Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of entrapment beacuse the insertion beam and guide beam are inadequately guarded.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Eisenkolb b.V. / Automatic Roman Blinds Pocket Tape Stitching Machine
- Name / model
- Number
- Category
- Machinery
- Country of origin
- The Netherlands
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Eisenkolb b.V. / Automatic Roman Blinds Pocket Tape Stitching Machine
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of entrapment beacuse the insertion beam and guide beam are inadequately guarded.
- Corrective action: The manufacturer has confirmed that an infrared light beam and fixed guarding will be provided for existing machines, and fitted by routine to new machines.
- Product information
- Type
- Machinery – Notching Machine
- Manufacturer
- Eisenkolb B.V.
- Model Number
- ABS-2400
- Country of Origin
- The Netherlands
- Product Description
- The machine is used for the manufacture of roman blinds and is designed to unwind pocket tape from a roll and to stitch it in strips onto curtain fabric.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The moving parts of the machine, namely the insertion beam and the guide beam, are not adequately guarded and no protective devices are provided to prevent a user reaching into the machine during operation, leading to a risk of injury from contact with the moving parts and/or entrapment between the moving parts and other fixed structures. In addition, as this is a CNC machine, there is the potential for the machine to start or move in an unintended or unexpected manner.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.
- Corrective action
- The manufacturer has confirmed it will take the following corrective action:
- providing a protective device (an infrared light beam above and below the guide beam, and an interlock), such that hazardous movement ceases when operator presence is detected at the guide beam;
- providing fixed guarding which closes off potential shear/entrapment points near the path of the sewing machine.
- The manufacturer has confirmed that the corrective measures will be available on new machines, as well as a retrofit for existing machines already on the market. Owners are advised to contact their supplier for advice with regards to the retrofit of the machines.
- Until the corrective action has been taken, HSE has instructed the manufacturer, Eisenkolb B.V., to cease supply of any further machines on the GB market.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2502-0075
- Notified by: Health & Safety Executive
What to do
- The manufacturer has confirmed that an infrared light beam and fixed guarding will be provided for existing machines, and fitted by routine to new machines.
- Product information
- Type
- Machinery – Notching Machine
- Manufacturer
- Eisenkolb B.V.
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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