OPSS Serious Personal protective equipment ppe
Product Safety Report: Jobe Comfort boating vest, DB0005 U sold via eBay (2403-0054)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandJobe
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Jobe Comfort boating vest, DB0005 U sold via eBay
- Brand
- Jobe
- Name / model
- DB0005 U
- Category
- Personal protective equipment ppe
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Jobe Comfort boating vest, DB0005 U sold via eBay
- Hazard: The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. The product was not supplied with the required compliance documentation or markings to demonstrate that they have been adequately conformity assessed.
- Corrective action: The company is warning consumers of the risks and is providing safety information to affected customers. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Life Jacket / buoyancy aid
- Brand
- Jobe
- Model
- DB0005 U
- Serial number
- 213530031
- eBay item number
- 165566469184
- Listing Name
- Jobe Comfort boating vest (Model No: DB0005 U)
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Product Description
- A fluorescent orange vest style life jacket with central black zipper and two black straps with black plastic buckles. Black marine whistle attached via white cord to cover fabric and stowed in elasticated strip underneath collar.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been assessed as presenting a serious risk of drowning. 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 life jacket.
- 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
- The company is warning consumers of the risks and is providing safety information to affected customers.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2403-0054
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The company is warning consumers of the risks and is providing safety information to affected customers. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Life Jacket / buoyancy aid
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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