What do the safe labels and ratings mean?
If you really want to know, read on, but it can be confusing. Webster’s dictionary defines safe, “a container for keeping articles (as valuables) safe”. A fishing tackle box meets this definition, so we need to refine the term a bit. Why ratings and labels? The insurance industry established the system for rating safes. A consumer purchasing a rated safe is assured of a certain level of protection. Insurance companies establish coverage rates based on the level of protection afforded by a particular label. Insurance companies in the United States generally require an Underwriters Laboratory Burglar or Fire Label. Safes are labeled or classified using two different methods: construction classification and performance classification. Construction classifications include B, C, E, ER, F and G ratings. Performance classifications include RSC, TL15, TL30, TL30x6, TRTL15x6, TRTL30x6 and TRTL60x6 UL labels. Construction Ratings B Steel, doors less than 1 inch thick, walls less than 1/2 inch th
