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Ropes (equipment to protect against falls) Teufelberger “Braided Safety Blue/Arbor Elite/Pottsblitz/CEclimb” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1542/19
Summary
The eye of the rope might not have been properly spliced. Consequently the eye might open during use, causing the climber to fall.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) .
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Product
Ropes (equipment to protect against falls) — Teufelberger
- Brand
- Teufelberger
- Name / model
- Braided Safety Blue/Arbor Elite/Pottsblitz/CEclimb · Arbor Elite with slaice® and pottsblitz with slaice®7350098-0099, 7350100-0103, 7341020-1026, 7350143-7350148, C5KBG1-16-00120/150/200, C5KBG8-16-00115/150/200,C5KBH1-16-00120/150/200, , Braided Safety Blue® with slaice®7350026-7350028, 7350087, 7
- Batch number(s)
- Serial numbers: 2014-xxxxxx to 19/09-yyyThe affected products were manufactured between January 2014 and September 2019.
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Ropes in different designs/colours with an eye at the end.
- Recall information: https://www.teufelberger.com/en/
What is the risk?
- The eye of the rope might not have been properly spliced. Consequently the eye might open during use, causing the climber to fall.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive (since 21/04/2018 repealed by the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation) .
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 26/09/2019
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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