Class 5 Vaults Doors | Strength and Design
People have always searched for more security and on the flipside through have always been those who search for ways to break through that security. Banking and other institutions have gone from using safes and safe-rooms to using vaults and people continue to devise new ways of getting through vault doors and walls. This is an industry that never sleeps and works closely with law enforcement and the government to continually improve vault technology.
Vault manufacturers have been improving vault door technology since the 1920s and they a standard to which they set a number of their products, the GSA approval.
In 1949, President Harry Truman established the GSA (General Service Administration) which streamlines the work of the federal government. One of the legal areas they oversee is the regulation of security standards and expectations of government approved safes, vaults and storage equipment. To be used by the federal government, all security products must meet the construction, design and material requirements of the GSA.
Vault doors are currently up to the class 5 and 6, classes 1-4 are obsolete and no longer listed on the Federal Supply Schedule; which lists which equipment the federal government can use. Class 5 vault doors have been in use for over thirty years and are used by banks, government and military entities, corporations, law enforcement agencies, fire departments and individuals to store money, weapons, precious metals, drugs, sensitive documents, electronics and other valuables.
There are three classes of and six types of class 5 vault doors. Here is how the different classes and types are defined by Federal Specification Order AA-D-600D.
Classes:
Class 5-V: This vault door shall be resistant to 20 man-hours of surreptitious entry, 30 man-minutes of covert entry and 10 man-minutes of forced entry.
Class 5-A: This armory door shall be resistant to 30 man-minutes covert entry and 10 man-minutes of forced entry.
Class 5-B: This ballistic door shall be resistant to 20 man-hours surreptitious entry, 30 man-minutes covert entry, 10 man-minutes of forced entry and ballistic resistant.
Types:
Type IR: Right opening swing; with optical device.
Type IL: Left opening swing; with optical device.
Type IIR: Right opening swing; without optical device.
Type IIL: Left opening swing; without optical device.
Type IIIR: Double leaf; active right opening swing.
Type IIIL: Double leaf; active left opening swing.
Class 5 doors are also marked by two different styles; style H is denoted by a change combination lock and style K denotes a key change combination lock. There are two class 5 “designs”. Design S with a single lock and design B which has no exterior hardware.
There are many companies that produce or sell class 5 vault doors:
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SafeandVault.com also offers class 5 armory and security doors. The Class 5 GSA Approved Armory Door is used for storing non-classified materials such as cash, weapons, narcotics, evidence or other valuable materials. It is equipped with an S&G 2937 mechanical dial lock that meets the FF-2937 rating. The armory door class 5-A and is available in the following types; Type IIR/Style K, Type IIL/Style K, Type IR/Style K, Type IL/Style K.
The GSA Approved 5 Class Security Door is utilized for the storage of classified materials as well as narcotics, weapons, electronics and other valuables. It comes standard with a Kaba-Mas X-09 electromechanical lock. This lock is self-powered and meets the FF-L-2740 government lock specification. The security door is available in the following types; Type IIR/Style K, Type IIL/Style K, Type IR/Style K, Type IL/Style K. This product also comes with optional Daygates. They are typically hinged on the same side as the door itself and constructed of expanded metal that has been reinforced with a heavy steel frame and finished with grey textured paint. It has a keylock outside and a bolt release on the inside for controlled access during daytime or operational hours when the vault door might be open. The daygate can also be equipped with a pass-through and Dutch door.
Class 5 vault doors are an excellent choice for commercial and governmental security and SafeandVault.com is an excellent resource for researching and buying these products.
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