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BRITISH AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS

Installation of any anchor, whether it's to provide a safe attachment for a person working at high level or for any other industrial purpose needs to be placed correctly.

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At Yorkshire Access Training Ltd, we work closely with our clients; designers and engineers to provide a complete process, culminating in full anchor installation package together with a test report that is both informative and easy to work from.

Adherence to the correct standard is critical when installing and testing anchor systems.

Below are three of the key standards that are referred to when a new system is installed or an existing one is tested

BS EN 795:2012 Protection against falls from a height - Anchor devices - Requirements and testing

Personal fall protection equipment - Anchor devices

This standard defines the technical requirements placed on anchor devices. This standard indicates which loads horizontal fall arrest solutions must withstand and how they are to be tested and certified. EN 795 distinguishes five types of anchorage device, from A to E.

BS EN 1992-4:2018 provides a design method for fastenings, which are used to transmit actions to concrete

This European standard, which is now an integral part of Eurocode 2, covers the design of fastenings for use in concrete using three methods, and consists of:-

  • Basis of design

  • Durability

  • Derivation of forces

  • Verification of ULS

  • Verification of ULS for Fatigue loading

  • Verification of ULS for seismic loading

  • Verification for fire resistance

  • Verification of serviceability limit state

All design methods cover, Post-installed Fasteners, Headed Fasteners and anchor channels.

Data required for the design methods in the standard are obtained from the relevant Technical Specification {i.e. European Standard (EN), or a European Technical Assessment (ETA) based on European Assessment Document (EAD)}.

BS 7883:2019 Code of Practice for the design, selection, installation use and maintenance of anchor devices conforming to BS EN795

Personal fall protection equipment - Anchor systems - System design, installation and inspection - Code of practice

This British Standard gives recommendations for the system design, installation, use, maintenance and inspection of anchor systems incorporating anchor devices conforming to BS EN 795, PD CEN/ TS 16415 and/or anchor systems conforming to BS 8610. This British Standard also gives recommendations for the inspection of anchor systems installed prior to this edition of the British Standard.

CONSTRUCTION FIXINGS ASSOCIATION

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First established in 1979 the Construction Fixings Association represents the major manufacturers of fixing systems which are set in drilled holes in all construction materials including Concrete, Brickwork, Blockwork, Stonework and Plasterboard - many with European Technical Assessments (ETAs). The CFA offers support to all stakeholders involved in the "Fixings chain" - Specifiers, Distributors, Contractors, Installers and Testers and works with UK and European bodies to satisfy our mission statement of "Ensuring best fixings practice".

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