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Smoke alarm Techsafe “Optisk Brandvarnare” — risk: asphyxiation, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1014/13
Summary
null The smoke alarm does not have sufficient sensitivity and can fail to generate an alarm signal. This would prevent users and those around them from taking the measures necessary to avoid the fire risk.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14604.
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Product
Smoke alarm — Techsafe
- Brand
- Techsafe
- Name / model
- Optisk Brandvarnare · GS 505
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Construction products
- Smoke detector
What is the risk?
- null The smoke alarm does not have sufficient sensitivity and can fail to generate an alarm signal. This would prevent users and those around them from taking the measures necessary to avoid the fire risk.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14604.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 05/02/2013
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 22/02/2013
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