EU Safety Gate · Report-2024-16
Rawlplug · R-LX-14
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.
- Published
- 19 April 2024
- Notifying authority
- Germany
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
Check the authority measure and original alert.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Manufacturer. Category 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: Manufacturer. Category 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: Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures. Date of entry into force: 02/04/2024
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- A12/00955/24
Classification
- Category
- Construction products
- Risk type
- Injuries
- Country of origin
- Poland
Product description
Concrete screws advertised as approved according to ETA-17/0783 for use as multiple fasteners in non-load-bearing systems in concrete.