Security seal

A seal is a seal for container or enclosure. The word has its origin in Latin: It comes from plumbum, which means lead.

By providing a seal on the closure of a container or device may later be determined whether the container or the device has been ( illegally ) open. Removal of seal may be punishable as document destruction. Lead seals are occupied since Roman times, the precursors are provided with cylinder seal clay nodules of the Near East.

Seals are usually small lead discs (6-10 mm diameter) with a hole through which the sealing wire is passed. Then the seal is compressed with the Plombierzange. Here, the sealing wire is clamped immovably, simultaneously characterizes the pliers on both sides of the seal stamp (see main temple ).

Seals are increasingly being replaced by adhesive labels that are designed so that they can not be removed without being destroyed ( official seals ). Due to health and safety and waste problems using today's increasingly seals made ​​of plastic ( polycarbonate) or from soft aluminum.

Similar tasks have eg Plombierschellen that are placed over the fitting of pipes and prevent anyone without authorization a water or gas pipe, for example tampered with.

Seals include release to the Nämlichkeitsmitteln ( customs seal ).

Applications

• Pyrometers, eg water meter: evidence that the setting has not been changed
• Deactivation of technical connections that can not be disabled ( for example, connections to the cable television network, if the tenant does not want a connection)
• Truck loading space during transit: evidence that no goods were unloaded while driving
• Closure of a Kontrollarmbändchens as an entry card replacement
• Customs seal: securing goods shipments before undetected access
• Vehicles: limitation of the engine power to run the vehicle in a lower driving license category may. In military circles for accident prevention ( seal may be removed only in case of war )
• Prevent unauthorized tampering with accredited technical institutions

Legal issues

The unauthorized removal of a private seal not fulfilled the conditions of the seal breakage, as these are not used as a seal. Rather, under certain circumstances disrupting an enterprise according to § 316b StGB come into question. Civil penalties may also be of contractual arrangements for catering arise. Finally, warranty claims and warranty services may be omitted as well go out for an operating license.