PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-670
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 670
SEPTEMBER 2008
55
PS 670
SEP 08
Authorized Paint Colors
FED-STD-595B,
Colors Used in Government Procurement,
lists the following authorized
paint colors for GSA-approved security containers:
Item
Color
Gray
Gray, black or parchment
Insulated drawer-type containers (Class 1 and 2),
weapons containers and vault doors
Uninsulated drawer-type containers (Class 3, 6 and 7),
information processing systems (IPS) containers,
and map and plan containers
Authorized Changes
•
retroftting or replacing locks with approved locks, such as:
—combination locks meeting Federal Specifcation FF-L-2740 (X-07, X-08, X-09) ±or
security containers and vault doors storing classifed in±ormation
—combination locks meeting Federal Specifcation FF-L-2937 ±or weapons’ containers,
armory vault doors and feld sa±es, including feld sa±es containing classifed in±ormation
•
replacing damaged or missing
parts with new or used original
parts, such as drawer handles and
drawer linkage components
•
replacing damaged drawer heads
with new or cannibalized drawer
heads
•
opening a container and
repairing according to FED-STD-809,
Neutralization and Repair of GSA
Approved Containers
•
painting the container with a
color authorized ±or that container
Unauthorized Modifcations
•
welding the container to
the floor or welding items to
the container
•
drilling the container to
attach items such as pencil
sharpeners or signs
•
painting the container with
a color not authorized ±or that
container
•
tampering with (removing
or reattaching) a GSA
approval label (Only a
qualifed inspector can inspect
and re-label a container.)
•
drilling or cutting through
the partition (cookie sheet)
between the drawers in a
multi-lock container
•
grinding or modi±ying the
container’s bolts or linkage
•
modi±ying any part o±
the lock
•
installing an unauthorized
lock
•
you have questions about regulations, maintenance
or inspections ±or GSA approved containers.
•
you have a container that you think is not GSA
approved.
•
you want to get a GSA container inspected to make
sure it’s secure.
Technical Support Hotline:
DSN 551-1212, (800) 290-7607
or (805) 982-1212
Email:
NFESCLock-TSS@navy.mil
GSA-Approved
Security Containers…
Only
Certain
Changes
Allowed
not so
fast,
soldier!
welding me to
the floor is an
unauthorized
modification!
after I’m
done welding,
this cabinet
won’t be going
anywhere!
when it comes to making physical changes
to general services administration (gsa)
approved security containers, there are
certain things you can and cannot do.
Here’s the rundown…
contact the
folks at the
dod lock
program if…
and
here’s
where
to go…
Use only the color
authorized For that
container
NEVER
weld
items to the
container
NEVER
paint the container an unauthorized color
this
is so
wrong.
nuthin’
but
net.
yellow is
definitely your
color.
and those stripes
are
very
slimming!
but…you told
me to paint
the safe.
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