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Print Article(MILWAUKEE, WIS.) — January 26, 2010 — Taking steps to combat a security problem that has increasingly touched the lives of homeowners, tenants, property managers, security directors as well as businesses nationwide, ASTM International Web Site: www.astm.org
“In order to quickly assess the impact this Standard could have, tests on 13 brands of lock cylinders using new ASTM criteria have been conducted by professional locksmiths at the request of Master Lock Company,” said senior marketing manager David Kearns.
In these series of tests, locks from only two manufacturers attained the highest level of protection - Grade 6 - as specified in the Standard. However, locks from only one manufacturer of both door hardware and padlocks - Master Lock Company - exceeded Grade 6 lock bump test criteria, thanks to patent-pending, BumpStop® Advanced Cylinder Technology, Web Site: www.bumpstopsecurity.com.
< p>“The development of these testing criteria by ASTM International recognizes the importance of lock bumping as a broad-scale security issue, and emphasizes the need for industry standards with which to measure performance of specific lock products,” said Master Lock Company’s Billy B. Edwards Jr., Certified Master Locksmith.
During the past few years, Edwards pointed out, extensive media publicity and internet “bump key” sales have turned what once was a little-known (and legitimately used) locksmith technique into a mass-market problem. Bump keys are readily available and the bumping procedure is so easy “an 11-year-old can do it.” According to safety experts, 90 percent of American homes are at risk of having a lock bumped, enabling unauthorized entry. Untold numbers of businesses multiply potential bump-caused security and property loss problems.
