Summit Anchor Company

4507 Metropolitan Ct. Suite F Frederick, MD 21704   Toll Free: 800-372-1098 Fax: 301-620-9819

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Products	Trade Name	Description	Content
Roof and Wall Anchors		click to enlarge Our anchor eyes are drop forged, resulting in a stronger anchor than the common U-bar type anchors. According to the Forging Industry Association, forgings have grain oriented to shape for greater strength. Machining bar and plate may be susceptible to fatigue and stress corrosion because machining cuts material grain pattern. In most cases, forging yields a grain structure oriented to the part, resulting in optimum strength, ductility and resistance to impact and fatigue. Click here to download a complete manual. Click here for Test Report
Shop Stock Anchors		click to enlarge Summit Anchor Co. stocks hundreds of anchors ready for shipment to job sites.
Davits		click to enlarge Davits are often used to clear components of a building (such as parapets, cornices, overhangs, or sloped glazing) that are not designed to bear sufficient loads for suspended maintenance. Currently, all Summit Anchor Co. davits are ground-rigged, making them easier to handle than roof-rigged davits and preferred by window cleaners. Typically, davits are used in pairs to raise a suspended powered platform that has been ground-rigged. Davits may also be used singly when supporting one-man rope descents or one-man cages. Davits can be fixed or portable. Fixed davits stay at a single location on a building. Where portable davits are used, davit bases are installed around the perimeter of the building, and a shared davit arm is moved manually to each location when needed.
Horizontal Cable Systems		click to enlarge Horizontal Cable Systems are permanently installed and are used for fall arrest and fall restraint. They safely allow up to two workers continuous horizontal movement across spans of 150 feet or more. Horizontal cable lifelines are ideal for working and walking surfaces where a 42-inch guardrail or parapet is not present. All exposed components are hot-dipped galvanized or stainless steel. Below is an example of how a horizontal cable may be utilized. Click here to download a diagram.
Rigging Sleeves		click to enlarge Rigging sleeves are engineered to allow the maintenance worker to gain access through building features that would otherwise make various areas unsafe or inaccessible. They accomplish this by providing a passageway through which the worker can safely feed his rigging suspension lines. Rigging sleeves can provide a solution when the following features exist: overhangs, skylights, rotunda ceilings, sloped roofs, high parapet walls, and high penthouse walls. In addition to our standard vertical design, curved, horizontal, and recessed rigging sleeves are also available to suit almost any application.
Monorail		click to enlarge Monorail Systems incorporate a track that typically runs along the façade of the building. Monorail can be used for the following: Large overhangs Atriums Interior curtain wall surfaces Suspension of gantries Click here to view a diagram
Roofcars		click to enlarge Roofcars are permanently designated to the interior or exterior of a building. Electrically driven roof cars have controls located inside the platform which allow the operator to perform tasks as follows: 1. Ascend 2. Descend 3. Drive 4. Swivel 5. Tilt A two-person aluminum platform is tethered with cables to the roof car boom. Typically, a roof car assembly is self contained and does not require maintenance contractors to bring additional suspension equipment to the roof. A roofcar may run on two double-laid tracks on the roof or parapet that follow the contour of the building. A roofcar may also run on four wheels with a guiding track. Roofcars may be equipped with long boom spans. These booms can be designed to clear terraces or lower roofs eliminating the need for additional suspension equipment. Note: The IWCA/ANSI-I.14-2001 Window Cleaning Safety Standard states: “[Rope] descents shall not exceed 300 feet (91m) above grade unless the windows cannot be safely and practicably accessed by other means.” (section 5.7.12).
Testing and Certification		click to enlarge Summit Anchor Co. has sample tested each anchor model in our facilities to verify that our equipment complies with OSHA regulations and ANSI/IWCA I-14.1 Window Cleaning Safety Standards load requirements. Each piece of equipment we supply is supported by a test report certifying that the equipment will meet load requirements if installed correctly. When Summit Anchor Co. installs your equipment, you will also have the benefit of the initial certification letter by a P.E., certifying that the equipment meets all load requirements as installed. You will also receive a proposal for a program for annual inspections. We currently do not certify equipment that was not supplied by Summit Anchor Co. If Summit Anchor Co. supplies your equipment but does not install it, a strict sign-off procedure must be followed before we can certify the equipment as installed. If your building’s roof does not have sufficient anchorages we will recommend an evaluation of your suspended maintenance equipment. One factor we consider is anchor spacing. Another is independent anchorages for fall arrest and fall protection when accessing these anchors. Our roof evaluation will be supported by a written report with recommendations for any modifications. Contact us for details. ANSI/IWCA I-14.1, 2001 Window Cleaning Safety Standard affirms the following: “Building owners and window cleaning contractors shall not allow suspended work to be performed unless it has been determined that the building has provided, identified, and certified anchorages…” (3.9 Anchorages) “Anchorages shall be inspected annually by a qualified person. Anchorages shall be recertified when re-roofing or renovating, or at periods not to exceed 10 years.” (Anchorages and Fall Protection 9.1.9)
Projects		click to enlarge Hackerman-Patz Patient and Family Pavilion, Baltimore, MD Summit Anchor Co. welded these roof anchors in 2008 to a steel structure to allow for fall protection during construction and for window cleaning and maintenance operations in the future.
Projects		click to enlarge 8201 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VA These epoxy mounted roof anchors were retrofitted in 2005 to provide safe tie off points for both suspension lines and safety lines for window cleaners and other suspended maintenance workers.