EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Compact 150N Mullion “Lifejacket” — risk: drowning
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0668/13
Summary
null The risk is associated with models with the yellow insert valve in the oral inflatable tube. The product poses a risk of drowning because the air could leak from the oral tube, or the yellow insert valve could blow out, releasing the buoyancy air in the lifejacket. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE) and the European standard EN ISO 12402.
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Product
Compact 150N — Mullion
- Brand
- Mullion
- Name / model
- Lifejacket · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Manufactured after December 2011
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Inflatable lifejacket - Mullion Compact 150N lifejacket - defective model has yellow insert in the oral inflate valve.
What is the risk?
- null The risk is associated with models with the yellow insert valve in the oral inflatable tube. The product poses a risk of drowning because the air could leak from the oral tube, or the yellow insert valve could blow out, releasing the buoyancy air in the lifejacket. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE) and the European standard EN ISO 12402.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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