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EU Safety Gate · Report-2023-39

SPAX · Betonschräube-Hexagonal-Scheibe

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. The product does not comply with the Construction Products Regulation .

Published
29 September 2023
Notifying authority
Germany
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks. Date of entry into force: 03/03/2023 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Stop of sales. Date of entry into force: 03/03/2023 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 03/03/2023 · Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Manufacturer. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: 03/03/2023

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/02300/23
Batch
SX-BS-HS
Check-digit validated barcodes
4003530270345
Category
Construction products
Risk type
Injuries
Country of origin
Germany

Concrete screw advertised as approved according to ETA 20/0859 for use in cracked and uncracked concrete for use in dry internal conditions