Reinforced Concrete Anchor
Safetor RCA anchor is designed for Earthquake Zones
This anchor is cast into concrete
Application
This anchor can be used for any number of applications:
- Fall-arrest anchor
- Abseil anchor
- Lifeline anchor
- Scaffold anchor
- Access and egress ladder anchor
- Building tie-down anchor
- Anchoring down machinery
Ultimate Yield
This anchor is rated for 21kN
Application As Per AS/NZS1891.4:2009 Standards
- 1 Person Free-Fall Arrest: 15kN
- 2 Person Free-Fall Arrest: 21kN
- 1 Person Limited Free-Fall Arrest: 12kN
NB:
- Anchorage strength applicable when using a restraint technique, is either 15kN or 12kN depending on whether the ultimate fall is free-fall or limited free-fall.
- ‘Ultimate strength’ means that the anchorage may yield at the stated load but must not fail.
Design
This anchor is designed to be tied to the reinforce steel set inside precast concrete panels and concrete block walls etc, this makes this anchor one of the strongest anchors on the market today and also gives this anchor a greater advantage over all other concrete anchors because it never has to be cell load tested.
Welding
All welding has been carried out by engineers that are certified to ASME IX Standards.
Extensions
We have extensions that can be fitted to the anchor in case the anchor is placed in concrete under timber framing.
Advantages
- Totally protected from the environment
- Removable eye
- Stronger connection on the building
- Better suited in earthquake areas
- Creates the best concrete anchor on the market
- Eliminates the use of outriggers on scaffolding
Installation
- The installation should only be carried out by a competent person as set out in the AS/NZS 1891.4:2009 Standards.
- It is the responsibility of the installer to supply to the building owner clear instructions as per the AS/NZS1891.2.2001 section 5.3 Installed systems A & B and a maintenance program for the care of their height safety anchor points
- It is the responsibility of the Installer, Building Designer or Building Owner to ensure that the structure to which the anchor is attached to will support a load of at least 15kN as set out in the AS/NZS 1891.4:2009 Standards.
NB:
It is the responsibility of the installer to obtain a PS1 from a IPENZ Structural Engineer before installing any height safety anchor points and upon completion a PS3 or PS4 must be signed off to state the anchor has been installed as per the PS1.
Warning:
Only competent users who have received training should use this equipment. (Refer to the AS/NZS 1891.4:2009 recommendations concerning selection, use and maintenance.)