OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Recall: Navy Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket 150N sold via AliExpress (2402-0259)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2402-0259
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of drowning as it does not provide the level of buoyancy claimed by the manufacturer.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Navy Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket 150N sold via AliExpress
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Navy Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket 150N sold via AliExpress
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of drowning as it does not provide the level of buoyancy claimed by the manufacturer.
- Corrective action: OPSS has required that the products are recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
- AliExpress ID
- 3256803923044501
- AliExpress Listing Name
- Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Professional Swiming Fishing Life Vest Water Sports Children Adult Life Vest for Surf Drifting
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- A navy automatic inflatable life jacket with yellow internal bladder fabric. 38mm black webbing waistbelt with black plastic buckle front closure and double back strap.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning as it does not meet the level of buoyancy claimed by the manufacturer.
- 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 as a buoyancy aid.
- 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 (AliExpress).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2402-0259
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- OPSS has required that the products are recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Life Jacket
- AliExpress ID
- 3256803923044501
- AliExpress Listing Name
- Automatic Inflatable Life Jacket Professional Swiming Fishing Life Vest Water Sports Children Adult Life Vest for Surf Drifting
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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