EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Heated motorcycle gloves Bering “Vesuvio and Oxsana” — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1717/18
Summary
The creepage distance between the live primary circuit and the accessible secondary circuit is too small. Moreover, the inside of the gloves overheat. Accessible parts of the product could become live, leading to an electric shock or the user could suffer burns from the overheating glove.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60335 and EN…
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Product
Heated motorcycle gloves — Bering
- Brand
- Bering
- Name / model
- Vesuvio and Oxsana · Reference: BGH920Reference: BGH950
- Batch number(s)
- HT3016A-HT3016B-HT3535A-HT3535B HT3017-HT4041-HT4042
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Heated motorcycle gloves with power supply, supplied in a plastic pouch
What is the risk?
- The creepage distance between the live primary circuit and the accessible secondary circuit is too small. Moreover, the inside of the gloves overheat. Accessible parts of the product could become live, leading to an electric shock or the user could suffer burns from the overheating glove.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60335 and EN 61558.
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: 12/10/2018
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