OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: Lena Lighting / UV Cleanlight UV-C Sterilon 36w, 72w and 108w (2201-0375)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2201-0375
Reason for the recall
- This product presents a serious risk of exposure to UV-C radiation due to lack of safeguards.
Reasonsee the original notice
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Lena Lighting / UV Cleanlight UV-C Sterilon 36w, 72w and 108w
- Brand
- Lena Lighting / UV Cleanlight
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- Poland
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Lena Lighting / UV Cleanlight UV-C Sterilon 36w, 72w and 108w
- Hazard: This product presents a serious risk of exposure to UV-C radiation due to lack of safeguards.
- Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users. Withdrawal from the market.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical equipment - UV - C surface disinfection Lamp
- Brand
- Lena Lighting / UV Cleanlight
- Models
- UV-C Sterilon 36w without sensor, UV-C Sterilon 72w without sensor,UV-C Sterilon 108w models without sensor
- Country of Origin
- Poland
- Product description
- UV-C lamp advertised as effectively killing microorganisms, used for surface disinfection in a variety of healthcare and public settings.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been assessed as unsafe and presents a serious risk because there is a foreseeable risk of exposure to UV-C radiation, which could result in irreversible eye and/or skin injuries. The exposure limit value for this type of radiation is met within 3 seconds of energising the lamp and there are no safeguards in place, such as a motion sensor, to prevent exposure.
- The product does not meet the principal elements of the safety objectives set out in Schedule 1 (2) of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- We recommend end users stop using this product immediately.
- The product was voluntarily withdrawn from the market in February 2021, until it could be brought into compliance.
- The importer / distributor has been required to notify all existing end users of the risk.
- The importer / distributor has been required to recall the non-compliant product from end users.
- The importer has offered free of charge replacement with a compliant model, which features a motion sensor, to existing end users.
- Any end user still in possession of a non-compliant model should ensure it is returned to the distributor from which it was purchased. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2201-0375
- Notified by: Health and Safety Executive
What to do
- Recall of the product from end users. Withdrawal from the market.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical equipment - UV - C surface disinfection Lamp
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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