EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Plug IESTO “Unknown” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1802/12
Summary
null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· There is no sleeve at the cable entrance of the plug which is supposed to protect the cable against excessive bending at the point where it is inserted into the plug.· The bolt giving access to the inside of the plug falls out when dismounting the plug.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 60884.
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Product
Plug — IESTO
- Brand
- IESTO
- Name / model
- Unknown · 79142
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Plug. Colour: white/black. The product is packed in transparent polyethylene packaging, each containing 50 items.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· There is no sleeve at the cable entrance of the plug which is supposed to protect the cable against excessive bending at the point where it is inserted into the plug.· The bolt giving access to the inside of the plug falls out when dismounting the plug.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 60884.
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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