EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Climbing rope AL-NASR — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1871/18
Summary
The rope is insufficiently resistant to dynamic loads. The rope could break during use causing the climber to fall to the ground.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 892.
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Product
Climbing rope — AL-NASR
- Brand
- AL-NASR
- Name / model
- Climbing Outdoor Security equipment
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Climbing rope in transparent plastic packaging with a black label bearing Chinese characters. The product has been sold online (in particular via Amazon).
What is the risk?
- The rope is insufficiently resistant to dynamic loads. The rope could break during use causing the climber to fall to the ground.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 892.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 26/11/2018
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of the product listing from Amazon marketplace.
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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