EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
LED lighting chain/ string “30M 24V LED String Light” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0930/19
Summary
The flasher cover can easily be removed and the cables are not properly anchored, giving access to live parts. A user might therefore receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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Product
LED lighting chain/ string
- Name / model
- 30M 24V LED String Light · EK211
- Batch number(s)
- M010000000000200083
- Category
- Lighting chains
- 30M string light, 24V with violet coloured LED's with a white plug and white control box. Packaged in plain brown box with barcode and short description. The product was sold online.
What is the risk?
- The flasher cover can easily be removed and the cables are not properly anchored, giving access to live parts. A user might therefore receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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: 12/04/2019
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 12/04/2019
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