EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Pressure equipment/vessels
Helium tank Party Factory “Ballon Gas” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1532/19
Summary
The valve is not protected and in the event of fall or impact this may lead to significant pressure on the tank neck. The neck of the bottle may consequently break and explode, causing a sudden liberation of the gas under pressure and a blast of metal parts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Transportable Pressure Equipments Directive , the European Agreement concerning the International…
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Product
Helium tank — Party Factory
- Brand
- Party Factory
- Name / model
- Ballon Gas · BR1C
- Batch number(s)
- 4260432844047
- Category
- Pressure equipment/vessels
- Transportable helium tanks for inflating balloons. The product was (also) sold online, in particular via Amazon and other websites.
What is the risk?
- The valve is not protected and in the event of fall or impact this may lead to significant pressure on the tank neck. The neck of the bottle may consequently break and explode, causing a sudden liberation of the gas under pressure and a blast of metal parts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Transportable Pressure Equipments Directive , the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR 2017) and the relevant European Standard EN ISO 11118.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 13/08/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): This product listing was removed by Amazon.
- Date of entry into force: 13/08/2019
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