EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Climbing rope ascender Wild Country “Ropeman 3” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1826/12
Summary
null In certain circumstances, rather than locking on the rope as expected, the product may slip when initially loaded which could result in the user falling. This slippage is more likely to occur when the rope is under significant tension and the cam of the product has not been specifically set in position on the rope by the user. Once the cam has been properly located on the rope, and the product loaded without…
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Product
Climbing rope ascender — Wild Country
- Brand
- Wild Country
- Name / model
- Ropeman 3 · 14ROPE3B (Blue) / 14ROPE3R (Red) / 14ROPE3BSET (Blue Synergy Lite Set)/ 14ROPE3RSET (Red Synergy Lite Set)
- Batch number(s)
- 14ROPE3B = 5033286040458. 14ROPE3R = 5033286040472. , 14ROPE3BSET = 5033286040465. 14ROPE3RSET = 5033286040489.Batch codes: LAL, LBL, MMA, MMB, MMC, MMD, MME, MMF, MMG, MMH, MMJ.
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Climbing rope ascender.
What is the risk?
- null In certain circumstances, rather than locking on the rope as expected, the product may slip when initially loaded which could result in the user falling. This slippage is more likely to occur when the rope is under significant tension and the cam of the product has not been specifically set in position on the rope by the user. Once the cam has been properly located on the rope, and the product loaded without slippage, the device will perform as expected.
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: Unknown
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