EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Gas appliances and components
Transportable gas cylinders for fire suppression TYCO “Inergen” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1171/18
Summary
Fissures and corrosion inside the cylinders have weakened the steel material. Several years after the manufacture, they can explode spontaneously when in use or in storage.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on transportable pressure equipment.
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Product
Transportable gas cylinders for fire suppression — TYCO
- Brand
- TYCO
- Name / model
- Inergen
- Batch number(s)
- Year of manufacture: 2001
- Category
- Gas appliances and components
- High-pressure steel cylinders filled with gas
What is the risk?
- Fissures and corrosion inside the cylinders have weakened the steel material. Several years after the manufacture, they can explode spontaneously when in use or in storage.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on transportable pressure equipment.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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