EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hand tools
Telescopic ladder YONGKANG MINGSHUD INDUSTRIAL&TRADE CO. LTD “3.8m Telescopic Ladder” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02391/25
Summary
The ladder may bend with repeated use, causing the user to fall from a height.Moreover, there is also no protection in place to prevent squeezing when the ladder is being collapsed. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Telescopic ladder — YONGKANG MINGSHUD INDUSTRIAL&TRADE CO. LTD
- Brand
- YONGKANG MINGSHUD INDUSTRIAL&TRADE CO. LTD
- Name / model
- 3.8m Telescopic Ladder · JL-101
- Category
- Hand tools
- Telescopic ladder, 3.8m. Product sold online, in particular via eBay.
What is the risk?
- The ladder may bend with repeated use, causing the user to fall from a height.Moreover, there is also no protection in place to prevent squeezing when the ladder is being collapsed. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 13/03/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 11/04/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 26/02/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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