Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/695 of 9 April 2025 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing threshold levels and classes of performance for permanent anchor devices and safety hooks
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Subject matter
This Regulation lays down rules for permanent anchor devices and safety hooks covered by European Product Standard EN 17235:2024. It establishes thresholds levels and classes of performance for those devices and hooks, as well as the essential characteristics of those products that the manufacturer is required to specify in the declaration of performance referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.
Mandatory declaration of essential characteristics
1. The manufacturer shall declare in the declaration of performance, for permanent anchor devices and safety hooks, when such products are placed on the market, the following essential characteristics: (a) mechanical resistance – dynamic test; (b) mechanical resistance – breaking load test. 2. Where a product includes a safety hook, the manufacturer of that product shall also declare in the declaration of performance, when it is placed on the market, the essential characteristic ‘mechanical resistance – hook base test’.
Threshold levels
1. For the essential characteristic referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), the level for the design values of actions shall be equal to, or greater than, 9,0 kN when tested according to EN 17235:2024, as specified in the Annex. 2. Where a product includes a safety hook, the level for the measurement for the essential characteristic ‘mechanical resistance – hook base test’ shall be equal to, or less than, 5 mm when tested according to EN 17235:2024, as specified in the Annex.
Classes of performance
The classes of performance for permanent anchor devices and safety hooks, as regards the essential characteristic referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), are set out in the Annex.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Threshold levels and classes of performance of permanent anchor devices and safety hooks according to EN 17235:2024
ANNEX Threshold levels and classes of performance of permanent anchor devices and safety hooks according to EN 17235:2024 Table 1 Kit A – Anchor kit incorporating a single anchor device Essential characteristic Threshold level Classes of performance ( 1 ) Design value of actions Mechanical resistance – Dynamic test (1) ≥ 9,0 kN 1 9 kN 2 10,5 kN Table 2 Kit B – Anchor kit incorporating a safety hook Essential characteristic Threshold level Classes of performance ( 2 ) Design value of actions Mechanical resistance – Hook base test ≤ 5 mm — — Mechanical resistance – Dynamic test (1) ≥ 9,0 kN 1 9 kN 2 10,5 kN Table 3 Kit C – Anchor kit incorporating a horizontal wire anchor line Essential characteristic Threshold level Classes of performance ( 3 ) Design value of actions Mechanical resistance – Dynamic test (1) ≥ 9,0 kN 1 9 kN 2 10,5 kN 3 12,0 kN 4 13,5 kN Table 4 Kit D – Anchor kit incorporating a horizontal rail anchor line Essential characteristic Threshold level Classes of performance ( 4 ) Design value of actions Mechanical resistance – Dynamic test (1) ≥ 9,0 kN 1 9 kN 2 10,5 kN 3 12,0 kN 4 13,5 kN ( 1 ) The class of performance number shall be followed by the acronym of the applicable mock-ups. ( 2 ) The class of performance number shall be followed by the acronym of the applicable mock-ups. ( 3 ) The class of performance number shall be followed by the acronym of the applicable mock-ups. ( 4 ) The class of performance number shall be followed by the acronym of the applicable mock-ups.
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