EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Protective equipment
Screw-D-ring for climbing harnesses Edelrid “Screw-D-Ring to Harnesses” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00293/22
Summary
The screw placed in the D-ring eyelets of the climbing harness can break, resulting in a fall leading to injuries to the user. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulation.
A Safety Gate alert means that national authorities found a serious or relevant risk and took measures. The same product may also be sold under other names or online.
Product
Screw-D-ring for climbing harnesses — Edelrid
- Brand
- Edelrid
- Name / model
- Screw-D-Ring to Harnesses · CORE PLUS TRIPLE LOCK 88037, CORE SCREW D-SINGLE / CORE SCREW D-KIT 88062 /88054, RADIALIS PRO 71610, TREECORE TRIPLE LOCK / CORE SLIDING D_KIT 88036 / 88052
- Batch number(s)
- From October 2019
- Category
- Protective equipment
- Screw-D-ring, either fitted to climbing harnesses or marketed individually.
- Recall information: https://www.edelrid.de/de/service/recalls/aufruf-zur-nachruestung-von-screw-d-ring-schrauben.php
What is the risk?
- The screw placed in the D-ring eyelets of the climbing harness can break, resulting in a fall leading to injuries to the user. The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 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: 01/02/2022
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 01/02/2022
Photos
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
Data and images: Safety Gate, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above is an editorial presentation of the official data — the entry in the source system is authoritative.
Open in Safety Gate ↗