EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Furniture
Office chair — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03720/25
Summary
The chair is unstable and can tip over during use. Moreover, the product may break, leaving sharp structural parts accessible, which can result in injury to the user. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Office chair
- Name / model
- BS-313
- Barcode
- 0000002705231
- Category
- Furniture
- Office chair for domestic use with a soft seat, backrest and armrests. The base of the chair is metal, star-shaped with 50 mm plastic wheels. The chair has seat height adjustment, seat-back swing, chair tilt tension mechanism and adjustment functions.
What is the risk?
- The chair is unstable and can tip over during use. Moreover, the product may break, leaving sharp structural parts accessible, which can result in injury to the user. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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