EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Marine equipment
Firefighting nozzle AWG — risk: burns, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01695/23
Summary
The nozzle is not sufficiently resistant to stand working pressure of 16 bar and may burst. As a result, the user may get injured during bursting and suffer burns when extinguishing a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Marine Equipment Directive nor with the European standard EN 15182-1.
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Product
Firefighting nozzle — AWG
- Brand
- AWG
- Name / model
- HS 10, HS 12, HS 16, HS 20
- Batch number(s)
- EN15182-1/3 2015, 55 marked inside the orange tube.
- Category
- Other - Marine equipment
- Dual-purpose nozzles (spray/jet) for firefighting . Unit of 347x98x98mm, 1.10kg
What is the risk?
- The nozzle is not sufficiently resistant to stand working pressure of 16 bar and may burst. As a result, the user may get injured during bursting and suffer burns when extinguishing a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Marine Equipment Directive nor with the European standard EN 15182-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 05/10/2015
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