EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Electric planer Metabo “Professional Power Tool Solutions” — risk: cuts
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0191/17
Summary
null The protective guard does not fully cover the blades on the side of the planer or the unused part of the cutting head.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60745.
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Product
- Power tool (planer).
What is the risk?
- null The protective guard does not fully cover the blades on the side of the planer or the unused part of the cutting head.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60745.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 23/01/2017
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 23/01/2017
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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