EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain “180 Miniluccole Multicolor da Interno” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0001/15
Summary
null The user could touch live parts because:- the wires can easily pull out from the lampholders,- the wires only have single insulation which could break,- the lamp bulbs have low mechanical strength and could break. 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
Lighting chain
- Name / model
- 180 Miniluccole Multicolor da Interno · Article number: 8021029846761
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chain in cardboard packaging.
What is the risk?
- null The user could touch live parts because:- the wires can easily pull out from the lampholders,- the wires only have single insulation which could break,- the lamp bulbs have low mechanical strength and could break. 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): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 12/12/2014
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