EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Safety shoes Baudou “Mercure” — risk: fire, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1278/14
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because the impact resistance is not sufficient and therefore the shoes do not protect adequately against crushing. Moreover, the slip resistance is inadequate. Furthermore, sparks might be produced and that could lead to a fire or an explosion in risk environments.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the…
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Product
Safety shoes — Baudou
- Brand
- Baudou
- Name / model
- Mercure · Mercure BSX 1910
- Batch number(s)
- 3476742663464;3476742663426;3476742663396.Batch: 12/2013;Year of manufacture: 2013
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Safety shoes.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because the impact resistance is not sufficient and therefore the shoes do not protect adequately against crushing. Moreover, the slip resistance is inadequate. Furthermore, sparks might be produced and that could lead to a fire or an explosion in risk environments.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 20345.
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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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