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Specific anchors: a solution for supports that have none

Some workstations offer no beam, no accessible slab and no standard roof covering: a door or a roof window, a parapet, a dam, a grating, a precast slab, a crane jib. The specific anchors from KRATOS SAFETY are designed for these supports and can be installed without heavy work on the structure.

Choosing an anchor for the support

  • Door, bay or roof window: a door anchor bar that locks into the frame, with an accessory for roof windows and openings on sloping surfaces.
  • Parapet or upstand: a parapet anchor that clamps around the wall, and a version for wide parapets or dam crests.
  • Gratings and steel floors: an anchor that passes through the grating and locks underneath.
  • Precast concrete slab: an anchor that fits into the recesses of the slab.
  • Cranes: an anchor assembly installed on the crane structure for work at height on the jib or mast.

These anchors are generally temporary: they are installed for one job and removed afterwards, which avoids drilling into or altering the building.

Standards and regulations

Specific anchors are anchor devices certified to EN 795, most often type B (temporary and transportable); use by several people is also covered by CEN/TS 16415, with the number of users allowed stated on each product page. They fall under Regulation (EU) 2016/425; the user instructions, technical data sheet and compliance documents are in the Documents tab. The support (frame, parapet, slab) must be able to withstand the arrest force of a fall: its strength is checked before installation.

Completing your equipment

Maintenance and inspection

  • At each installation: check that the anchor is locked on its support and the condition of the support itself.
  • Periodic examination at least once a year by a competent person, as required by national regulations.
  • After an arrested fall: withdraw from service until inspected.