Concrete screws
SPAX · SX-BS-06
Construction productsInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The screws are sensitive to hydrogen embrittlement and may fail, without any prior warning signs. The screws can also fail at low loading, shortly after installation or after longer time. Sudden failure of the concrete screws may cause heavy elements to fall, causing injuries to bystanders.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with Regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 March 2023
- Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 March 2023
- Warning consumers of the risks Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 March 2023
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 March 2023
Product
- Description
- Concrete screw for use in cracked and uncracked concrete with reduced (hef = 32 mm/hnom = 43 mm) and standard embedment depth
- Packaging
- Green cardboard box
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/01396/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-25
- Published
- 22 June 2023
- Modified
- 22 June 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/01395/23 has been withdrawn.
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