EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Germicidal emitter PROLUX G — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/03350/24
Summary
The electrical insulation and the resistance of the protective earthing connection are inadequate. A user may touch accessible live parts of the product and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1.
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Product
Germicidal emitter — PROLUX G
- Brand
- PROLUX G
- Name / model
- 30WA
- Batch number(s)
- 2352833
- Barcode
- 8588003438010
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Germicidal emitter of white colour, which is used to clean the air with UVC radiation in the presence of people. Product sold online.
- Recall information: https://www.nexa.eu/sk
What is the risk?
- The electrical insulation and the resistance of the protective earthing connection are inadequate. A user may touch accessible live parts of the product and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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