STI Document Storage Cabinet – 12″ × 12″ × 4″, Red Steel, Thumb Lock
Heavy-duty red steel cabinet with thumb lock designed to securely store system records, documents, and building layouts. Ideal for keeping critical information accessible to authorized personnel in commercial and industrial settings.
Key Features:
- Designed for storing system documents, floor plans, permits, and keys
- Constructed of 18-gauge powder-coated steel
- Red textured finish for easy visibility and identification
- Metal flange inside holds papers, pens, or keys in place
- Secured with included thumb lock
- Continuous piano-style hinge for smooth door operation
- Wall-mountable with back design that accommodates uneven surfaces
- UL/cUL Listed, Type 1
- Dimensions: 12″ H × 12″ W × 4″ D
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Product Specs
- Backplate Options:
- Optional Backplates Available per Model
- Hinge Type:
- Continuous Piano Hinge
- Knockouts:
- Top, Side, and Bottom – ½″ and ¾″
- Product Line:
- STI Metal Protective Cabinets
- Warranty:
- 1-Year Warranty on Cabinet
- Application:
- Control Panels, Power Supplies, Junction Boxes
- Custom Label:
- Available
- Lock Option:
- Thumb or Key Lock (sold separately)
- Included Accessories:
- Document Holder, Pen/Key Attachment
- Product Group:
- Safety
- Product Subgroup:
- Cabinets & Enclosures
- Product Type:
- Document Storage Cabinet – 12″ × 12″ × 4″, Red Steel, Thumb Lock
- Product Finish:
- Steel, Red, Black
- Department:
- Safety
- Installation Options:
- Wall-Mounted
- Product Material:
- Powder-Coated Steel (17 or 18 Gauge)
Parts & Accessories
Safety Technology International EM1212DOC – Frequently Asked Questions
1) Will the STI EM1212DOC document cabinet mount on a block or brick wall that isn't perfectly flat?
Yes. The EM1212DOC is a wall-mounted cabinet, and its back is formed so it sits on uneven surfaces without racking the door out of square. That matters on CMU, brick, or older plaster walls in mechanical and electrical rooms where nothing is truly flat. The continuous piano hinge runs the full height of the door, so the door keeps swinging cleanly even if the back is not sitting on a dead-flat plane.
2) Should I use a document cabinet or a plain protective cabinet for fire alarm records?
Two different jobs. A document cabinet like the EM1212DOC is fitted out to hold paper: a metal flange inside plus a pen and key attachment, so system records, floor plans, and permits stay organized and readable for the next inspector or responding technician. A protective cabinet in the same STI line is meant to shield control panels, power supplies, and junction boxes from damage or tampering, and it has knockouts in the top, side, and bottom for conduit. If you're storing records next to a panel, the document version is the one you want; if you're covering the panel itself, order the enclosure version.
3) Is the STI EM1212DOC cabinet steel heavy enough to hold up in a parking garage or loading dock?
The cabinet is 18-gauge powder-coated steel, part of a line built in 17 or 18 gauge. That's a formed sheet steel box, not a light stamped shell, and the powder coat is what handles humidity and washdown better than a painted finish in a garage, dock, or mechanical room. The red textured finish is there so it reads as an emergency or records location from across a bay. It carries a UL/cUL Listed, Type 1 rating, which is an indoor general-purpose enclosure classification, so keep it out of direct weather and hose-down locations.
4) Can I get the STI 12 x 12 cabinet in black instead of red?
Steel cabinets in this STI line are finished in red or black. Red is what the EM1212DOC is specified with, and it's the usual choice where the cabinet needs to be spotted fast, fire command rooms, riser closets, anywhere a responder is looking for building records under pressure. Black is the option where a property manager wants it to disappear into a lobby or corridor wall.
5) Can I add our building name or 'FIRE ALARM DOCUMENTS' text to an STI cabinet?
Custom labeling is available on STI Metal Protective Cabinets, so a facility standardizing across multiple buildings can have the cabinet marked for its contents rather than relying on a handwritten tag that falls off. That's worth doing when you're mounting several and want a technician to know at a glance which one holds the fire alarm records and which holds the elevator keys.
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Does the Safety Technology International EM1212DOC come with a warranty?
Absolutely. The Safety Technology International EM1212DOC is backed by a manufacturer’s warranty.
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