EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Furniture
Chair “Office chair” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00175/21
Summary
The chair is not sufficiently stable and the rolling resistance is too low.The chair can consequently easily overturn, leading to the user falling and suffering injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1335-2.
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Product
Chair
- Name / model
- Office chair · 6130
- Barcode
- 4772013064985
- Category
- Furniture
- Height-adjustable work chair with armrests, soft seat and backrest, with plastic base and a regular five-beam star shape and a gas seat height-adjustable lift, rotating around a vertical axis. The work chair has a seat tilting device. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The chair is not sufficiently stable and the rolling resistance is too low.The chair can consequently easily overturn, leading to the user falling and suffering injuries. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 1335-2.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 29/01/2021
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