OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Safety Report: Blue IOKUKI Climbing Rope/Safety Rope sold via Amazon (2212-0007)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2212-0007
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of injuries due to the absence of independent conformity assessment to demonstrate the product will perform when required.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandIOKUKI
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Blue IOKUKI Climbing Rope/Safety Rope sold via Amazon
- Brand
- IOKUKI
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Blue IOKUKI Climbing Rope/Safety Rope sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of injuries due to the absence of independent conformity assessment to demonstrate the product will perform when required.
- Corrective action: The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Climbing Rope
- Brand
- IOKUKI
- Amazon ASIN
- B086W5YGM
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A blue rope with stitched ends and metal clips used for climbing.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product is classed as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that it had been adequately conformity assessed. Mandatory third-party conformity assessment is required by the relevant Regulations for those products which protect against more serious risks. The absence of independent assessment for such a product may increase the risk to the consumer that the product may not perform as expected when relied upon to protect them from harm when climbing.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the PPE Regulation 2016/425.
- Corrective action
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- We recommend owners stop using the product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2212-0007
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Climbing Rope
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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