EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Climbing chocks Wild Country “Classic Rocks and Anodised Rocks” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1719/13
Summary
null The products may fail below their rated strength during use. This could result in a climber falling from a significant height.One incident of failure reported.The products do not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN12270.
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Product
Climbing chocks — Wild Country
- Brand
- Wild Country
- Name / model
- Classic Rocks and Anodised Rocks · Wild Country Anodised Rocks sizes 1-14, Wild Country Classic Rocks sizes 1-10
- Batch number(s)
- AG, AH, BII, JBEAffected products were sold from January 2010.
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Climbing chocks sold as individual items or in sets: Anodised Rocks - individual items, sizes 1-14, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 1-8, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 4-8, Anodised Rocks - set, sizes 9-14, Classic Rocks - set, sizes 1-10
What is the risk?
- null The products may fail below their rated strength during use. This could result in a climber falling from a significant height.One incident of failure reported.The products do not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN12270.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/10/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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