EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Protective gloves KWB/Stronghand “Unknown” — risk: chemical
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0580/15
Summary
null The leather of the gloves contains Chromium (VI) (measured values up to 7.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
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Product
Protective gloves — KWB/Stronghand
- Brand
- KWB/Stronghand
- Name / model
- Unknown · Model 0284, CRESTON,
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Beige 5-finger protective gloves, made of leather without lining, with brown fabric trim at the wrist, sample size XL/10.
What is the risk?
- null The leather of the gloves contains Chromium (VI) (measured values up to 7.1 mg/kg). Chromium (VI) is sensitising and may trigger allergic reactions.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive.
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: 13/02/2015
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