OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Recall: Adult Life Jacket CQYBII-150N sold via eBay (2402-0064)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2402-0064
Reason for the recall
- The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection).
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Adult Life Jacket CQYBII-150N sold via eBay
- Name / model
- Name
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- Unknown
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Adult Life Jacket CQYBII-150N sold via eBay
- Hazard: The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection).
- Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
- Model Name
- CQYBII-150N
- Serial Number
- 202202207
- eBay Item Number
- 31403101473
- Listing Name
- Adult Life Jacket Automatic Inflatable Level 150N Whistle Vest Manual LifeJacket
- Country of Origin
- Unknown
- Product description
- Red external cover (Velcro cover closure) with yellow internal bladder fabric. 38mm black webbing waistbelt with black plastic buckle front closure and double back strap. Orange whistle supplied via a white cord.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was advertised as a life jacket, but once purchased was identified as a buoyancy aid (which does not provide the same level of protection).
- The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment by a body authorised for PPE is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks, the absence of such independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon.
- The product does not meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/425 on Personal Protective Equipment or the Personal Protective Equipment (Enforcement) Regulations 2018.
- Corrective action
- OPSS has required the recall of the product from end users.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2402-0064
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- Recall of the product from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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