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Classification of safes and safes
Money, important documents and valuables with a high financial or emotional (and therefore irreplaceable) value you want to store safely, protected against theft. A high-quality, European-certified burglary-resistant cabinet or safe offers you the protection you need and thus the security you want. Good burglary-resistant safes and cabinets are tested in accordance with European standards such as EN 14450 and EN 1143-1. During testing, one or more openings are made by testers with relevant knowledge, skill and burglary tools.
European standards
EN 14450 - Home safes - Security level 1 to 2
EN 1143-1 - Safes, safe doors and safe walls - Grade 0 to XIII
EN 1143-2 - Safes with deposit drawer - Grade 0 to IV
| Standardisation
| Cash
| Valuables
|
| EN 14450 S1 |
€ 2.500,- |
€ 5.000,- |
| EN 14450 S2 |
€ 5.000,- |
€ 9.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 0 |
€ 7.000,- |
€ 14.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 1 |
€ 10.000,- |
€ 20.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 2 |
€ 25.000,- |
€ 50.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 3 |
€ 45.000,- |
€ 90.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 4 |
€ 75.000,- |
€ 150.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 5 |
€ 125.000,- |
€ 250.000,- |
| EN 1143-1 grade 6 |
€ 250.000,- |
€ 500.000,- |
| Grade 7 or above ' |
in consultation with insurer ' |
in consultation with insurer |
Safes with a European standard can be recognised by the metal plate on the inside of the door. This plate states which standard and resistance class the safe meets. Always ask your insurer which standard and class your safe must meet.
Coverage indication
Insurers link an amount of cash value to the various resistance classes as an indication of the cover. This assumes cash is stored in a burglary-resistant safe located in uninhabited, unguarded and unsecured premises in built-up areas. Depending on the security measures taken, insurers may deviate from the cover indication Many insurers only give a cover indication or an indication of the storage value.
NCP standardisation
The NCP, in cooperation with the VGW, has set up a system to compare home-safes in a fair way. This NCP grading has the classes SAFE 1 to SAFE 4. The current EN 14450 standard replaces this way of grading. Meanwhile, the Safes Classification Working Group has not been active for a long time. The last edition of the booklet Covering Safes & Safe Doors dates back to June 2001. Many products given a SAFE indication after this date are dubious because the manufacturer did this himself.
Write-down SAFE 1 to 4 as at 1 January 2016
With effect from 1 January 2016, the designation SAFE 1,2,3 and 4 is no longer recognised! This designation was created at the time as a bridge to the current European standard EN 14 450.