Concrete screw
SPAX · Betonschräube-Hexagonal-Scheibe
Construction productsInjuries
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The screws are susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement, even with low load. The sudden failure of the concrete screws may cause heavy individual parts to crash to the floor causing injuries to any bypassers.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the Construction Products Regulation .
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users 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
- Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 3 March 2023
Product
- Description
- Concrete screw advertised as approved according to ETA 20/0859 for use in cracked and uncracked concrete for use in dry internal conditions
- Packaging
- Green cardboard box
- Brand
- Barcode
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/02300/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-39
- Published
- 21 September 2023
- Modified
- 9 November 2023
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10010256
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