Fire Standards & Fireproof Cabinets
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Protect your documents and data from fire
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A fire can destroy documents in just a few minutes.
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Choosing a certified fireproof safe or cabinet protects:
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Your paper documents
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Your digital media (USB drives, hard drives, NAS)
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Your accounting and administrative archives
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Your valuables and sensitive information
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In Switzerland, several standards define the fire resistance level of safes and fireproof cabinets.
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How to recognize a certified fireproof safe?
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A product certified against fire can be identified by its certification plate located inside.
This plate indicates the tested and verified fire-resistance duration.
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Damage thresholds
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Content typeCritical temperature
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Paper≈ 177°C
Digital media≈ 50°C
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Protection classes
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P = Protection for paper documents
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D = Protection for sensitive media
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DIS = Protection for magnetic media (more demanding)
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Main European fire-resistance standards
🔥 NT FIRE 017 Standard (Scandinavia)
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Worldwide reference for fire protection.
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Test method:
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Exposure to high temperature
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Durations: 60 / 90 / 120 minutes
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Internal temperature control:​​
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Magnetic media: max 30°C
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Paper: max 150°C
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Examples:
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NT FIRE 017 120 P → 120 minutes of paper protection
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NT FIRE 017 60 DIS → 60 minutes for magnetic media
🔥 EN 15659 – LFS Standard
European standard (ECB-S) for domestic safes / archive cabinets.
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Certified durations:
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30 minutes
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60 minutes
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Examples:
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LFS 30 P
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LFS 60 P
🔥 EN 1047-1 Standard
The strictest standard (German origin).
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Test method:
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High-temperature furnace (60 / 90 / 120 minutes)
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Drop test from 9.15 m
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Reheating and maintaining internal temperature tolerance
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Examples:
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EN 1047-1 60 P
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EN 1047-1 120 DIS
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This standard is ideal for critical environments: banks, medical practices, law firms, watchmaking industry, finance, fiduciary offices.
📄 Download fire-protection standards sheet
Need the full documentation?
👉 Download the technical sheet (PDF) at the bottom of the page.
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✅ Techno Safe Commitment
Techno Safe selects only safes that are:
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Certified by recognized European laboratories
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Tested according to official fire-resistance standards
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Suitable for Swiss insurance requirements
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Certified security. Guaranteed protection.
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