Commercial safes ensure the security of money, papers, medicine, electronics, classified information, and inventory. The selection of an appropriate safe is essential, but equally important is the installation, securing, proper access, and maintenance of a safe.

Los Angeles Commercial Locksmith installs, opens, changes a combination, fixes electronic locks, and maintains safes for all businesses in Los Angeles.

Selecting the Right Commercial Safe

Each safe is designed for certain risks. While burglary resistant safes are designed to prevent forcible intrusion, fire resistant ones provide protection from heat up to certain temperature for certain period of time.

Popular commercial safe types are:

• Deposit safes

• Cash management safes

• Document safes

• Media safes

• Pharmacy safes

• Wall safes

• Floor safes

• High security safes

Deposit safes have a compartment where money or documents can be placed without opening main safe part. They are popular among restaurants, retail shops, offices, and convenience businesses.

The choice of safe depends on items to be stored, frequency of access, and risks involved.

Securing Safe Installation

A safe that is not bolted down may be carried away and opened elsewhere, therefor a proper installation on an appropriate floor or wall would make such an occurrence far less likely.

Before installing, the technician takes into account:

• Safe weight

• Floor strength

• Moisture conditions

• Space availability

• Delivery access

• Door clearance

• Visibility

• Workflow of employees

Big safes require special moving equipment. Trying to move the safe without using such equipment could lead to damages of building and injuries.

Commercial Safe Locks

Some safe use:

• Mechanical combination dial

• Electronic keypad

• Key locks

• Time delay locks

• Multi user locks

• Dual control locks

• Audit capable electronic system

Mechanical dials do not require batteries. Electronic keypads offer more convenient way of access and allow creating different codes for each employee.

Safe Opening Service

Sometimes there is a need in professional opening of the safe due to such reasons as:

• Forgetting the combination

• Leaving with the code

• Keypad malfunction

• Died batteries

• Handle jamming

• Non retractable internal bolts

• Damaged lock

• Lost key

Firstly, the technician analyses the type of safe, lock, and its current state. He/she chooses the method of opening that would not harm the safe. The goal of such intervention is to grant access to the safe and make it fully operational again.

There might be requirements to show proof of ownership or authorization.

Changing Safe Combinations and Maintenance

The safe combination should be changed after hiring new employees, change of management or ownership, any suspect of unauthorized access to the safe or sharing of the code.

Signs like stiff handle, failed keypad, frequent appearance of error messages, or some noises mean that it’s time to contact the safe technician, otherwise the safe will eventually become inaccessible.

Los Angeles Commercial Locksmith can help you to keep your business protected and accessible.