EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
Table lamp “Professional Table Lamp” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1721/13
Summary
null The single insulated wires do not have insulating sleeves and can come in contact with sharp metal parts. The live contacts of the fluorescent tube sockets can be touched when the tube is changed.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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Product
Table lamp
- Name / model
- Professional Table Lamp · Model: TAL - 7
- Batch number(s)
- Bar code: 6 941834 104615
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Fluorescent desk lamp. Packaging: cardboard box
What is the risk?
- null The single insulated wires do not have insulating sleeves and can come in contact with sharp metal parts. The live contacts of the fluorescent tube sockets can be touched when the tube is changed.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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: Unknown
- 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: 23/09/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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