OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: 6-Socket Power Socket Extension Lead sold via Etsy (2207-0253)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2207-0253
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to accessible live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
6-Socket Power Socket Extension Lead sold via Etsy
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 6-Socket Power Socket Extension Lead sold via Etsy
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to accessible live parts.
- Corrective action: The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy). We strongly recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Extension Lead
- Etsy ID
- 1229980751
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Black universal extension lead with black flexible supply cord and three-pin plug. The extension lead has three socket outlets and three USB sockets.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the unshuttered pin apertures allow access to live parts. If a user touches a live part when plugging in, or unplugging, a plug from the socket, they may experience an electric shock. The product also requires improvements to markings, labelling and documentation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy).
- We strongly recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2207-0253
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Etsy). We strongly recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Extension Lead
- Etsy ID
- 1229980751
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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