined with the correct number of spins. The accurate procedure will align the wheels inside the lock allowing the plunger arm to drop into place and open the lock. This method can be frustrating for those who are unfamiliar with this technique.

Monolithic
This word describes a single block or a solid one piece of unbroken material such as in a safe it may be TDR (Torch & Drill resistant material) that would be placed between the inner & outer steel walls. This give a high resistant to attack from thermic, oxy-arc, oxy-acetylene and other cutting equipment.

Mounting holes
These are the pre-drilled holes in the safe, usually 2 to 4 in the base or back. The holes in the base are normally recessed so the base remains flush on the inside floor whilst the 4 in the back for wall mounting are standard  holes. The fixing bolts are used to anchor the safe into a secure position.

Modular vault
A term used to describe a vault that is constructed using modular panels which assemble together to form a vault structure. The modular panels are typically made of concrete and are usually 75mm, 110mm to 150mm in thickness and the vaults entry point will be secured by a high security vault door.

Multiple user codes
An option on some electronic digital locks where multiples of different opening codes are required allowing multiple users to access the same lock with a independent code.

N

O

One – time code / OTC
A one time code is  an emergency  opening code for electronic locks that can be accessed to gain entry to the lock once only after this it no longer works. One time codes are often issued to services like couriers ,cash in transit staff and branch staff who may not usually be allowed to access the safe not all electronic locks have this one-time code option.

Oxy-acetylene torch
A common intense heating source used for hot cutting points using a mixture of acetylene as the main fuel combined with oxygen to generate a high combustion temperature which is a proven effective method used against single steel structures.

P

Panic room
A term used to describe a safe room or strongroom which is usually a secure fortified room that is installed in a private house or business to give safe refuge, or  a place to hide for the family or staff  in the event of a break in, home invasion or other threats. Safe rooms usually contain communications equipment, so that police or other emergency services can be contacted.

Passive Re-locker
Passive Re-locker is a mechanism that enhances the locking of the safe and is activated by an unauthorised attempt to gain entry to the safe by using a forced method.

Pin code
This may be a digital electronic lock or push button mechanism type lock that is opened by entering a personal identification code via a sequence of numbers often between 4 to10 digits long.

Plate Safe
A safe where both the body and door are constructed of steel plate of varying thickness.

Pry- attack
A Method used  by burglars in an attempt to pry open a locked safe door by force using such tools as a crowbar or other similar type lever instrument.

R

Rebar
Rebar is short for reinforcing bar and is known as a reinforcement steel such as steel bar or steel mesh and is used to strengthen concrete. 

Record Protection
A general term for products that have been specifically designed to protect paper and computer media against damage by fire. These products are fire resistant.

Re-locker (Active Re-locker / Live Re-locker / Dead Re-locker)
A re-locking device when triggered prevents the boltwork being retracted in the event of an attempted break in. This increases the security of the safes locking mechanism by acting as a secondary re-locking device function, as it will automatically activate should a force entry occur.
Anti-Tamper Re-lockers – a oaded trigger activated device in the lock mechanism to thwart drilling, punching or manipulation of the locking system.
Passive Re-locker is a mechanism that enhances the locking of the safe and is activated by an unauthorised attempt to gain entry to the safe by using a forced method
Glass Re-locker simply describes a plate or piece of tempered glass that is positioned in the safe to protect the vital locking mechanism system and is usually attached to a passive re-locker. A glass re-locker gives higher security than the spring-loaded re-locker as it is more sensitive to breakage via drill or torch attack, triggering the re-lockers.
Thermal Link Re-lockers are a method used to attach a re-locker to a crucial part of the safe that will automatically and immediately release in the event of a thermic strike such as a torch attack. It is designed as a defence against various types of attacks using heat methods. The re-locking devices are equipped with fusible links designed to melt and release the re-locking device if the heat inside the door exceeds a certain temperature (usually 65 degrees) as would happen in a torch attack.

Rotary deposit safe
A type of deposit system with a particular method used to make deposits. A barrel with a section cut out for depositing items located at the front top of the safe rotates by a lever handle and when the rotation is in the correct position packages drop into the safes body and the continual turning rotates the drum back up to the open section for more deposits this design makes fishing out items extremely difficult.

S

Safe Cracker
A term used to describe the process of opening a locked safe without using either the key or combination.

Safety Deposit Box
Also known as safety deposit lockers or safe custody boxes, they typically incorporate a dual key locking mechanism. The client controls one key and the bank / deposit box facility controls the other. This guarantees that both parties must be present to gain entry to the contents. They are widely used for the storage of valuables away from the owner’s premise in such places as banks or private safety deposit box vault facilities.

SCEC Endorsed Safes
SCEC means Security Construction and Equipment Committee Endorsed. The SCEC committee combined with ASIO T4 Protective Security Services evaluate the security equipment for use by Australian Government Departments & Agencies. These Government safes, filing cabinets and security containers have class ratings such as Class ‘A’, Class ‘B’ and Class ‘C’ to comply with Australian Federal Government Standards. Safeguard Safes are SCEC Endorsed agents and sell Government SCEC Endorsed safes, filing cabinets and security containers.

Security Cabinet
A term given to a steel cabinet that is usually manufactured with a steel plate body & door and the thickness may range anywhere from 3 mm to 10 mm. The steel safe cabinet would possibly have locking bolt work and maybe a single or a double door unit.

Seismic Detector
A term used to describe a sensor or detector which is typically attached to a safe or vault and  designed to pick up sensitive forms of vibrations such as would be caused by attack methods using drills or cutting equipment etc.

Smoker Safes
A word often used to describe safes that were installed with gas type tube lining throughout the body and door. These smoker safes have been out of manufacturing for many years now. Due to the health and safety concerns that safe technicians or locksmiths faced if they needed to drill or cut into them if malfunctioned and locked up.

Solenoid
An electromagnetic device used in electronic safe locks which works as a locking bar to keep the safe locked.

Sold Secure
A UK approved testing institute run and managed by the Master Locksmiths Association (MLA).

Specifications
This describes the actual size of the safe and usually includes the internal & external measurements such as the height, width, depth, and weight. Some may even include the volume (litres). It is essential to allow extra depth to the standard depth measurement of the safe to allow for it’s door furniture that sticks out proud from the face of the door. Being the handle, keypad or hinges as generally the standard depth dimension doesn’t allow for the door furniture unless it is specified. This can be crucial if the location chosen is within a confined space such as a cupboard etc.

Spy shield
This describes a shield guard installed around a combination dial or electronic keypad to conceal the operators code whilst entering it.

Supported Situation
Supported situations indicate there is an alarm on the premises and this can be a stand alone or a back to base monitored alarm.
*Important to note: Insurance companies will normally give a higher level of coverage on the safe’s contents that is kept on a premises with an alarm (be it stand alone or monitored ), compared to the same safe kept on a premises that is not alarmed.

Strongroom
A Special room designed to be fireproof and burglar proof, and constructed with strong walls and doors where valuables can be safely stored.

Strongroom door
Strong room door is designed to give a high degree of resistance against attacks and some may also be fire resistant. They’re typically constructed of steel door and frame.

Swing Bolt lock
An electronic safe lock with a swing bolt automatic locking mechanism which when the correct code is entered the lock releases the safes handle which also moves locking bolt-work. This function is unlike the direct drive version where the keypad needs to be turned to open the safe lock.

T

TDR
(Torch and drill resistant)
An industry term for “Torch and Drill Resistant”. These safes have bodies and doors designed to provide resistance to oxy-acetylene cutting and drilling.

Thermal Link Re-lockers
Thermal Link Re-lockers are a method used to attach a re-locker to a crucial part of the safe that will automatically and immediately release in the event of a thermic strike such as a torch attack. It is designed as a defence against various types of attacks using heat methods. The re-locking devices are equipped with fusible links designed to melt and release the re-locking device if the heat inside the door exceeds a certain temperature (usually 65 degrees) as would happen in a torch attack.

Thermic attack
This type of method  is also known as a thermal lance attack and relates to a particular type of heated tool that melts the walls/door of the safe these powerful destructive apparatus can be quite effective when used to attack a safe but they can only cut holes in the safe rather than cutting straight lines. They can be very dangerous to use and come with high risk of damaging what’s stored in the safe as well as causing a fire hazard to the surrounding area or to the burglar themselves.

Time delay lock
Also known as a time lock and it can be an electronic or mechanical lock which can be programmed with a time delay so it cannot be immediately opened.

Time delay override
This is a secondary user code that can be setup to override the main code and allow immediate access even if a time delay has also been programmed into the lock (also known as a courier code).

Time window
Also known as a time window access this time locking system allows you to dictate when the time lock or time delay can and cannot be accessed, thus preventing anyone returning out of business hours to open the safe.

U

Unsupported Situation
Suggested insurable cash rating in an unsupported situation means there is no alarm on the premises where the safe will be kept.
*Important to note: Insurance companies will normally give a higher level of coverage on a safe that is kept on a premises with an alarm (be it stand alone  or monitored alarm), compared to the same safe kept in a premises that is not alarmed.

User Code
A code that is pre-programmed into an electronic digital lock or mechanical combination lock that the owner of the safe opens it with.

V

Vault
Term used to describe a high security room where money and other expensive valuables are stored. Vaults are usually used by banks and financial institutions to store large volumes of cash.

Vault door
Vault doors are typically a large solid heavy door that is installed as an entry door to a vault room and provides a high level of protection.

Vault Ventilation
Forced air ventilators or breathing tubes through the wall of a vault.

Vibration Sensor
A term used to describe a sensor or detector which is typically attached to a safe or vault and  designed to pick up sensitive forms of vibrations such as would be caused by attack methods using drills or cutting equipment etc.