EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Full body harness “Kokovaljas” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1709/16
Summary
null Full body harness has an A-marking at both D-rings of the belt. A capital letter "A" should be at each fall arrest attachment element of the full body harness. The D-rings of the belt were not intended for arresting fall. Using these D-rings as attachment elements in a fall arrest system would cause severe or lethal injuries in the case of falling from a height.The product does not comply with the requirements…
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Product
Full body harness
- Name / model
- Kokovaljas · 3503
- Batch number(s)
- 11/214-11/334, 12/001-12/240, 13/001-13/223, 14/001-14/195, 15/001-15/030
- Category
- Protective equipment
- A full body harness with back attachment for fall arrest and belt for work positioning.
What is the risk?
- null Full body harness has an A-marking at both D-rings of the belt. A capital letter "A" should be at each fall arrest attachment element of the full body harness. The D-rings of the belt were not intended for arresting fall. Using these D-rings as attachment elements in a fall arrest system would cause severe or lethal injuries in the case of falling from a height.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 20/10/2016
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 20/10/2016
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