Typical construction sealants do not contain the properties needed to prevent idle tampering and vandalism that can endanger children, patients and citizens. Sometimes the vandalism can be as tame as a bored high school student pulling out sealant while waiting for the bus. But more threatening is the growing trend in today's prisons of inmates using various construction materials, including sealants, to cause bodily harm to themselves or others. In an effort to minimize these risks, Pecora has developed an application manual titled Security Sealant Systems which demonstrates how a systems approach can increase the overall safety of the building.

Pecora's "Security Sealant Systems" handbook serves as a reference manual that explains how a systems approach to security sealants allows the applicator to achieve the necessary hardness strength to significantly reduce the risk of tampering combined with the joint movement levels the building requires. "This handbook assists in determining an intelligent sealant choice depending on both the location of the joint and the substrates involved," states Roy Cannon, Director of Technical Services for Pecora.

In the majority of building projects, sealants are used solely to protect the building. However, when the building is a daycare, hospital or prison, there is much more at stake. It is important that a sealant cannot be pulled from a joint and eaten by a small child; used by psychiatric patients to hurt themselves, or removed to expose a joint for an inmate to hide a weapon or contraband. Security sealants contain the properties needed to protect those inside.

Dr. David Sandefer, PhD, a prominent Clinical Psychologist in Birmingham, AL states "It is very important for correctional facilities to utilize products such as Pecora's security sealants when building new cells or modifying existing cells because of the significant safety concerns. There are countless cells in correctional facilities which are in need of such modifications and it is crucial to utilize the proper products such as Pecora's DynaFlex SC when performing these modifications."

Often described as "tamper resistant" or "tamper proof", these security sealants have been specifically engineered offering enhanced hardness properties that distinguish themselves from typical construction sealants.