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Via ferrata lanyard "Petzl Scorpio" Petzl — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. 0536/11
Summary
null The product poses a risk of injuries because of the lack of security stitching in the energy absorber.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive and the relevant European standards EN 355 and EN 362. One accident reported.
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Product
Via ferrata lanyard "Petzl Scorpio" — Petzl
- Brand
- Petzl
- Name / model
- Scorpio; lanyards manufactured before May 17th 2011 up to serial number 11137**** with product references : L60, L60 CK, L60 2, L60 2CK, L60 H, L60 WL, K29VF 1, K29VF 2, K29VE 1, K29VE 2, K29V 1,.....
- Category
- Protective equipment
- The product is designed for protection on via ferrata. The lanyard consists of an energy absorber, with two arms which connect to the cable with karabiners, and a means of connecting to the harness.
What is the risk?
- null The product poses a risk of injuries because of the lack of security stitching in the energy absorber.The product does not comply with the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive and the relevant European standards EN 355 and EN 362. One accident reported.
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