A. Individuals who repair or drill security containers, vault doors, and padlocks must be cleared for access to the highest level of classified information stored within the container or must be escorted and continuously watched while working on the container.
B. Although repaired containers cannot be used to store Top Secret information, GSA-approved containers can be returned to their original state of security for storage up to Secret level by meeting the following conditions:
(1) Replace all damaged or altered parts.
(2) When a container is drilled adjacent to or through the dial ring, replace the lock with one of equal integrity. Repair the drilled hole with a tapered casehardened steel rod (dowel, drill bit, bearing) with a diameter and length slightly larger than the hole. When the rod is driven into the hole, a shallow recess should remain at each end of the rod that is no less than one-eighth inch and no more than three-sixteenths inch deep. This will permit a substantial weld on the inside and outside surfaces. The outside of the drawer head must then be puttied, sanded, and repainted in such a way that no visible evidence of the hole or its repair remains on the outer surface after replacement of the damaged parts.
(3) Containers that have been drilled or repaired in a manner other than as described above cannot be restored to their original state of security integrity. The "Test Certification Label" and the GSA-Approved Security Container label, if any, must be removed. The container must not be used for storing classified information, and a notice to this effect must be marked on the front of the container.
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