EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Belay device (for climbing) Simond “Toucan Light” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1272/19
Summary
The belay device can lock without control and climbers can get blocked. This can lead to de-stabilisation and fall of the climber and the belayer could not be able to progressively brake. At the same time, the rope supplement not recovered through the belay device can increase the fall distance of the climber. In such case, the entire belaying chain can also break due to additional stress or transmit the kinetic…
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Product
Belay device (for climbing) — Simond
- Brand
- Simond
- Name / model
- Toucan Light · Model code 2575753
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Belay device, colour: blue
What is the risk?
- The belay device can lock without control and climbers can get blocked. This can lead to de-stabilisation and fall of the climber and the belayer could not be able to progressively brake. At the same time, the rope supplement not recovered through the belay device can increase the fall distance of the climber. In such case, the entire belaying chain can also break due to additional stress or transmit the kinetic energy of a fall abruptly to the falling body, causing serious injury by dislocating or fracturing the bones.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/07/2019
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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