EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Hedge trimmer DEDRA — risk: cuts, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01114/22
Summary
The device may be activated in the event of unintentional pressing of only one switch. Unexpected activation may cause cuts or injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
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Product
- Cordless hedge trimmer with a voltage of 18V and a cutting length of bar of 510 mm. The products covered by the notification were available to purchase until 2022.
- Recall information: https://dedra.pl/pl/news/info/327/ded7092-i-ded7092l40-nozyce-do-zywoplotu-akcja-serwisowa.html?returnUrl=%3Fpage=1
What is the risk?
- The device may be activated in the event of unintentional pressing of only one switch. Unexpected activation may cause cuts or injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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