EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Electrical appliances and equipment
Nail dryer “Professional Nail Dryer” — risk: cuts, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/0058/14
Summary
null The accessible metal parts of the lamp head are separated with only basic insulation from the live parts. If the wire ends should become free and an internal short circuit occurs, the fluorescent lamp may explode causing cuts to users.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60335 and EN 61199.
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Product
Nail dryer
- Name / model
- Professional Nail Dryer · 4076B
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Mains operated, nail dryer with a fluorescent UV lamp. Packaging: cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The accessible metal parts of the lamp head are separated with only basic insulation from the live parts. If the wire ends should become free and an internal short circuit occurs, the fluorescent lamp may explode causing cuts to users.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standards EN 60335 and EN 61199.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 13/05/2014
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