Are there differences between commercial and residential safes?
Yes. Home safes are generally built for only fire resistance or fire & burglary resistance. Commercial safes have many more variations. They can be for fire resistance, but most are not. Most commercial safes are of steel construction only; they are built to protect against burglary, or they have special features which assist in reducing internal theft. Commercial safes usually have higher security ratings, especially safes which handle large amounts of cash or jewelry. Because there are so many different business applications, the following questions will deal mainly with home safes.
Yes. Home security safes are generally built for only fire resistance or fire and burglary resistance. Commercial safes have many more variations. They can be built for fire resistance, but most are not. Most commercial safes are of steel construction only; they are built to protect against burglary, or they have special features that assist in reducing employee theft. Commercial safes usually have higher security ratings, especially safes which handle large amounts of cash or jewelry.
