EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0093/19
Summary
The casing can break easily, exposing live parts, and the product is not sufficiently resistant to moisture. A user might touch the live parts and suffer an electric shock and/or water might come into contact with the live parts, leading to fire.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
- ref. LED100-IP44
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Electrical lighting chain in a light grey cardboard box. The product has been sold online (in particular on eBay).
What is the risk?
- The casing can break easily, exposing live parts, and the product is not sufficiently resistant to moisture. A user might touch the live parts and suffer an electric shock and/or water might come into contact with the live parts, leading to fire.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: 20/12/2018
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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