EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Two-wheeled skateboard - Vigorboard “Unknown” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1528/13
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because the corners and the edges of the board are not rounded and have sharp or protruding parts. The required minimum radius of the outer line of the board is not respected.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13613.
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Product
Two-wheeled skateboard - Vigorboard
- Name / model
- Unknown · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- A two-wheeled skateboard (vigorboard), in blue colour, made of plastic and aluminium, with an anti-slip coating. It is placed inside a case made of textile material in blue colour. The vigorboard is divided into two platforms connected with an axle.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because the corners and the edges of the board are not rounded and have sharp or protruding parts. The required minimum radius of the outer line of the board is not respected.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 13613.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: 23/08/2013
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