LINQ davit base floor mount

Confined space entry and rescue work leans on the anchorage as much as on the arm. The LINQ davit base floor mount is the fixed floor socket that the LINQ cantilever davit arm drops into, and it gives you a permanent, properly anchored mounting point so the arm can be set up quickly and removed when the job is done.

The base is built around the same system as the LINQ tetha arm, which provides a safe and secure setup for confined spaces. The arm is made from durable stainless steel and can swivel 360 degrees once it is seated on the mounted base, so an operator can position the load over the access point without dragging gear around. Because the arm carries three adjustment points within the cantilever, the combination gives versatile reach and access even where the roof area or working space is limited.

The base itself is certified to EN375:2012, and its anchorage points meet AS/NZS 5532:2013. That matters because a davit setup is only as trustworthy as the point it bolts to. You can read the full listing and check the current documentation on the LINQ davit base floor mount product page at Done Right Safety.

Choosing the right mount for your site

A davit base is a planning decision rather than an impulse buy. Work out where your confined space entries actually are, then decide whether you want a fixed floor mount at each one or a single mount that an arm gets moved between. This is a floor mount, so it suits permanent placement at a known entry point. If you already run, or plan to run, the LINQ cantilever davit arm, this base is the matching socket, so the two work together as one system.

Installing and checking it

The base relies on its fixings into the structure, so the floor or slab it bolts to has to be sound. The anchorage points meet AS/NZS 5532:2013, which covers single point anchor devices, and the base is certified to EN375:2012. Treat installation as a job for a competent person who can confirm the substrate and the fixings suit the load. Once the arm is seated, check that it swivels freely through its full 360 degrees and that the three cantilever adjustment points lock where you set them. Confirm the exact installation and fixing requirements on the product page or datasheet before you commit to a position.

Inspection and ongoing care

Anchorage hardware lives a hard life, especially around tanks and pits where moisture and contaminants are common. Build the base into your regular height safety and anchor inspection routine, look for corrosion, movement, or damage at the mounting point, and keep a record. If anything looks off, take it out of service until it has been assessed. The stainless steel arm is chosen partly for durability, but durable is not the same as maintenance free.

The four products compared here are all tagged as height safety, but be clear about what each one does: the davit arm is the direct partner to this base, while the rescue kits are adjacent confined space gear rather than a like-for-like swap for an anchorage base. Use this matrix to see where each one fits in a confined space setup.

If you are building or extending a davit setup, the choice is simple: this base (DAVBASE) and the cantilever arm (DAVARM) are two halves of one system, so they go together. The base gives you the certified, fixed mounting point, and the arm gives you the swivel and the three way reach adjustment.

The two rescue kits answer a different question. The LINQ confined space rescue kit 1 uses a 25m wire rope winch and is built for rescue and confined space work, while the Res-q rescue kit comes pre assembled with a 4:1 pulley so every 100kg of mass only needs about 25kg of effort. Neither replaces the davit base. They are the gear you run alongside it once the anchorage and arm are in place.

What the listing confirms is straightforward and useful. This is a floor mount base for the LINQ cantilever davit arm, aimed squarely at confined space access. The base is certified to EN375:2012 and its anchorage points meet AS/NZS 5532:2013, which are the kind of credentials you want to see on something a worker's life leans on. The paired stainless steel arm swivels a full 360 degrees and carries three adjustment points, so the system handles tight roof and working areas better than a fixed reach setup would.

What the buyer should verify is the practical detail that an anchorage base lives or dies on. The fixing pattern, the substrate requirements, the rated capacity, and the exact dimensions are not spelled out in the headline facts here, so confirm them on the product page or datasheet before you plan an install. A floor mount is only as good as what it is bolted to, and that is a site specific call.

Where a workplace has already standardised on the LINQ davit system, the base is simply the matching component. The real work is in siting and installing it correctly.