EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Other - Step ladder
Step ladder HB Tower “5 Step Ladder” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03483/25
Summary
The platform height of the ladder is too high. Therefore, the product may be unstable, causing the user to fall and receive injuries. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Step ladder — HB Tower
- Brand
- HB Tower
- Name / model
- 5 Step Ladder · KSH 105/ZL1505
- Category
- Other - Step ladder
- Black 5-step folding ladder. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.
What is the risk?
- The platform height of the ladder is too high. Therefore, the product may be unstable, causing the user to fall and receive injuries. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 11/07/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 18/06/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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