EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Safety footwear LEWER “Safety footwear LEWER” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00196/23
Summary
The product is not sufficiently resistant to pressure in the toe area. As a result, it will not provide the expected protection to the user, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation, nor with the European standard EN 20345.
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Product
Safety footwear — LEWER
- Brand
- LEWER
- Name / model
- Safety footwear LEWER · 3100CG S1 Composit/SRC
- Batch number(s)
- 18/05/21
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Ankle safety footwear with a toe cap, in dark blue colour, with a grey tongue, black sole and a sewn-in textile label in green, white and red with the manufacturer's trademark LEWER. The product was also sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product is not sufficiently resistant to pressure in the toe area. As a result, it will not provide the expected protection to the user, increasing the risk of injury. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation, nor with the European standard EN 20345.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Stop of sales
- Date of entry into force: 01/12/2022
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