EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Construction products
Concrete screw Rawlplug “R-LX-06” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00949/24
Summary
The concrete screws for use as multiple fasteners in non-load-bearing redundant systems can spontaneously fail owing to hydrogen embrittlement. The weight they support is transferred to adjacent screws, which have the same potential defect and can also break. A zipper effect and thus a system failure must be expected. People can be injured by falling parts. The product does not comply with the Construction Products…
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Product
Concrete screw — Rawlplug
- Brand
- Rawlplug
- Name / model
- R-LX-06
- Category
- Construction products
- Concrete screw anchors advertised as approved according to ETA-17/0783 for use as multiple fasteners for non-load-bearing systems in concrete.
What is the risk?
- The concrete screws for use as multiple fasteners in non-load-bearing redundant systems can spontaneously fail owing to hydrogen embrittlement. The weight they support is transferred to adjacent screws, which have the same potential defect and can also break. A zipper effect and thus a system failure must be expected. People can be injured by falling parts. The product does not comply with the Construction Products Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 02/04/2024
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 02/04/2024
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 02/04/2024
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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