EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Machinery
Lawn mower Al-ko “Comfort” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1562/15
Summary
null The electronic control board can fail and cause a situation whereby the lawn mower blades do not stop when they normally should. There is consequently a risk that the moving blades can injure the user.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
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Product
- Cordless lawn mower with Li-Ion battery engine.
What is the risk?
- null The electronic control board can fail and cause a situation whereby the lawn mower blades do not stop when they normally should. There is consequently a risk that the moving blades can injure the user.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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