EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Climbing rope “Sport Rope” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0666/18
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
- Name / model
- Sport Rope · Reference: 03F-5113
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Climbing rope in various colours
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 taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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