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I carried out an inspection of our conference facilities and noticed that we have two TV's (old style) hanging from the ceiling on a Bracket, the TV's are secure within the brackets but I feel the brackets should have some type of SWL on them and should be inspected periodically, because of the false ceiling I cannot see how the bracket is secured to the ceiling.
Am I going over the top? Thoughts please
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Sean
Never used one at work but had a small bracket for a home TV it certainly came with a working load I think it said something like "suitable for at tv up to x inches" it also came with instructions as to length of screw needed to fix to wall.
Clearly anything not fixed correctly can fall so if unsure how its fixed I would check. Once happy with fixing and size of screen I would expect an occasional look at the screws or plate to ensure not pulling away from roof.
if your are careful with how you approach this I don't think its over the top - if your thinking of employing an outside engineer in to look at it every month then yes over the top.
hope that helps.
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Unless you have reason to suspect otherwise, there must be a presumption that the assembly is fit for purpose. Affixing SWL is IMHO wholly unnecessary. As is any inspection regime - work at height and poking above a suspended ceiling is not without risk.
This is the kind of installation I would normally recommend be excused from any PAT regime also. Most important from fire risk perspective that the TVs are switched off when not in use as opposed to left on standby.
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Unless you have reason to suspect otherwise there must be a presumption that the assembly is fit for purpose"
Sorry Ron but I cannot agree with that it sounds like a recipe for disaster. I agree do not go over the top but a few simple checks surly are due.
Sean do not go over the top and if its been there for years then the load is probably ok with a few visual inspections but try telling an inspector I presumed it to be OK when it falls out of the roof.
M&S presumed the asbestos would be removed safely look at other threads on here to see where that got them.
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Sat in a restaurant once and tv and bracket fell off wall and missed my head by inches. Never trusted them since.
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The reason an inspection was carried out is that our estates team refuse to fully RA the area even though they are responsible for it, I will try and not go over the top but I will be asking for some data concerning the bracket, the year it was installed and then take it from there. The TV's are large & bulky so I feel a visual inspection at least should be carried out.
Thanks for your responses so far.
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Clairel
Was walking into work one day and passed a restaurant I had been passing every day for 5 years and the whole suspended ceiling had collapsed. Fortunately it had happened after closing and no one had been sat underneath it.
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Brian Hagyard wrote:Unless you have reason to suspect otherwise there must be a presumption that the assembly is fit for purpose"
Sorry Ron but I cannot agree with that it sounds like a recipe for disaster. I agree do not go over the top but a few simple checks surly are due.
I'm with Ron. Do your shelves have SWL (I mean ordinary office shelves, not store racking)? Do your desks? Give it a prod or a tug and see if it comes off in your hands.
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Achrn
Actually yes they do.
We may not actually know what that is and hopefully the manufactures as designed then so that with normal use they will not be exceeded.
In the case of the TV bracket if you may see I had said find out what size tv it was designed for and how it should be fit - if you don't know how this has been done then things can go wrong please see clairel experience.
Sensible to just assume its safe no. Sensible checks and enquiries yes.
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Brian Hagyard wrote:Achrn
Actually yes they do.
We may not actually know what that is If you're going to interpret it that that, everything has a SWL (even an eggshell), and the bracket in question has a SWL - it's the load that it will take safely. I kind of assumed that reference to a SWL indicates a defined and documented safe working load, not just the ability to withstand some load safely. The initial posting makes the same assumption, I believe.
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On the whole, most bracketry will be entirely suitable for the TV, etc. that they are supporting.
The question is whether the bracket has been installed correctly, fixed to the fabric of the building in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Many haven't, and they're the ones that fall off!
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