Tier 2
ATA Installer
Master correct installation practices and understand how anchors fail
~7 hours8 modulesAnchor installers, subcontractors, and trade workers
$149
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Certificate
ATA Installer, Anchor Installation Competency
What you'll achieve
- Understand anchor theory, reinforcing bar theory, and cone breakout geometry
- Identify correct installation procedures for chemical and mechanical anchors
- Read and interpret ETA capacity data and manufacturer requirements
- Recognise and avoid all common installation errors
- Understand substrate-specific considerations for concrete, masonry, and rock
- Identify all tension and shear failure modes in concrete and masonry
- Prepare anchors correctly for testing
- Know the procedures for replacing failed anchors
- Understand the Concrete Capacity Method (CCM) and how AS 5216 determines anchor capacity
- Differentiate cracked and non-cracked concrete and its impact on anchor selection
- Navigate prequalification requirements and ETA option numbers
- Assess seismic and durability considerations when selecting anchors
- Differentiate capsule and injection chemical anchor installation techniques
- Manage temperature effects on anchor installation in Australian conditions exceeding 40°C
- Perform torque verification and hole diameter checks using calibrated instruments
- Identify GPR scanning requirements and limitations for post-tensioned and reinforced concrete
- Navigate tilt-up bracing anchor requirements per AS 3850.1:2024
- Understand anchor limitations in AAC/Hebel, geopolymer, and post-tensioned concrete
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