EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Diesel heater Vevor — risk: asphyxiation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00073/26
Summary
The product is not supplied with appropriate safety information or instructions for use. Diesel heaters must only be used in sufficiently ventilated spaces, without which the user is exposed to potentially fatal concentrations of carbon monoxide. The product therefore presents a risk of suffocation.Moreover, improvements are required to marking, labelling and documentation. The product does not comply with the…
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Product
- Portable orange and black diesel heater with carry handle. Other identifiers: ZCJRQWS12V8KW52EEV9, RVG3355-250711-0076-2019
What is the risk?
- The product is not supplied with appropriate safety information or instructions for use. Diesel heaters must only be used in sufficiently ventilated spaces, without which the user is exposed to potentially fatal concentrations of carbon monoxide. The product therefore presents a risk of suffocation.Moreover, improvements are required to marking, labelling and documentation. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 07/10/2025
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