EYEBOLTS INSTALLATION & INSPECTION
Anchor Bolt / Eyebolts Installation
Rope Access Middle East specialist on rope access work and working at height, we are very happy to be able to extend our knowledge of safety in this area to our clients.
Firstly, the implementation of revised Health and Safety Executive Regulations in 2005 means that anybody that works at height must have the appropriate eyebolts or safety equipment in place to ensure fall protection. It is essential that this protective equipment is maintained regularly and tested annually.
Anchor Bolt / Eyebolts Inspection
Each eyebolt, if of the “resin socket” variety, should be removed, examined, and refitted at the required period, by a certified installer. Once removed a visual inspection will also be completed of the eyebolt, the socket, and the surrounding structure.
Each eyebolt should be tested to 2kN, and the load sustained for a minimum of 15 seconds, using specialist pulling equipment.
Proof testing is typically accomplished using specialist equipment to tighten the tension on the eyebolt to a predetermined torque. Eyebolts installed through cavity walls must not be tension tested.