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AVOCET WELCOMES RISC AUTHORITY
GUIDANCE ON LOCK-SNAPPING
»»Avocet Hardware has
welcomed the RISC Authority’s
decision to incorporate an
explanation of lock-snapping
and the importance of TS007
and SS312 in the fight against
it in its latest “Guidance to
Occupiers”
.
Avocet, which manufactures
ABS snap-secure locks, has long
campaigned for the insurance
industry to play an active role
in helping to curtail the rise in
lock-snapping and is delighted
with what it describes as a
major step forward.
“Lock-snapping is a
significant issue across large
swathes of the country and
what makes it so frustrating
is that it’s easily preventable,”
said Rythm Jain Saigal – CEO
of Avocet. “All we need in
order to stamp it out is for
insurance companies to add
TS007 3-star BSI Kitemark or
SS312 Diamond accredited
locks to their list of Minimum
Security Standard products –
and maybe take the customer
friendly step of compensating
those who have to upgrade by
offering a reduced premium.
“But to date they have
maintained the preposterous
stance of insisting on like-forlike replacements for snapped
locks, meaning homeowners
are doing nothing to prevent a
repeat attack.
“We are extremely hopeful
that the RISC Authority’s