EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hairdryer NIKAI JAPAN — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1567/13
Summary
null The cable of the hairdryer is not anchored properly and could be pulled out resulting in live parts becoming accessible.The hairdryer is not equipped with a thermal protection device and the cross-sectional area of the cable is too small. This could lead to a risk of fire.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Hairdryer — NIKAI JAPAN
- Brand
- NIKAI JAPAN
- Name / model
- Hairdryer · Model: DH-958B
- Batch number(s)
- Bar code: 6 291071 110949
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Electric hairdryer with brown plastic housing. Packaging: cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The cable of the hairdryer is not anchored properly and could be pulled out resulting in live parts becoming accessible.The hairdryer is not equipped with a thermal protection device and the cross-sectional area of the cable is too small. This could lead to a risk of fire.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 31/01/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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