EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hand tools
Ladder HAUSHALT “Aluminium Step Ladder” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00966/22
Summary
The ladder does not have sufficient mechanical strength and can bend during use. During loading, the ascending stiles bend strongly. A user could fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 131-2.
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Product
Ladder — HAUSHALT
- Brand
- HAUSHALT
- Name / model
- Aluminium Step Ladder · 1914, 123000724
- Batch number(s)
- 09/2021
- Barcode
- 3871880001558
- Category
- Hand tools
- Aluminium step ladder with 3 steps and platform, manufactured in September 2021.
What is the risk?
- The ladder does not have sufficient mechanical strength and can bend during use. During loading, the ascending stiles bend strongly. A user could fall and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 131-2.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 26/01/2022
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